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Program Codes
30627
04179
04127
32814
Employment Percentage
11.55102041
SOC ID
27-3042
SOC Title
Technical Writers
ONET ID
27-3042.00
ONET Concat ID
27304200
Median Salary
87166.1
EMSI Interest Area Term
Language and Learning Resources
Ed Level High School
0
Ed Level Certificate
6.9
Ed Level Some College
15.89
Ed Level Associates
35.25
Ed Level Bachelors
35.52
Ed Level Masters
5.46
Ed Level Doctors
0.99
Typical Ed Level
a Bachelor's degree
Career Description
Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
Core Tasks
  • Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
  • Maintain records and files of work and revisions.
  • Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.
  • Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.
  • Develop or maintain online help documentation.
  • Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods.
  • Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail.
  • Arrange for typing, duplication, and distribution of material.
  • Assist in laying out material for publication.
  • Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail.
  • Analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials and development of new material.
  • Review manufacturer's and trade catalogs, drawings and other data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment.
  • Draw sketches to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.
  • Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding.
  • Confer with customer representatives, vendors, plant executives, or publisher to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication.
Start Annual Earnings
49230.25
Top Annual Earnings
154160.65
EMSI Career Title Slug
technical-writer