Jobs Technical Writer

So you want a technical writing job? Technical writers need to possess a delicate balance of both technical smarts and writing smarts. Technical writing is certainly an appealing challenge and an appealing industry. The average technical writer will make anywhere from $30,000-$80,000 a year; the best ones can make 6-figure salaries. Like most jobs technical writer job procurement is a matter of knowing who to talk to, where to look, and persevering.

Now, I'm assuming you know how to write technical copy already, or you wouldn't be looking for a technical writing job. If you don't know technical writing, I recommend you take a course or two in technical writing. Train yourself in the techniques of technical writing. Become an expert.

Here are a few ways to get a technical writer job:

  • Seek employment at technical writing companies. These companies fulfill the technical writing needs of many companies too small to employ their own tech writer. Find out who these companies are, then approach them with samples of your technical writing work to seek technical writer employment.
  • Become a freelance technical writer. Not the easiest avenue, but very rewarding. The Internet has done amazing things in opening up opportunities for freelance technical writing experts.
  • Work for a regular company's marketing department. Many companies, especially the larger ones, have their own teams of technical writers. You will need to investigate your local businesses and firms to find out which ones employ their own tech writing teams.

Here are some excellent websites that deal with technical writing jobs: