Technical Writing

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$ Earnings $36,000 - $124,000 Mean was $72,000 in 2002 One survey showed an average full-time salary of over $60,000, while those working as freelancers were paid an average of more than $50 per hour

When you buy a computer, a piece of hardware, or software, you also get a manual to go along with it. People don't intuitively know how to use them, and reading a manual is the most common way of learning how. These manuals are written by technical writers, usually on a freelance basis. In addition, you'll find your writing in demand for employee training manuals, for ghostwriting medical books, and any number of other writing projects where clear explanation is needed..

If you buy a copy of Microsoft Word software, it comes with a manual. Why then is there 30 feet of bookshelf space in the bookstore devoted to books on how to use Microsoft Word? Because usually the manual that comes with the software is almost unreadable. That is why there is the Idiots series, the Dummies books, the Visual 1-2-3 series.

If you have the ability to write clearly about technical subjects, so that people can actually understand and follow along, you have a bright future as a technical writer.

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