Technical Writers:

Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Also includes:

Technical Writers:

Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Also includes

About the Job

Primary Industry	Arts, Audio-Video Technology, and Communications
Indiana Average Salary	$80,184.00
Average Time to Fill	37 days
Typical Education	Bachelor's degree
Typical Experience	Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Current Openings
2 Year Projected Openings (2016-2018)	175
2 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2018)	4.88 %
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026)	804
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026)	13.22 %

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Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Written Communication
Information Gathering
Attention to Detail
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Organization
Integrity
Professionalism
Adaptability
Oral Communication

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Getting Information

Review details of technical drawings or specifications
Read operating, service, or repair manuals related to mapping, drafting, or surveying equipment
Review customer instructions
Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures
Interpret architectural or engineering information from blueprints or schematics
Obtain technical support instructions from scientists or engineers
Gather information in order to provide services to clients
Compile technical information or documentation
Research new technologies
Confer with instructors or trainers

Documenting/Recording Information

Write administrative procedures services manual
Write documentation for software, applications, or computer operation
Integrate field notes into technical drawings
Write technical health or medical documents
Write legal correspondence
Prepare legal, regulatory, or investigatory forms or documentation
Maintain records, documents, or other files

Thinking Creatively

Practice creative writing and development
Set page layout or composition
Draw design, letter, or line graphics or illustrations
Write advertising copy
Determine presentation subjects or content
Draw subject or item sketches

Training and Teaching Others

Organize training procedure manuals
Prepare instruction manuals
Develop training materials
Develop employee orientation materials
Write informational material

Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification	Certi - fication	Certification	Hard to Fill	Expensive to Fill
Proposal Writing
Contract Preparation
Software Development
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Security Clearance
Product Development

Equal Opportunity is the Law. (La Igualdad De Oportunidad Es La Ley.)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.