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Mini-Quiz: Salaries of Technical Writers in the United States

by Ron Kurtus (updated 14 March 2023)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. Why do some areas pay much more than others?

State tax rates dictate how much people get paid

High paying areas have more industries that use and need writers

It all averages out in the long run

2. What do local attitudes have to do with salaries?

Company attitudes toward certain skills determines the value they put on them

Attitudes concern how friendly people are to certain working groups

Only supply and demand dictate wages

3. How is salary information useful?

It may be needed if you go on a TV quiz show

It shows how politics plays in what people get paid

You can evaluate where you stand

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Technical Writing. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Resources and references

Ron Kurtus' Credentials

Websites

WritersUA Salary Survey - 2013

Pay Scale for Technical Writers - PayScale.com

Listing Per Writing Job Title - Indeed.com

Society for Technical Communication - Salary survey results only available to members

Technical Writing Resources

Books

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Top-rated books on Technical Writing

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Mini-Quiz: Salaries of Technical Writers in the United States

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Technical Writing topics

Getting work as a Technical Writer

• Skills Required to be a Technical Writer
• Salaries of Technical Writers
• Write Your Way into Technical Writing
• Starting a Technical Writing Business
• Marketing Yourself as a Freelancer

Developing technical documentation

• Concise Writing Important
• Documentation Needed by Companies
• Process of Writing Technical Manual
• Managing Your Writing Project
• Role of Technical Writers in eLearning

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• 5 Powers of a Champion
• -- Importance of Health
• -- Importance of Knowledge
• -- Importance of Excellence
• -- Importance of Value
• -- Importance of Character
• Be a Champion Technical Writer

Also see

• Technical Writing Survey Results
• Succeed Using FrameMaker
• ISO 9000 Documentation
• Succeed in Writing
• Advance in Your Career

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