Source for statistics on the technical writing field

[john rosberg <john_rosberg -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Tech Writer of the Beast wrote . . . . 

 


> I would like to obtain some good statistics on the following:
> 
> Average age?of employed technical writers at large corporations.
> Length of time technical writers commonly stay in the field.
> Average age of new hires at large corporations and whether it has changed since 2000.
> Wage declines (or increases) for technical writers at large corporations over, say, the last decade or perhaps since 2000.
> Decrease in numbers of technical writers at large corporations since 2000.
> Outsourcing of technical writing positions since 2000, including information about the countries to which the jobs are outsourced.
> Anyone know what is the best bet for reliable information on such things?
> ?


 

I suspect you may receive a little more data if you gave some idea about the use to which you wil to put this information, and who you are.
 
 
John Rosberg
Documentation and Training
john_rosberg -at- hotmail -dot- com
2765 Deerfield Road
Riverwoods, IL 60015
847-502-1833




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