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Subject:Re: Has technical writing fallen from grace? From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sun, 26 Oct 2014 08:37:39 -0700
Listicles like those are based on sorting the annual data from the BLS
and the like. A few figures change a few percent and one job title is
replaced by another.
On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Craig Cardimon
<craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Then perhaps techcomm has fallen from favor with the mass media.
>
> Craig Cardimon - The Duct Tape Tech Writer
>
> On Oct 25, 2014 2:21 PM, "Robert Lauriston" <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
>>
>> The Bureau of Labor Statistics still shows tech writing as paying
>> better and having more openings than similar jobs.
>>
>> http://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/technical-writers.htm#tab-1
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