Number of Tech Writers--Correction

Subject: Number of Tech Writers--Correction
From: "George F. Hayhoe" <george -at- GHAYHOE -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 10:53:21 -0400

Forget that 200,000 figure. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
estimates that the number of technical writers in the US is
70,000. However, since they base their estimates on job titles,
this is probably low since we know how varied technical
communicators' job titles are.

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