Types of Writing Jobs Available

Excerpts from my writing jobs book How to Find a Job as a Nonfiction Writer: Job Hunting, Employment, and Career Advancement Guide for Nonfiction Writers

What are some of the writing positions available out there? It makes sense to go over a selected list of the fantastic opportunities waiting for business, technical, and copywriters today before suggesting ways to get them.

As a professional writer, you may be asked to write…

· User guides/manuals

· Installation guides/manuals

· Quick reference guides/manuals

· Release Notes

· Architecture and Engineering Specs

· Help Files

· System Administration guides/manuals

· Training guides/manuals

· E-Learning guides/manuals

· Web content

· Print and Online Articles

· White Papers

· Corporate Reports

· Meeting Minutes

· E-Books

· Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guides/manuals

· Style Guidelines

· Marketing Requirements Document (MRD)

· Quality Control (QC) guides/manuals

· Quality Assurance (QA) guides/manuals

· Engineering Testing guides/manuals and scenarios

· Product Specifications

· Process Specifications

· Cost and Time Estimates

· Project Schedules

· Compatibility Matrixes or guides/manuals

· Interviews

· Direct Mail Copy

· Catalog Copy

· Emails or traditional Letters

· Interdepartmental Memo Templates

· Resumes and resume templates

· Social media content (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

· Surveys and Questionnaires

· Business Plans

· RFP (Request For Proposal) replies

· Customer Service Scripts

· Telephone Scripts

· Video Storyboards

· Lectures

· Textbooks

· Speeches

· Tutorials

· Human Relations (HR) Guidelines and Policy Book

· Quality Control Document

· Packaging Copy

· Advertisement Copy

· And more ……………

Highest Paying Technical Writing Jobs

Perhaps one question you have in mind is, “what is the most I can expect to earn in technical writing”?

Just to give you a rough idea, here are the annual salaries that the top technical writers pulled down in some of the best hi-tech companies in the United States (Source: Glassdoor.com salary survey):

Google — $165K

Riverbed Technology — $151K

Bloom, Hergott, Diemer & Cook — $130K

Microsoft — $129K

Cisco Systems — $125K

VISA — $124K

IBM — $124K

SAP — $121K

Adobe — $120K

SPI Healthcare — $117K

TIBCO Software — $114K

Juniper Networks — $112K

Stratalight Comm — $109K

Symantec — $106K

DELL — $106K

Sun Microsystems — $105K

Corpedia — $101K

Yahoo — $100K

Excerpts from my book How to Find a Job as a Nonfiction Writer: Job Hunting, Employment, and Career Advancement Guide for Nonfiction Writers