SALARY AND GROWTH PROSPECTS

The salary of a technical writer depends upon the company, place of work, country, his personal experience and several other factors. An average technical writer with no experience in Hyderabad may get 8k. Even in cities like Hyderabad, there are technical writers who are drawing 30k to 40k. An experienced technical writer maybe paid more than a team leader in software industry.

A fresher should not hesitate to accept a job for even less salary because his or her prime focus must be only on making an entry into the industry. Real experience helps them a lot in several ways and with a few years of experience, a fresher can get a job in a good company where he is paid good salary.

SPECIALISATION:

Technical writer may be specialized in a specific industry such as Computers, Electronics, Telecommunication, Electrical engineering, Instrumentation, Pharmacy, Agriculture, and Bio-engineering. Within their chosen industry, many technical writers may specialize further. e.g., Technical writers in computers may specialize in SAP documentation.

The technical writers who are specialized in a particular topic are paid more than non-specialized technical writers as it is very difficult to find specialized and super specialized technical writers with advanced technical knowledge and updated latest happenings.