Need for Technical Writers

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The ever-expanding world of technology has spawned jobs that few people ever heard of 10 years ago and certainly not 20 years ago.

Anyone who has ever brought home an electronic gadget, plugged it in and read the instruction book has come in contact with one of those jobs: technical writing.

Any company that uses computers needs a manual that tells people how to get those computers to work. A technical writer creates that manual. Job titles for technical writers vary. They can be known as learning products engineers, knowledge products specialists, documentation specialists, information developers, information architects, procedures analysts, …