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1 PREVIEW REPORT Salary Database Using 2012 Data

2 Summary STC s Salary Database Preview Report Technical Writer Employment 2012 The number of technical writers employed in the United States increased by 1,040 in 2012, a 2.3 percent increase from the previous year and just 90 fewer than the increase in This marks the first time the profession reported two consecutive years of positive job gains since However, despite continued strong demand for technical writers, the profession has yet to regain all of the jobs lost to the Recession. The 46,160 technical writers employed in 2012 remains 1,300 fewer than the 47,460 peak employment level recorded by the profession in Nonetheless, 2012 marked the fourth year in the last five that the market for technical writers outperformed the labor market in total. The entire workforce grew by only 1.6 percent from 2011 to Technical writers continue to fare better than other writing professions as well. In 2012, only interpreters and translators (+4.9 percent) and writers and authors (+2.6 percent) posted faster job gains. Aside from interpreters and translators, who have greatly benefited from the growth in exports, technical writers have come closest of all communications professions to returning to pre-recession job levels. Technical Writer Employment Bouncing Back Faster than for Other Writers Percent of Pre-recession Employment % 89.1% 93.5% 98.8% 94.8% 149.4% Reporters and Correspondents Public Relations Specialists Editors Technical Writers Writers and Autors Translators The Growing Importance of Foreign Trade Technical communication specialists should take note of the growing importance of foreign markets to the U.S. economy demonstrated by the surge in interpretation and translation services. While the economy in real dollar terms (i.e., after accounting for inflation) has more than recovered from the declines posted in 2008 and 2009, its makeup has undergone some fundamental changes. Most significantly, foreign markets have steadily become more important to the future of U.S. businesses with overseas sales growing even through the recession. Exports share of total economic activity has grown by nearly 50 percent over the past decade, from 9.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2002 to 13.5 percent in Total trade, which includes the value of imports in addition to exports, was equal to one-third of GDP in 2012, up from 23 percent a decade ago. Real dollar exports accounted for just over 40 percent of the entire growth in GDP since the recession began in Bigger Not Necessarily Better The economic shifts driven by the shape of the recovery, first discussed in the 2009 edition of the STC Salary Survey, are apparent in the changes in employment of technical writers by industry sector. Some of the industries with the largest technical writer employment in 2012 have experienced some of the largest sustained declines. Computer systems design services, while still one of the largest employers of technical writers, have shed over 1,400 jobs since 2008, a loss of more than one in every six jobs in an industry that at the beginning of the recession employed nearly 9,000 technical writers. Similarly, computer and electronic equipment manufacturers, which employed just over 4,000 technical writers in 2008, shed 210 jobs in 2012, nearly twice the 110 jobs added in Computer and electronic equipment manufacturers now employ 3,140, a loss of 22 percent of the jobs in the sector since Often mistakenly attributed to the off-shoring of electronic product manufacturing, these jobs have disappeared due to declining consumer sales of computers in favor of smart phones, which would be included in telecommunications, Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 2

3 Summary STC s Salary Database Preview Report and efforts to design electronic products more intuitively easy to use by consumers, best demonstrated by Apple s introduction of Siri. The public sector, while still the seventh-largest employer of technical writers, accounting for 1,450 jobs in 2012, posted its first decline since the recovery began ending five consecutive years of increased technical writer employment. The continued fiscal crises at the state and local levels and slowing of civilian federal spending finally appears to have caught up with this traditional job engine for technical writers. The anticipated future cuts in defense spending could lead to more job losses for public-sector technical writers in Perhaps as a sign of the recovery taking hold or at least an end to the household credit crisis, credit intermediation services, which was among the top-ten fastest-growing industries in 2010 and 2011, actually reported a decline in the number of technical writers in More than offsetting those losses, however, are sharp gains in technical writer employment among professional services firms. Architect and engineering firms added 490 technical writers to their payrolls in 2012, an increase of 13.5 percent from an already strong 2011, a year in which these firms added 280 technical writer jobs. Employment services (temporary help providers) also posted a second consecutive strong year for hiring technical writers, adding 350 new positions to the 250 technical writers hired in 2011, which combined equate to a 21.7 percent increase in jobs in just two years. Other services supporting an expanded manufacturing sector include testing labs, whose 280 additional technical writers is equal to a 57 percent increase; and management, scientific, and technical consulting services, which added 320 new technical writer jobs in Demonstrating the shift to new job markets, only four of the ten industry sectors with the largest employment gains for technical writers employ more than 1,000 technical writers. Five of the industry sectors with the largest job gains were not even among the top 20 in terms of total employment. Industries with the Largest Technical Writer Job Gains in 2012 Industry Number of Technical Writers Change from 2011 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 4, Employment Services 2, Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 4, Other Information Services Testing Laboratories Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers Engineering Services 3, Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing Educational Support Services Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing Similar trends appeared in the geographic distribution of technical writer jobs. Four of the states with the largest number of technical writers reported declines in employment in Of the ten states reporting the largest job increases only one, New Jersey, was also in the top-ten largest employers. Four states with the largest gains of technical writers in employment were not even in the top 20. The state posting the largest gain was Illinois, where 310 new jobs was double the number of technical writers lost in While some of the 2012 increase might have been due to the presidential election, no similar bump was observed in Massachusetts. In fact, the Bay State has experienced a steady erosion of technical writer jobs since By 2012, with 140 fewer technical writers than in 2008, Massachusetts had fallen from the third to the sixth largest employer of technical writers. Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 3

4 Summary STC s Salary Database Preview Report States with the Largest Gains in Technical Writers in Rank 1 State Number of Technical Writers Change from Illinois 1, Wisconsin 1, Arizona Utah North Carolina 1, Alabama New Jersey 1, Minnesota 1, At the local level, the shifts are even more pronounced. Half of the metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) with the largest increases in technical writer jobs were not even in the top 20 job markets. Only two (Dallas, TX, and San Diego, CA) were in the top ten. What becomes more obvious when looking at the geographic detail is how increasingly dispersed technical writers have become. The number of metropolitan areas for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes data for technical writers has increased in each of the last four years. In 2012, BLS published technical writer employment data for 180 MSAs and Non-MSA municipalities, 12 more than just two years ago. Sixty-eight of the 140 MSAs for which there was data for both 2012 and 2011 reported job gains and 53 reported declines. Technical writer employment in the remaining 19 was unchanged. 19 Connecticut West Virginia Ranking by total number of technical writers employed in state Metropolitan Areas with Largest Employment Gains Rank Primary State Metropolitan Statistical Area Number of Technical Writers 2011 (number) 2011 (percent) 41 IL Lake County Kenosha County, IL WI Metropolitan Division % 6 TX Dallas Plano Irving, TX Metropolitan Division % 8 CA San Diego Carlsbad San Marcos, CA % 39 NC Charlotte Gastonia Rock Hill, NC SC % 11 MD Bethesda Rockville Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division % 17 IL Chicago Joliet Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division % 13 PA Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division % 21 AZ Phoenix Mesa Glendale, AZ % 27 CA Oakland Fremont Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division % 32 UT Salt Lake City, UT % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 4

5 Maps 2012 Technical Writer Employment Technical writer jobs continue slow migration out of larger states. 50 to to to 1,000 1,001 to 2,000 2,001 and More No data Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 5

6 Maps Change in Technical Writer Jobs from 2011 (Number of Jobs) Fewer states reporting net losses of technical writer jobs and fewer reporting large gains. -40 to 0 1 to to to and More No data Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 6

7 Maps Median Annual Wage Change Fewer states reported lower median wages than in 2011 and more reported gains of $4,000 or more. -$1,000 and Less -$999 to $0 $1 to $1,000 $1,001 to $4,000 $4,001 and More No data Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 7

8 Maps Employment Change in Selected MSAs Larger technical writer job centers reported the most job losses. Milwaukee Hartford Pittsburgh Newark Salt Lake City San Jose Indianapolis Huntsville Charlotte -150 to 0 1 to to or More Houston Tampa Orlando Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 8

9 Maps Median Annual Wage Change in Dollars in Selected MSAs Some of the largest technical writer job markets reported the sharpest wage declines. Milwaukee Pittsburgh Newark San Jose Salt Lake City Indianapolis Denver Wichita Huntsville Charlotte -$5,000 or Less -$4,999 to $0 $1 to $2,500 $2,501 and More Houston Tampa Orlando Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 9

10 Geography Section 2012 State Rankings by Number of Technical Writers Average State Employment 2011 (number) 2011 (percent) Annual Wage 2011 (dollars) 2011 (percent) United States 46,160 1, % $67,910 $ % California 5, % $81,880 -$2, % Texas 3, % $63,350 $3, % Virginia 2, % $74,380 -$1, % Maryland 2, % $73,700 $3, % New York 2, % $67,480 $ % Massachusetts 1, % $79,900 -$2, % Florida 1, % $60,250 $3, % Pennsylvania 1, % $67,700 $1, % New Jersey 1, % $72,260 $ % Washington 1, % $82,780 $3, % Michigan 1, % $60,790 $1, % Colorado 1, % $64,820 -$ % North Carolina 1, % $70,170 $1, % Illinois 1, % $62,970 -$ % Ohio 1, % $55,740 -$1, % Minnesota 1, % $62,250 -$1, % Wisconsin 1, % $53,290 $ % Georgia 1, % $66,950 -$ % Connecticut % $76,770 $5, % District of Columbia % $64,720 $ % Missouri % $61,460 $4, % Alabama % $56,740 -$ % Arizona % $61,490 -$ % Utah % $64,740 $7, % Kansas % $54,580 $2, % Indiana % $55,550 -$1, % Oregon % $73,660 $4, % Iowa % $50,510 $1, % Oklahoma % $54,640 $2, % Tennessee % $57,550 -$80-0.1% New Mexico % $61,420 $6, % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 10

11 Geography Section 2012 State Rankings by Number of Technical Writers, cont. Average State Employment 2011 (number) 2011 (percent) Annual Wage 2011 (dollars) 2011 (percent) Rhode Island 290 N/A 2011 N/A 2011 $67,670 $1, % West Virginia % $58,960 $6, % South Carolina % $58,290 -$2, % Kentucky % $54,210 $3, % Nebraska % $51,130 $ % Idaho % $59,870 $3, % Nevada % $59,980 $5, % New Hampshire % $68,130 -$2, % Louisiana % $56,370 $3, % Delaware % $63,990 -$1, % Arkansas % $44,920 $ % Puerto Rico % $37,570 $ % Vermont % $61,720 $4, % Maine % $50,360 -$ % Mississippi % $49,570 $1, % Alaska % $69,090 $6, % Montana % $61,520 $ % Hawaii % $61,100 -$1, % North Dakota % $40,660 -$2, % South Dakota % $42,600 $ % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 11

12 Geography Section 2011 State Rankings by Number of Technical Writers State Employment 2010 (number) 2010 (percent) Average Annual Wage 2010 (dollars) 2010 (percent) United States 45,120 1, % $67,280 $1, % California 5, % $84,380 $3, % Texas 3, % $60,110 $2, % Virginia 2, % $76,310 -$ % Maryland 2, % $70,000 -$1, % New York 2, % $66,780 $1, % Massachusetts 1, % $82,060 $1, % Florida 1, % $56,350 $9, % Pennsylvania 1, % $66,660 $2, % Washington 1, % $79,450 $1, % New Jersey 1, % $71,470 $ % Michigan 1, % $59,780 $2, % Colorado 1, % $65,600 $24, % North Carolina 1, % $68,690 $1, % Ohio 1, % $56,930 $4, % Georgia 1, % $67,590 $1, % Minnesota % $63,410 -$4, % Missouri % $57,090 $1, % Connecticut % $71,670 -$2, % District of Columbia % $64,260 $ % Illinois % $63,780 -$1, % Wisconsin % $52,430 $1, % Kansas % $52,370 $ % Alabama % $57,080 $1, % Arizona % $61,850 $ % Indiana % $57,250 $5, % Oklahoma % $51,700 $1, % Oregon % $69,560 N/A 2010 N/A 2010 Utah % $57,460 $ % Iowa % $49,220 $3, % Tennessee % $57,630 -$4, % South Carolina % $61,010 -$ % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 12

13 Geography Section 2011 State Rankings by Number of Technical Writers, cont. State Employment 2010 (number) 2010 (percent) Average Annual Wage 2010 (dollars) 2010 (percent) New Mexico % $55,410 -$3, % Kentucky % $50,680 -$ % Nebraska % $50,810 -$ % West Virginia % $52,250 $ % Idaho % $55,960 $1, % Nevada % $54,200 $4, % New Hampshire % $71,080 $ % Delaware % $65,490 $1, % Louisiana % $53,140 $ % Arkansas % $44,310 $3, % Montana % $60,890 -$2, % Vermont % $57,360 -$1, % Puerto Rico % $37,310 -$ % Mississippi % $47,830 $ % Hawaii 70 N/A 2010 N/A 2010 $63,020 $ % Maine % $50,580 -$ % South Dakota % $42,290 $ % Alaska % $62,730 $5, % North Dakota % $42,740 -$1, % Rhode Island N/A 2011 N/A 2011 N/A 2011 $66,140 $1, % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 13

14 Geography Section CSA Rankings by Number of Technical Writers (Annual) Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs) are the 11 largest metropolitan markets in the United States, often overlapping into several states. They are generally considered single labor markets. Primary State Combined Statistical Area (CSA) Employment (number) (percent) Average Annual Wage (dollars) 2012 United States 46,160 1, % $67,910 $630 DC Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4, % $74,990 -$1,090 NY New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 2, % $72,360 $1,070 MA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 1, % $80,420 -$2,140 CA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 1, % $73,650 -$7,820 WA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1, % $86,590 $2,840 TX Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1, % $62,250 -$880 CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 1, % $91,480 $10,010 PA Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1, % $70,670 -$220 IL Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 1, % $64,240 -$1,250 MI Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI % $63,280 -$920 FL Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL % $61,060 $3, United States 45,120 1, % $67,280 $1,040 DC Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3, % $76,080 $2,410 NY New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 2, % $71,290 -$880 MA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 1, % $82,560 $700 CA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 1, % $81,470 -$10 WA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1, % $83,750 $1,370 CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 1, % $81,550 $1,110 TX Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1, % $63,130 -$1,180 PA Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1, % $70,890 $970 MI Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI % $64,200 $1,290 IL Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI % $65,490 $5,110 FL Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL % $57,580 -$430 Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 14

15 Geography Section Ten Largest MSAs by Number of Technical Writers A metropolitan statistical area, or MSA, provides employment and salary data for smaller geographic regions within a CSA. Change Change Average Change Change Annual Annual Median Annual Annual Primary from 2011 from 2011 Annual from 2011 from 2011 Wage 10th Wage 25th Annual Wage 75th Wage 90th Rank Rank State Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Employment (percent) (number) Wage (percent) (dollars) Percentile Percentile Wage Percentile Percentile 1 1 DC Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3, % $74,960 -$1, % $39,610 $54,510 $73,710 $92,900 $112, NY New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1, % $71,820 $1, % $31,270 $48,350 $71,750 $93,180 $111, MA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1, % $81,000 -$2, % $50,140 $60,710 $80,320 $98,540 $114, WA Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1, % $87,230 $3, % $57,380 $72,570 $88,540 $105,170 $116, CA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1, % $96,000 -$5, % $57,670 $76,660 $99,690 $115,460 $134, TX Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division % $64,260 -$1, % $37,910 $49,070 $65,470 $76,720 $90, CA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division % $76,600 -$11, % $51,800 $61,750 $73,710 $90,410 $108, CA San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA % $72,730 -$5, % $49,800 $60,250 $70,720 $85,680 $97, MN Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI % $63,750 -$1, % $40,480 $50,410 $61,850 $77,330 $91, N/A 2011 CO Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 850 N/A 2011 N/A 2011 $65,700 -$1, % $41,760 $49,980 $65,710 $76,300 $94, MD Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division % $75,100 $2, % $45,830 $58,530 $76,000 $90,980 $103, TX Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX % $61,800 $3, % $39,260 $49,050 $62,610 $74,070 $87,570 Change Change Average Change Change Annual Annual Median Annual Annual Primary from 2010 from 2010 Annual from 2010 from 2010 Wage 10th Wage 25th Annual Wage 75th Wage 90th Rank Rank State Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Employment (percent) (number) Wage (percent) (dollars) Percentile Percentile Wage Percentile Percentile 1 1 DC Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3, % -100 $76, % $2,600 $41,640 $60,740 $74,800 $93,780 $113, NY New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1, % -120 $70, % -$580 $31,540 $46,910 $69,430 $89,570 $108, CA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1, % 0 $101, % $4,430 $65,180 $84,400 $104,610 $119,070 $138, MA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1, % -70 $83, % $550 $54,130 $66,300 $82,200 $99,470 $113, WA Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1, % -20 $84, % $1,220 $55,110 $68,590 $85,380 $102,820 $114, CA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1, % -20 $88, % -$620 $52,100 $62,640 $77,700 $100,330 $166, TX Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX % 130 $57, % -$2,010 $37,630 $46,360 $58,100 $69,620 $76, GA Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA % -20 $69, % $1,140 $45,060 $57,830 $69,680 $81,700 $93, MD Baltimore-Towson, MD % 50 $69, % $1,910 $42,380 $56,220 $68,730 $83,210 $98, TX Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division % -70 $65, % -$1,930 $34,860 $50,750 $67,120 $81,080 $93, MN Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI % 40 $65, % -$30 $42,800 $51,640 $63,760 $77,560 $91,980 Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 15

16 Geography Section Metropolitan Areas with Largest Job Gains Primary State Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Employment 2011 (Number) 2011 (Percent) Average Annual Wage 2011 (Dollars) 2011 (Percent) 2012 United States 46,160 1, % $67,910 $ % IL Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division % $67,640 $ % CA San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA % $72,730 -$5, % TX Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division % $64,260 -$1, % NC Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC % $64,350 $ % MD Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division % $75,100 $2, % IL Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division % $63,520 -$1, % PA Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division % $73,830 -$30 0.0% AZ Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ % $60,770 -$ % CA Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division % $97,030 $16, % UT Salt Lake City, UT % $69,360 $11, % CT Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT % $74,490 $8, % MN Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI % $63,750 -$1, % NM Albuquerque, NM % $58,980 $5, % NY Rochester, NY % $61,610 -$ % VA Richmond, VA % $65,200 $3, % WA Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1, % $87,230 $3, % 2011 United States 45,120 1, % $67,280 $1, % CT Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT % N/A 2011 N/A 2011 N/A 2011 MI Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division % $64,230 $1, % NC Raleigh-Cary, NC % $66,120 -$4, % TX Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX % $57,870 -$2, % NY Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division % $61,040 -$6, % AZ Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ % $61,410 -$1, % CA San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division % $81,880 $2, % FL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL % $54,710 -$3, % RI Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA % $67,160 $1, % FL Jacksonville, FL % $57,160 $3, % VA Charlottesville, VA % $59,300 -$11, % TN Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN % $57,210 -$3, % CA San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA % $77,860 $ % CT Norwich-New London, CT-RI % $65,570 $7, % DE Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division % $66,400 $2, % MD Baltimore-Towson, MD % $69,730 $1, % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 16

17 Geography Section Metropolitan Areas with Largest Wage Gains Primary State Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Employment 2011 (Number) 2011 (Percent) Average Annual Wage 2011 (Dollars) 2011 (Percent) 2012 United States 46,160 1, % $67,910 $ % CT New Haven, CT % $86,410 $21, % FL Jacksonville, FL % $74,600 $17, % CA Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division % $97,030 $16, % UT Salt Lake City, UT % $69,360 $11, % CA San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA % $97,050 $10, % MI Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI % $56,190 $8, % CT Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT % $74,490 $8, % NV Las Vegas-Paradise, NV % $60,170 $8, % AK Anchorage, AK % $69,430 $7, % MA Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division % $91,030 $6, % 2011 United States 45,120 1, % $67,280 $1, % HI Honolulu, HI 70 N/A 2010 N/A 2010 $62,120 $23, % OH Dayton, OH % $60,590 $13, % IL Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 120 N/A 2010 N/A 2010 $67,100 $13, % SC Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC % $52,740 $11, % TX Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX % $57,650 $8, % CT Norwich-New London, CT-RI % $65,570 $7, % CA San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA % $86,440 $6, % NC Durham-Chapel Hill, NC % $84,910 $6, % MD Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV N/A 2011 N/A 2011 N/A 2011 $55,820 $6, % OK Oklahoma City, OK % $55,340 $6, % OH Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN % $59,640 $6, % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 17

18 Industry Section Ten Largest Industries for Technical Writers NAICS Code Industry Sector Employment 2012 (number) (percent) Average Annual Wage (dollars) (percent) All Industries 46,160 1, % $67,910 $ % Computer Systems Design and Related Services 7, % $70,820 $ % Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 4, % $67,250 $ % Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 4, % $66,550 $ % Engineering Services 3, % $67,510 $20 0.0% Employment Services 2, % $71,330 $1, % Software Publishers 2, % $78,110 $ % Scientific Research and Development Services 2, % $71,040 $3, % Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 2, % $72,080 $2, % Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 1, % $68,040 $2, % Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 1, % $68,170 $2, % 2011 All Industries 45,120 1, % $67,280 $1, % Computer Systems Design and Related Services 7, % $70,190 $1, % Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 3, % $67,110 -$ % Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 3, % $65,950 $1, % Engineering Services 2, % $67,490 $1, % Software Publishers 2, % $77,670 $1, % Scientific Research and Development Services 2, % $67,880 $1, % Employment Services 2, % $69,790 $3, % Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 1, % $69,560 $2, % Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 1, % $65,840 $2, % Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 1, % $65,830 $ % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 18

19 Industry Section Ten Highest-Paying Industries for Technical Writers NAICS Code Industry Sector Employment (number) (percent) Average Annual Wage (dollars) (percent) All Industries 46,160 1, % $67,910 $ % Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) % $75,760 -$11, % Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution % $104,100 N/A 2011 N/A Software Publishers 2, % $78,110 $ % Other Telecommunications 30 N/A 2011 N/A 2011 $74,150 N/A 2011 N/A Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing % $76,320 $1, % Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers % $78,110 $4, % Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1, % $76,060 $ % Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing % $76,200 -$6, % Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers % $71,610 -$8, % Communications Equipment Manufacturing % $76,200 $1, % All Industries 45,120 1, % $67,280 $1, % Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) % $86,760 $2, % Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers % $79,940 $3, % Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing % $82,920 -$40 0.0% Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers % $74,050 $3, % Software Publishers 2, % $77,670 $1, % Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 60 N/A 2010 N/A 2010 $74,560 N/A 2010 N/A Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1, % $75,580 -$ % Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services % $69,360 -$2, % Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media % $71,370 $1, % Cable and Other Subscription Programming N/A 2011 N/A 2011 N/A 2011 $67,470 $3, % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 19

20 Industry Section Industries with Largest Job Gains NAICS Code Industry Sector Employment (number) (percent) Average Annual Wage (dollars) (percent) All Industries 46,160 1, % $67,910 $ % Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 4, % $66,550 $ % Employment Services 2, % $71,330 $1, % Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 4, % $67,250 $ % Other Information Services (including libraries/archives, news syndicates, and Internet publishing services) % $71,470 $4, % Testing Laboratories % $66,260 $4, % Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers % $78,110 $4, % Engineering Services 3, % $67,510 $20 0.0% Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations % $60,530 -$3, % Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing % $71,460 $20 0.0% Educational Support Services % $59,320 $2, % Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing % $55,250 $4, % All Industries 45,120 1, % $67,280 $1, % Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 3, % $67,110 -$ % Scientific Research and Development Services 2, % $67,880 $1, % Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 3, % $65,950 $1, % Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 1, % $69,560 $2, % Employment Services 2, % $69,790 $3, % Engineering Services 2, % $67,490 $1, % Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 1, % $68,810 $2, % Depository Credit Intermediation % $51,360 -$3, % Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 1, % $65,840 $2, % Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 1, % $65,830 $ % Insurance Carriers % $60,190 $ % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 20

21 Industry Section Industries with Largest Wage Gains NAICS Code Industry Sector Employment (number) (percent) Average Annual Wage (dollars) (percent) 2012 All Industries 46,160 1, % $67,910 $ % Utilities % $102,830 $13, % Nonstore Retailers % $69,260 $12, % Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods % $62,800 $11, % Specialty Trade Contractors % $70,210 $6, % Support Activities for Transportation % $60,560 $5, % Other Information Services % $71,470 $4, % Social Assistance % $50,390 $4, % Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers % $78,110 $4, % Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing % $56,540 $3, % Miscellaneous Manufacturing % $66,700 $2, % 2011 All Industries 45,120 1, % $67,280 $1, % Utilities % $89,120 $9, % Air Transportation % $64,430 $7, % Specialty Trade Contractors % $64,110 $4, % Support Activities for Transportation % $55,410 $4, % Chemical Manufacturing % $70,000 $3, % Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers % $74,050 $3, % Administrative and Support Services 2, % $68,060 $3, % Other Information Services % $66,590 $3, % Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1, % $64,920 $3, % Hospitals % $68,630 $3, % Society for Technical Communication Salary Database Preview Report 21