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OPPORTUNITIES
Technical Writing
Careers
in
OPPORTUNITIES
Technical Writing
Careers
REVISED ... between
technical writing and technical editing. Courses in
technical writing. Applying to university programs.
In- company training. Society for Technical...
... engineering enterprise depends on the cooper-
ation and interaction of administrators, engineers, and technical
communicators. An engineering firm’s administration must con-
18 Opportunities in ... reviewing, and editing clinical regulatory
documents and publications; preparing documents for regulatory
submissions in collaboration with clinical research, medical, and
16 Opportuniti...
... options in technical writing. They will give you good
training for a career in the technical and scientific press.
• Gaps in your training can be filled in by extension courses,
taken either during ... to increase because of the continuing expansion
of scientific and technical information and the need to communi-
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Scholarsh...
... conducts $3.7 bil-
lion in annual research and development. The company also works
10 0 Opportunities in Technical Writing Careers
Deadlines must be set with all of the people involved with the
project, ... drawn.
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domestic to international branches to prepare sales literature when
the company introduces new products and to p...
... communication consulting
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Medical Writing
Medical writing is a wide-ranging field that covers the many dif-
ferent areas of medicine, including the science ... pertinent information that doctors must
have to safely and effectively treat patients.
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report writing topics and...
... communications
Education
Electronics
Engineering
Entertainment
Environment
Film and documentaries
Finance and banking
Government
Graphics design
Information development
Instructional design
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Insurance
Investments
Journalism
Manual ... Nanoscale Coating Reflects Almost No Light.”
Science News 17 1(9), 3/3/07, p .13 2.
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The Field of
Tec...
... Students who maintain a B aver-
age in writing courses may participate in internships for academic
credit during their junior or senior year. These internships provide
a minimum of 12 0 hours of ... entrepreneurship
in technical communication, documentation design, technical edit-
ing, and an internship.
Elective courses include proposal and grant writing, indexing
and informati...
... applying, and adequate training, all of which will catch the eye
of the recipient.
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may find yourself doing a variety of things, such as writing origi-
nal articles, editing ... after an initial review. In the
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that during the same
period, median annual earnings for salari...