RE: Tech writer/ Documentation Specialist

Subject: RE: Tech writer/ Documentation Specialist
From: Watson Laughton <WLaughton -at- orphan -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:13:59 -0500


>>Documentation Specialist is usually an entry level job, equivalent to a
lab
>>assistant or similar non-exempt (from US wage and hours regulations)
>>position.

At my previous job (in PA), a "documentation specialist" was someone who
specialized in _documents themselves_ (i.e., their creation, formatting, and
maintenance) rather than their content. They are what used to be called a
"word processor", or, before that, a "typist"; but those were the days
before programmers became "software engineers", etc.). Writers concentrated
on the content. The documentation specialists were the only ones who were
hourly employees; the writers were salaried.


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