Re: Salaries

[Mike Collier - SSG <MikeCol -at- SBSERVICES -dot- COM>]

One thing I've noticed is that in information technology-based
organizations, the salary gap between tech writers and
engineers-programmers is narrower. For example, a large info technology
organization that pays dozens of programmers (using ballpark figures
here) say $50 an hour, doesn't worry about paying a couple of technical
writers $45 per hour. (I'm using hourly rates for examples, but I thing
the same approximate spread applies to salaried workers).

On the other hand, in manufacturing/industrial organizations, engineers
are at the top of the pay scale with a big gap between them and
technical communication professionals.

Michael Collier
mikecol -at- sbservices -dot- com
SOFTBANK Services Group
Buffalo, NY
http://www.sbservices.com
mailto:MikeCol -at- sbservices -dot- com


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>From:  Alexia Prendergast[SMTP:alexiap -at- SEAGATESOFTWARE -dot- COM]
>Sent:  Thursday, July 24, 1997 10:41 AM
>To:    TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>Subject:       Re: Salaries
>
>The market's been interesting to watch over the past few
>years. It varies widely depending on your location -- even
>within a certain location. It varies widely depending on
>industry, as well as on your technical skills within an
>

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