Jan 22, 2012 update: For results of the survey, see this post: Graduate Research Findings on Technical Communication and Blogging. A graduate student is collecting information about technical writers and blogging. For more information, see her explanation below and then take the survey (it’s short): My name is Michelle, and I am a first-year Master’s student studying Technical Communication. Currently, I am working on a … more »

The 2008 Salary Database released by the STC this month provides an impressive amount of salary and industry information in easy-to-read, attractive charts and graphics. It’s kind of mind blowing how informative and professional this report is. The depth and quantity of location-specific information available is especially useful to job seekers, employees or consultants negotiating salaries, or technical writers looking to relocate. The salary database … more »

This is a special survey request from Scott Abel of the Content Wrangler. I just took the survey. 2009 is a tough economic year for most of us. Companies are cutting back on nice-to-have purchases and focusing in on what’s necessary. This survey conducted by The Content Wrangler (http://www.thecontentwrangler.com) aims to help us better understand your training needs for 2009 and to identify the types … more »

WritersUA – The WritersUA Tools Survey – Tools.

Cherryleaf Survey | one man writes

In this poll, I’m trying to find out what blogging software is available to technical communicators in the workplace (for publishing product information, building user communities, and doing other work-related tasks — not personal publishing). It’s a short, one-question poll. If you have any additional comments to add, please add them in the comments section below the post. Thanks. Online Surveys & Market Research

Recently the Hat Matrix Blog (aka, the Mad Hatter) published the results of a tools survey that included 590 participants. The respondents were asked what authoring tools they used on a regular basis. They answered as follows: Flare: 40% Framemaker: 33% RoboHelp: 27% Author-it: 13% Dreamweaver: 13% HTML Help Workshop: 12% Madpak: 12% WebWorks ePublisher: 11% helpware FAR: 7% RoboHelp for Word: 7% Adobe Tech … more »

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Results for My 10 Technical Writing Stereo Types Survey | Id Rather Be Writing – Tom Johnson.

Thanks to everyone who participated in my recent survey. Seventy four people participated — this is roughly 9% of my readers. You can view the survey results here, including all kinds of colorful graphs, such as the one below. Results Summary Here’s a summary of the survey results: 79% of you work in the field of technical communication, with another 4% who want to break … more »

I read on Holly Harkness’s blog that the 2008 WritersUA Salary Survey has just been published. Holly writes, The good news is that salaries in the United States now average $76,044, up over $2000 from last year. The bad news is the gender gap in compensation is alive and well. Men average $4000 more per year than women. WritersUA reports that the gap is growing, … more »