Priority
Science, Tech, Engineering and Math (STEM) PGWP Eligible

Technical writers

British Columbia

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Bachelor's Degree

$80,671.00 CAD

51112 Technical writers
About

Technical writers write manuals and specifications for publication or presentation. 

They work for governments, large corporations, private consulting firms, publishing firms and other establishments or they may be self-employed.

Main duties & employment requirements

    Technical writers:

    • Analyze material, such as specifications, notes and drawings
    • Conduct interviews and research to gather information on a specific field
    • Write, review and update manuals, user guides and other documents to provide instruction and to explain clearly and concisely the installation, operation and maintenance of software and electronic, mechanical and other equipment
    • Develop and maintain help documentation
    • May design and develop training course material
    • May help create content for software products, such as on-screen instructions and error messages

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