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Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Technical Writers

The map below shows some metro areas where the profession is more popular, compared to the size of the population, than in the rest of the country. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the US.

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Technical Writers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Technical Writers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

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Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
ALABAMA
Huntsville	300	$54,210	4.2
Montgomery	80	$48,300	1.4
Birmingham	80	$48,370	0.4
ALASKA
Fairbanks	40	$51,070	4.1
Anchorage	50	$61,570	0.9
ARIZONA
Phoenix	630	$64,990	0.9
Tucson	120	$55,720	0.9
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville	70	$40,130	1
Little Rock	70	$53,250	0.6
CALIFORNIA
San Jose	1,350	$91,350	4.1
Oxnard	230	$80,930	2.2
San Francisco	650	$80,280	1.8
San Diego	720	$72,200	1.5
Santa Cruz	40	$54,720	1.4
Oakland	510	$76,740	1.4
Santa Ana	720	$63,130	1.3
Santa Barbara	70	$69,420	1.2
Santa Rosa	70	$76,860	1.1
Bakersfield	70	$60,400	0.8
Sacramento	230	$62,090	0.7
Fresno	80	$68,450	0.7
Riverside	180	$71,760	0.4
COLORADO
Colorado Springs	270	$63,030	3.1
Boulder	160	$73,330	2.9
Denver	670	$66,800	1.5
Fort Collins	60	$65,560	1.5
CONNECTICUT
Norwich	110		2.6
Hartford	200	$57,610	1
New Haven	50	$68,610	0.5
DELAWARE
Wilmington	90	$56,200	0.8
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	2,400	$69,750	2.9
FLORIDA
Fort Walton Beach	50	$57,450	2
Palm Bay	120	$61,130	1.8
Orlando	390	$57,010	1
Naples	40	$61,260	1
Port St. Lucie	40	$33,780	0.9
Pensacola	40	$44,600	0.8
Tampa	290	$61,970	0.7
Fort Lauderdale	150	$57,860	0.6
West Palm Beach	90	$67,440	0.5
Jacksonville	90	$45,820	0.4
Miami	140	$47,710	0.4
Sarasota	30	$61,890	0.3
GEORGIA
Warner Robins	120	$44,960	7.8
Columbus	80	$49,650	2.2
Augusta	80	$65,760	1.1
Atlanta	870	$62,550	1
IDAHO
Boise	180	$58,510	1.9
ILLINOIS
Chicago	880	$67,690	0.6
INDIANA
Indianapolis	510	$65,150	1.6
IOWA
Dubuque	40	$45,620	2.5
Cedar Rapids	100	$55,640	2.2
Iowa City	40	$45,230	1.7
Davenport	90	$61,160	1.4
Des Moines	120	$46,640	1
KANSAS
Wichita	410	$53,390	3.8
LOUISIANA
New Orleans	80	$49,970	0.4
MARYLAND
Bethesda	890	$69,330	4.4
Baltimore	770	$65,430	1.6
MASSACHUSETTS
Framingham	420	$86,280	7.6
Lowell	190	$79,660	4.7
Boston	1,490	$78,790	2.4
Worcester	100	$73,340	1.2
Springfield	50	$53,140	0.5
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor	150	$57,540	2.6
Niles	50	$58,910	2.5
Flint	90	$72,750	1.9
Lansing	120	$48,250	1.8
Kalamazoo	80	$64,390	1.7
Detroit	430	$66,290	1.7
Warren	550	$66,650	1.3
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis	940	$64,910	1.5
MISSISSIPPI
Gulfport	60	$44,250	1.7
MISSOURI
Springfield	70	$38,340	1
Kansas City	350	$52,220	0.9
St. Louis	440	$59,820	0.9
MONTANA
Missoula	40	$39,690	2.5
NEBRASKA
Lincoln	100	$42,360	1.8
Omaha	130	$50,530	0.8
NEVADA
Las Vegas	210	$50,710	0.6
Reno	40	$68,230	0.6
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua	90	$82,240	1.9
Portsmouth	30	$68,660	1.7
Manchester	40	$75,330	1.2
NEW JERSEY
Trenton	170	$70,980	2.3
Edison	640	$62,760	1.7
Newark	370	$68,780	1
Atlantic City	50	$61,510	1
Camden	140	$62,770	0.7
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque	290	$65,310	2.1
NEW YORK
Binghamton	60	$54,160	1.7
Albany	180	$61,360	1.2
Rochester	170	$54,670	1
Utica	40	$54,680	0.9
Syracuse	80	$52,460	0.7
New York	1,320	$69,310	0.7
Buffalo	120	$56,110	0.6
Nassau	180	$63,830	0.4
NORTH CAROLINA
Durham	250	$65,500	2.6
Raleigh	290	$69,920	1.6
Charlotte	190	$60,520	0.6
Greensboro	40	$55,420	0.3
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo	30	$43,310	0.8
OHIO
Dayton	280	$43,360	2
Cincinnati	390	$55,310	1
Akron	90	$55,280	0.8
Columbus	230	$70,000	0.7
Cleveland	250	$56,580	0.7
Toledo	40	$54,490	0.4
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City	140	$43,930	0.7
Tulsa	100	$44,340	0.6
OREGON
Portland	570	$67,410	1.5
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia	820	$63,850	1.2
Harrisburg	120	$60,180	1.1
Pittsburgh	360	$52,730	0.9
Allentown	40	$52,080	0.3
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	140	$60,480	0.7
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville	100	$43,180	0.9
Charleston	90	$55,270	0.9
Columbia	40	$52,760	0.3
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls	50	$43,070	1.1
TENNESSEE
Knoxville	110	$61,310	0.9
Memphis	120	$57,160	0.5
Chattanooga	30	$45,240	0.4
TEXAS
Austin	460	$58,670	1.7
San Antonio	450	$51,140	1.5
Dallas	1,020	$62,450	1.4
Fort Worth	390	$60,850	1.3
Houston	710	$59,040	0.8
El Paso	60	$54,850	0.7
UTAH
Provo	130	$45,810	2.3
Ogden	130	$51,230	1.9
Salt Lake City	360	$54,550	1.6
VERMONT
Burlington	90	$49,060	2.5
VIRGINIA
Harrisonburg	40	$45,080	2.4
Charlottesville	70	$60,130	2.3
Virginia Beach	420	$73,250	1.6
Richmond	180	$64,160	0.8
WASHINGTON
Kennewick	90	$68,330	3.1
Seattle	1,310	$77,420	2.5
Spokane	40	$54,810	0.6
Tacoma	40	$48,860	0.4
WISCONSIN
Madison	170	$58,980	1.5
Racine	30	$64,580	1.2
Appleton	40	$50,620	1.1
Milwaukee	310	$52,870	1

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Professional And Technical Services	18,520	39%	$62,510
Traditional Publishing	5,140	11%	$63,440
Electronics And Computer	4,030	8%	$66,600
Office Services And Staffing	3,050	6%	$60,310
Automotive And Vehicle Manufacturing	1,910	4%	$63,850
Business Management	1,390	2%	$60,650
Machinery	1,360	2%	$50,350
Government	1,330	2%	$65,360
Chemicals	1,280	2%	$60,160
Durable Goods Wholesale	1,040	2%	$60,980
Education	920	1%	$54,590
Performing Arts And Sports	880	1%	$58,060
Internet Service Provider	790	1%	$61,340
Insurance	560	1%	$53,590

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Schools for Technical Writers (including online schools)

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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School	Locations	Degrees	Quick Info
Ashford University	Online	Bachelor	Get Info
Ashworth College	Online	Diploma	Get Info
Baker College Campus	MI	Bachelor, Coursework	Get Info
Ellis University	Online	Bachelor	Get Info
Grand Canyon University	Online	Bachelor	Get Info
ICS Canada	Online	Diploma	Get Info
Penn Foster Career School	Online	Diploma	Get Info

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Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Technical Writers

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:Technical Writers

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ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

LOUISIANA

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

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