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Career Information for Technical Writers in Alabama

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Fast Facts for Technical Writers in Alabama

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Huntsville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Birmingham
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Huntsville

Salaries for Technical Writers in Alabama

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Huntsville. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Technical Writers in Alabama are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Technical Writers in Alabama

DeVry University Online
Online

One of the largest post-secondary educators in the United States, DeVry provides access to many of its degree programs via the Internet.

  • Programs: Management - Technical Communication, Technical Management - Technical Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Communication - Technical Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Alabama Technical Writing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alabama A & M UniversityNormalDoctorate5,706
Alabama State UniversityMontgomeryDoctorate5,608
Athens State UniversityAthensBachelor3,072
Auburn University Main CampusAuburn UniversityDoctorate & First Professional24,137
Auburn University-MontgomeryMontgomeryMasters5,138
Birmingham Southern CollegeBirminghamMasters1,389
Faulkner UniversityMontgomeryMasters & First Professional2,918
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomeryBachelor954
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonvilleMasters9,077
Judson CollegeMarionBachelor311
Miles CollegeFairfieldBachelor1,210
Oakwood UniversityHuntsvilleMasters1,824
Samford UniversityBirminghamDoctorate & First Professional4,485
Spring Hill CollegeMobileMasters1,538
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosaBachelor915
Talladega CollegeTalladegaBachelor350
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosaDoctorate & First Professional25,544
Troy UniversityTroyMasters28,955
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegeeDoctorate & First Professional2,936
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamDoctorate & First Professional16,246
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsvilleDoctorate7,264
University of MobileMobileMasters1,541
University of MontevalloMontevalloMasters2,949
University of North AlabamaFlorenceMasters7,097
University of South AlabamaMobileDoctorate13,779
University of West AlabamaLivingstonMasters4,011

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Technical Writers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Alabama. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

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. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ALABAMA

   
Huntsville300$54,2104.2
Montgomery80$48,3001.4
Birmingham80$48,3700.4
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