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Career Information for Technical Writers in Florida

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Fast Facts for Technical Writers in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Fort Walton Beach, Palm Bay, and Orlando
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Sarasota, Miami, and Jacksonville
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Orlando, Tampa, and Fort Lauderdale

Salaries for Technical Writers in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: West Palm Beach, Tampa, and Sarasota. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Technical Writers in Florida are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Technical Writers in Florida

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

Florida Technical Writing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Ave Maria UniversityAve MariaDoctorate460
Barry UniversityMiamiDoctorate8,733
Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona BeachMasters3,434
Clearwater Christian CollegeClearwaterMasters594
Eckerd CollegeSaint PetersburgBachelor2,544
Flagler CollegeSaint AugustineBachelor2,537
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahasseeMasters & First Professional11,562
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonDoctorate26,193
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort MyersDoctorate9,339
Florida International UniversityMiamiDoctorate & First Professional38,182
Florida Memorial UniversityMiami GardensMasters1,750
Florida Southern CollegeLakelandMasters2,295
Florida State UniversityTallahasseeDoctorate & First Professional40,555
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonvilleMasters3,212
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort LauderdaleDoctorate & First Professional27,518
Palm Beach Atlantic University-West Palm BeachWest Palm BeachDoctorate3,291
Rollins CollegeWinter ParkMasters3,453
Saint Leo UniversitySaint LeoMasters13,788
Saint Thomas UniversityMiami GardensDoctorate & First Professional2,407
Southeastern University LakelandLakelandMasters3,069
Stetson UniversityDeLandMasters & First Professional3,721
The University of TampaTampaMasters5,628
The University of West FloridaPensacolaDoctorate10,358
University of Central FloridaOrlandoDoctorate48,398
University of FloridaGainesvilleDoctorate & First Professional51,725
University of MiamiCoral GablesDoctorate15,449
University of North FloridaJacksonvilleDoctorate16,406
University of South FloridaTampaDoctorate & First Professional44,870
Warner UniversityLake WalesMasters1,181

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Technical Writers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. 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

FLORIDA

   
Fort Walton Beach50$57,4502
Palm Bay120$61,1301.8
Orlando390$57,0101
Naples40$61,2601
Port St. Lucie40$33,7800.9
Pensacola40$44,6000.8
Tampa290$61,9700.7
Fort Lauderdale150$57,8600.6
West Palm Beach90$67,4400.5
Jacksonville90$45,8200.4
Miami140$47,7100.4
Sarasota30$61,8900.3
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