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Career Information for Technical Writers in New York

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Fast Facts for Technical Writers in New York

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Binghamton, Albany, and Rochester
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Nassau, Buffalo, and New York
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York, Albany, and Nassau

Salaries for Technical Writers in New York

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New York, Nassau, and Albany. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Technical Writers in New York are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Technical Writers in New York

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: Liberal Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor
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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: Liberal Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor
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New York Technical Writing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Adelphi UniversityGarden CityDoctorate8,308
Alfred UniversityAlfredDoctorate2,436
Barnard CollegeNew YorkBachelor2,346
Canisius CollegeBuffaloMasters4,984
Cazenovia CollegeCazenoviaBachelor1,084
Colgate UniversityHamiltonMasters2,841
College of Mount Saint VincentBronxMasters1,810
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional22,655
Concordia CollegeBronxvilleBachelor708
Cornell UniversityIthacaDoctorate & First Professional19,800
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew YorkMasters16,097
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew YorkAssociate19,259
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklynMasters16,087
CUNY City CollegeNew YorkMasters14,392
CUNY College of Staten IslandStaten IslandDoctorate12,517
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew YorkDoctorate20,845
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronxMasters10,922
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklynBachelor5,550
CUNY Queens CollegeFlushingMasters18,728
CUNY York CollegeJamaicaMasters6,727
D'Youville CollegeBuffaloDoctorate3,018
Daemen CollegeAmherstDoctorate2,511
Dominican College of BlauveltOrangeburgDoctorate1,931
Dowling CollegeOakdaleDoctorate5,833
Elmira CollegeElmiraMasters1,624
Fordham UniversityBronxDoctorate & First Professional14,448
Hamilton CollegeClintonBachelor1,842
Hartwick CollegeOneontaBachelor1,537
Hilbert CollegeHamburgBachelor1,046
Hobart William Smith CollegesGenevaMasters2,009
Hofstra UniversityHempsteadDoctorate12,490
Iona CollegeNew RochelleMasters4,323
Ithaca CollegeIthacaDoctorate6,660
Keuka CollegeKeuka ParkMasters1,629
Le Moyne CollegeSyracuseMasters3,508
Long Island University-Brooklyn CampusBrooklynDoctorate & First Professional8,174
Long Island University-C W Post CampusBrookvilleDoctorate8,361
Long Island University-RiverheadRiverheadMasters215
Manhattan CollegeBronxMasters3,471
Manhattanville CollegePurchaseMasters3,023
Marist CollegePoughkeepsieMasters5,727
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew YorkBachelor1,895
Medaille CollegeBuffaloMasters2,929
Mercy CollegeDobbs FerryDoctorate8,628
Molloy CollegeRockville CentreMasters3,831
Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburghMasters2,588
Nazareth CollegeRochesterDoctorate3,185
New York Institute of Technology-Manhattan CampusNew YorkDoctorate2,547
New York Institute of Technology-Old WestburyOld WestburyDoctorate & First Professional8,481
New York UniversityNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional41,783
Niagara UniversityNiagara UniversityMasters4,116
Nyack CollegeNyackMasters & First Professional3,250
Pace University-New YorkNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional12,912
Polytechnic Institute of New York UniversityBrooklynDoctorate3,317
Roberts Wesleyan CollegeRochesterMasters1,871
Russell Sage CollegeTroyBachelor682
Saint Bonaventure UniversitySaint BonaventureMasters2,406
Saint John Fisher CollegeRochesterDoctorate3,793
Saint Josephs College-Main CampusBrooklynMasters1,252
Saint Josephs College-Suffolk CampusPatchogueMasters3,911
Saint Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkillMasters2,238
Siena CollegeLoudonvilleBachelor3,217
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga SpringsMasters2,863
St Lawrence UniversityCantonMasters2,319
St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn HeightsMasters2,321
St. John's University-New YorkQueensDoctorate20,096
Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookDoctorate & First Professional23,347
SUNY at AlbanyAlbanyDoctorate17,684
SUNY at BinghamtonBinghamtonDoctorate14,435
SUNY at FredoniaFredoniaMasters5,450
SUNY at GeneseoGeneseoMasters5,548
SUNY College at BrockportBrockportMasters8,303
SUNY College at BuffaloBuffaloMasters10,993
SUNY College at CortlandCortlandMasters7,056
SUNY College at New PaltzNew PaltzMasters7,690
SUNY College at OneontaOneontaMasters5,893
SUNY College at OswegoOswegoMasters8,660
SUNY College at PlattsburghPlattsburghMasters6,259
SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdamMasters4,338
Syracuse UniversitySyracuseDoctorate & First Professional19,084
Teachers College at Columbia UniversityNew YorkDoctorate4,996
The College of New RochelleNew RochelleMasters6,226
The College of Saint RoseAlbanyMasters4,949
Touro CollegeNew YorkDoctorate17,129
Union College SchenectadySchenectadyBachelor2,177
University at BuffaloBuffaloDoctorate & First Professional28,054
University of RochesterRochesterDoctorate & First Professional9,334
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsieMasters2,451
Wagner CollegeStaten IslandMasters2,294
Wells CollegeAuroraBachelor552
Yeshiva UniversityNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional6,358

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Technical Writers

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

NEW YORK

   
Binghamton60$54,1601.7
Albany180$61,3601.2
Rochester170$54,6701
Utica40$54,6800.9
Syracuse80$52,4600.7
New York1,320$69,3100.7
Buffalo120$56,1100.6
Nassau180$63,8300.4
Employment For:
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