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Career Information for Technical Writers in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Technical Writers in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Philadelphia and Harrisburg
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Allentown and Pittsburgh
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

Salaries for Technical Writers in Pennsylvania

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

Schools for Technical Writers in Pennsylvania are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Technical Writers in Pennsylvania

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
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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: Communication - Technical Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor
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Pennsylvania Technical Writing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Albright CollegeReadingMasters2,233
Allegheny CollegeMeadvilleBachelor2,193
Arcadia UniversityGlensideDoctorate3,592
Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburgDoctorate8,745
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn AthynMasters & First Professional138
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn MawrDoctorate1,790
Bucknell UniversityLewisburgMasters3,677
Butler County Community CollegeButlerAssociate3,656
Cabrini CollegeRadnorMasters3,108
California University of PennsylvaniaCaliforniaMasters8,206
Carlow UniversityPittsburghDoctorate2,178
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghDoctorate10,326
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentownMasters1,888
Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphiaDoctorate2,062
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyneyMasters1,438
Clarion University of PennsylvaniaClarionMasters6,795
Delaware Valley CollegeDoylestownMasters2,081
DeSales UniversityCenter ValleyMasters2,898
Dickinson CollegeCarlisleBachelor2,381
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate20,682
Duquesne UniversityPittsburghDoctorate & First Professional10,296
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast StroudsburgMasters7,053
Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaEdinboroMasters7,686
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtownMasters2,360
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancasterBachelor2,104
Geneva CollegeBeaver FallsMasters1,891
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburgBachelor2,503
Grove City CollegeGrove CityBachelor2,504
Haverford CollegeHaverfordBachelor1,169
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphiaMasters3,487
Immaculata UniversityImmaculataDoctorate4,057
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndianaDoctorate14,018
Juniata CollegeHuntingdonBachelor1,506
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztownMasters10,295
La Roche CollegePittsburghMasters1,499
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate5,994
Lafayette CollegeEastonBachelor2,403
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnvilleDoctorate1,936
Lehigh UniversityBethlehemDoctorate6,845
Lincoln University of PennsylvaniaLincoln UniversityMasters2,449
Lock Haven UniversityLock HavenMasters5,241
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsportBachelor1,429
Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaMansfieldMasters3,338
Marywood UniversityScrantonDoctorate3,316
Mercyhurst CollegeErieMasters4,253
Messiah CollegeGranthamBachelor2,837
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersvilleMasters8,306
Misericordia UniversityDallasDoctorate2,355
Moravian College and Moravian Theological SeminaryBethlehemMasters & First Professional1,989
Mount Aloysius CollegeCressonMasters1,595
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentownBachelor2,457
Neumann CollegeAstonDoctorate3,084
Pennsylvania State University-BrandywineMediaBachelor1,646
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity ParkDoctorate43,252
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbingtonBachelor3,352
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoonaBachelor4,034
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReadingBachelor2,824
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErieMasters4,171
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly CampusUniontownBachelor1,119
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesportBachelor783
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletownDoctorate3,907
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont AltoBachelor1,204
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreLehmanBachelor697
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Worthington ScrantonDunmoreBachelor1,347
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYorkBachelor1,622
Point Park UniversityPittsburghMasters3,591
Robert Morris UniversityMoon TownshipDoctorate5,055
Rosemont CollegeRosemontMasters940
Saint Francis UniversityLorettoDoctorate2,125
Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate7,542
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobeMasters1,924
Seton Hill UniversityGreensburgMasters1,991
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburgMasters7,765
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery RockDoctorate8,325
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgroveBachelor2,039
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmoreBachelor1,491
Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate & First Professional34,696
Thiel CollegeGreenvilleBachelor1,219
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaDoctorate & First Professional23,980
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradfordBachelor1,407
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburghDoctorate27,020
University of ScrantonScrantonDoctorate5,612
University of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaDoctorate2,969
Ursinus CollegeCollegevilleBachelor1,583
Villanova UniversityVillanovaDoctorate & First Professional10,470
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashingtonBachelor1,531
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburgDoctorate2,462
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest ChesterMasters13,219
Westminster College New WilmingtonNew WilmingtonMasters1,455
Widener University-Main CampusChesterDoctorate4,866
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-BarreDoctorate5,114
Wilson CollegeChambersburgMasters724
York College PennsylvaniaYorkMasters5,720

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Technical Writers

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

PENNSYLVANIA

   
Philadelphia820$63,8501.2
Harrisburg120$60,1801.1
Pittsburgh360$52,7300.9
Allentown40$52,0800.3
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