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Career Information for Technical Writers in Tennessee

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Fast Facts for Technical Writers in Tennessee

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Knoxville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chattanooga
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Memphis

Salaries for Technical Writers in Tennessee

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

Schools for Technical Writers in Tennessee are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Technical Writers in Tennessee

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

Tennessee Technical Writing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksvilleMasters9,094
Belmont UniversityNashvilleDoctorate & First Professional4,742
Bethel College McKenzieMcKenzieMasters2,155
Carson-Newman CollegeJefferson CityMasters2,012
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphisMasters1,874
Crichton CollegeMemphisBachelor1,007
Cumberland UniversityLebanonMasters1,335
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityDoctorate & First Professional13,119
Fisk UniversityNashvilleMasters814
Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeNashvilleBachelor324
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHendersonMasters2,011
Hiwassee CollegeMadisonvilleAssociate434
King CollegeBristolMasters1,515
Lambuth UniversityJacksonBachelor751
Lane CollegeJacksonBachelor1,766
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphisBachelor592
Lee UniversityClevelandMasters4,089
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogateDoctorate3,255
Lipscomb UniversityNashvilleDoctorate2,744
Martin Methodist CollegePulaskiBachelor924
Maryville CollegeMaryvilleBachelor1,176
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboroDoctorate23,246
Milligan CollegeMilligan CollegeMasters1,006
Nashville State Technical Community CollegeNashvilleAssociate7,077
Rhodes CollegeMemphisMasters1,697
Sewanee: The University of the SouthSewaneeDoctorate & First Professional1,561
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedaleMasters2,640
Tennessee State UniversityNashvilleDoctorate9,065
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookevilleDoctorate10,321
Tennessee Temple UniversityChattanoogaDoctorate623
Tennessee Wesleyan CollegeAthensBachelor861
The University of TennesseeKnoxvilleDoctorate29,937
The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanoogaDoctorate9,558
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartinMasters7,171
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashvilleDoctorate2,286
Tusculum CollegeGreenevilleMasters2,605
Union UniversityJacksonDoctorate3,235
University of MemphisMemphisDoctorate & First Professional20,379
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleDoctorate & First Professional11,847

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Technical Writers

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

TENNESSEE

   
Knoxville110$61,3100.9
Memphis120$57,1600.5
Chattanooga30$45,2400.4
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