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Career Information for Technical Writers in Virginia

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Fast Facts for Technical Writers in Virginia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Harrisonburg and Charlottesville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Richmond and Virginia Beach
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Virginia Beach and Richmond

Salaries for Technical Writers in Virginia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Virginia Beach and Richmond. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Technical Writers in Virginia are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Technical Writers in Virginia

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

Virginia Technical Writing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bluefield CollegeBluefieldBachelor793
Bridgewater CollegeBridgewaterBachelor1,541
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport NewsMasters4,884
College of William and MaryWilliamsburgDoctorate & First Professional7,795
Dabney S Lancaster Community CollegeClifton ForgeAssociate1,295
Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburgMasters & First Professional1,234
Emory and Henry CollegeEmoryMasters1,026
Ferrum CollegeFerrumBachelor1,233
George Mason UniversityFairfaxDoctorate & First Professional30,276
Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-SydneyBachelor1,122
Hampton UniversityHamptonDoctorate & First Professional5,658
Hollins UniversityRoanokeMasters1,049
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgDoctorate17,918
Longwood UniversityFarmvilleMasters4,727
Lord Fairfax Community CollegeMiddletownAssociate5,655
Lynchburg CollegeLynchburgMasters2,490
Mary Baldwin CollegeStauntonMasters1,685
Marymount UniversityArlingtonDoctorate3,609
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolkDoctorate6,155
Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandaleAssociate41,266
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkDoctorate22,287
Radford UniversityRadfordDoctorate9,122
Randolph CollegeLynchburgMasters656
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshlandBachelor1,176
Regent UniversityVirginia BeachDoctorate & First Professional4,115
Roanoke CollegeSalemBachelor2,006
Saint Pauls CollegeLawrencevilleBachelor700
Shenandoah UniversityWinchesterDoctorate & First Professional3,393
Southern Virginia UniversityBuena VistaBachelor701
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet BriarMasters815
The University of Virginia's College at WiseWiseBachelor1,803
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburgMasters5,001
University of RichmondRichmondDoctorate4,324
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesvilleDoctorate & First Professional24,257
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional31,700
Virginia Intermont CollegeBristolBachelor224
Virginia Military InstituteLexingtonBachelor1,378
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburgDoctorate29,898
Virginia State UniversityPetersburgDoctorate4,720
Virginia Union UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional1,535
Virginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolkBachelor1,433
Washington and Lee UniversityLexingtonDoctorate2,181

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Technical Writers

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

VIRGINIA

   
Harrisonburg40$45,0802.4
Charlottesville70$60,1302.3
Virginia Beach420$73,2501.6
Richmond180$64,1600.8
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