![]() ![]() ![]() Job postings peaked at 2,900 job posts in September of 2012, and by the end of last December were down to less than 2,500. There are two things that emerge from this: there are seasonal trends to technical writing job postings (typically peaking in the early summer), and that there has been a steady decline in the number of technical writer job postings since August 2012. Here’s what I saw at the end of last year: Technical Writer Jobs on for Q3 2012-Q4 2013 ![]() One other clear trend that I haven’t reported on up until now was that I saw a steady decline in the number of “technical writer” jobs in the U.S. This has given me insights as to the technologies, software and standards that are in demand by employers, and I have talked about some of these trends in the past. I know that this is normally a DITA-oriented blog (expect some DITA-related stuff near the end) but I thought that this news was worth reporting: after two years in the doldrums, technical writing jobs in the US are on the rise.įor the past couple of years I have been keeping track of the popularity of “DITA” within job postings on, the most popular job posting aggregator website in the States. Expect an update on this and more at the PDX DITA webinar next week. Update March 12, 2015: Just wanted to note that the upward trend in Technical Writer hires continues, and in fact for this month (March 2015) I have just recorded the highest number of job postings for Technical Writers since I started keeping track of things three years ago. ![]()
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