Technical Writers
Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:
| TASK DUTIES |
| Develop or maintain online help documentation. |
| Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail. |
| Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material. |
| Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding. |
| Review manufacturer's and trade catalogs, drawings and other data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment. |
| Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology. |
| Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail. |
| Maintain records and files of work and revisions. |
| Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods. |
| Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel. |
| Draw sketches to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence. |
| Confer with customer representatives, vendors, plant executives, or publisher to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication. |
| Assist in laying out material for publication. |
| Arrange for typing, duplication, and distribution of material. |
| Analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials and development of new material. |
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs
Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.
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Local Area 3