# Technical Writing Skill · Soft Skills and Communication Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/technical-writing Technical writing is the craft of producing clear, structured documentation such as user guides, manuals, white papers, and API documentation that explains technical subject matter to a target audience. Technical writers work closely with engineers and subject-matter experts to distill complex information into accurate, usable prose, often following style guides and information architecture best practices. ## Technical Writing in the job market - Open roles: 39 - Employers hiring: 29 - Median stated pay: $165,000 (middle half $130,000 – $189,000), from 29 of 39 open roles — the 74% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it. - Last checked: September 12, 2026 ## Asked for alongside Technical Writing Measured from the 39 open roles that name Technical Writing, not from a curated list. - [Design of Experiments (DOE)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/design-of-experiments-doe) — 4 roles (10.3%) - [Risk Assessment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/risk-assessment) — 4 roles (10.3%) - [Data Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-analysis) — 3 roles (7.7%) - [Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/good-manufacturing-practice-gmp) — 3 roles (7.7%) - [Project Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/project-management) — 3 roles (7.7%) - [Root Cause Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/root-cause-analysis) — 3 roles (7.7%) - [Statistical Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/statistical-analysis) — 3 roles (7.7%) ## Seniority of these roles - Entry: 3 (10%) - Mid: 8 (26%) - Senior: 17 (55%) - Lead / Staff / Principal: 3 (10%) From 31 roles whose posting states a level. ## Where Technical Writing roles are - [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 7 - [Indianapolis, IN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/indianapolis-in) — 3 - [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 3 - [Cambridge, MA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/cambridge-ma) — 2 - [Austin, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/austin-tx) — 1 - [Elkton, VA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/elkton-va) — 1 Among the 29 of 39 open roles we could place on a map. ## Roles that use Technical Writing - [Technical Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/technical-writer) — 3 - [Developer Relations Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/developer-relations-engineer) — 2 - [Product Marketing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-marketing-manager) — 2 - [Validation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/validation-engineer) — 2 - [Aerospace Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/aerospace-engineer) — 1 - [Chemical Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chemical-engineer) — 1 ## Employers hiring for Technical Writing - [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — 4 open roles - [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — 2 open roles - [Boeing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/boeing) — 2 open roles - [Merck](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/merck) — 2 open roles - [Modal](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/modal) — 2 open roles - [Notion](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/notion) — 2 open roles Related skills: [Markdown](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/markdown), [Documentation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/documentation), [Proofreading](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/proofreading), [Copyediting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/copyediting), [Business Writing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/business-writing), [Style Guides](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/style-guides), [Grammar](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/grammar), [Grant Writing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/grant-writing), [Academic Writing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/academic-writing), [Proposal Writing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/proposal-writing), [Report Writing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/report-writing), [Technical Documentation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/technical-documentation) ## Open roles requiring Technical Writing (39) - [Software Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9667c504-48ee-465c-bfec-8630cab193b6/software-developer-at-csg-international) at [CSG International](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/csg-international) — Full-time - [Engineer II, Process Validation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/df81d925-c9d2-4ae1-8fa8-105150a47057/engineer-ii-process-validation-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Fargo, ND - [Scientist II, Antisense/siRNA and Peptide Purification](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c1fca264-832c-498f-8525-90faf9de32dd/scientist-ii-antisense-sirna-and-peptide-purification-at-biogen) at [Biogen](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/biogen) — Full-time, Cambridge, MA, $117,000 – $157,000 - [Global Technical Engineering Specialist - Property](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3c8e28c4-657b-4c1a-a731-61e2cf0a47d7/global-technical-engineering-specialist-property-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — $150,000 – $190,000 - [SAP Globalization iXp Intern (f/m/d) - User Assistance Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ffaa347a-04a4-426f-9698-51104095a12c/sap-globalization-ixp-intern-f-m-d-user-assistance-developer-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Internship, St. Leon-Rot, DE, 68789 - [Lead Development Engineer -AI-Assisted Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a0944a9d-8760-47df-9e37-ec0203e361c6/lead-development-engineer-ai-assisted-engineering-at-tyson-foods) at [Tyson Foods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tyson-foods) — Springdale, AR - [Principal Scientist, Large Molecule Analytical](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c4199643-8923-4485-91f7-4c99538220b2/principal-scientist-large-molecule-analytical-at-merck) at [Merck](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/merck) — Full-time, Rahway, NJ, $156,900 – $247,000 - [Principal Scientist, Radiopharmaceutical Development/CMC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/62fcd99b-b78b-4fd6-9bd5-823d7f47df2c/principal-scientist-radiopharmaceutical-development-cmc-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, Indianapolis, IN, $124,449 – $150,803 - [Senior Manager, Quality Assurance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2666c2ef-d614-4b9a-a48c-e4621be60763/senior-manager-quality-assurance-at-gilead-sciences) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — Full-time, United States - California - Foster City, $157,590 – $203,940 - [EHS Environmental Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9a1129bb-a7b3-4c59-95c2-9a6d2982e7ab/ehs-environmental-specialist-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Newberry, SC All 39 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=a6d725f8-154e-4974-b315-8b4a57179e45