Work As a Technical Writer

Work As a Technical Writer

Technical writing is another writing job that's more of a long-term career route, rather than an immediate way to earn money in your spare time.

Wondering what a technical writer actually does? The exact nature of your work would vary depending on the specialisms of the company and industry you're working in, but you'll generally be expected to explain complex technical info in clear, concise texts.

A common task for technical writers is writing instruction manuals. To do this, you'd need to do thorough research around the processes you're writing about, then explain them in a way that's easy for the target audience to follow.

You'll likely need a fair amount of work experience as a writer to get into this career, so you could try some of the other suggestions in our list to build up your writing portfolio.

Then, once you're working as a technical writer, you could be looking at an average salary of just under £40K according to Glassdoor. This makes it a pretty well-paid career, as far as writing jobs go.

If you're talented at research, have good communication skills and are comfortable working with challenging, technical information, this could be a great career for you.