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| Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work. | Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology. | |||
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| Maintain records and files of work and revisions. | ||||
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| Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel. | ||||
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| Confer with customer representatives, vendors, plant executives, or publisher to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication. | ||||
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| Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding. | ||||
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| Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material. | ||||
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| Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail. | ||||
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| Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods. | ||||
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| Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail. | ||||
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| Arrange for typing, duplication, and distribution of material. | ||||
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| Assist in laying out material for publication. | ||||
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| Analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials and development of new material. | ||||
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| Review manufacturer's and trade catalogs, drawings and other data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment. | ||||
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| Draw sketches to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Technical Writers and Editors
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
- Knowledges
- Skills
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- Tools and Technology
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| Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
| English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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| Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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| Communications and Media | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. | |||
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| Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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| Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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| Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
| Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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| Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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| Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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| Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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| Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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| Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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| Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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| Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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| Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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| Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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| Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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| Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
| Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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| Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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| Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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| Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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| Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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| Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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| Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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| Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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| Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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| Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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| Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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| Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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| Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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| Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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| Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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| Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
| Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software | Document management software | |||
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| Adobe Systems Adobe Captivate | Computer based training software | |||
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| Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software | |||
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| Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Player | Web page creation and editing software | |||
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| Adobe Systems Adobe FrameMaker | Desktop publishing software | |||
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| Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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| Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software | |||
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| Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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| Adobe Systems Adobe RoboHelp | Graphical user interface development software | |||
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| Author-it | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Autodesk AutoCAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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| Business Objects Crystal Reports | Data base reporting software | |||
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| Cascading Style Sheets CSS | Web platform development software | |||
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| Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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| Corel Paint Shop Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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| Corel Ventura | Desktop publishing software | |||
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| Darwin information typing architecture DITA | Development environment software | |||
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| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | |||
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| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software | |||
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| IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence | Data mining software | |||
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| IBM Lotus Notes | Electronic mail software | |||
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| IBM Rational ClearCase | Configuration management software | |||
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| IBM Rational ClearQuest | Development environment software | |||
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| JavaScript | Web platform development software | |||
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| JustSystems XMetaL | Project management software | |||
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| Microsoft ASP.NET | Web platform development software | |||
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| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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| Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS | Network conferencing software | |||
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| Microsoft Office Visio | Charting software | |||
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| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | |||
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| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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| Microsoft Project | Project management software | |||
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| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | |||
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| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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| Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer | Data base reporting software | |||
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| Oracle software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor | Web platform development software | |||
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| PTC Arbortext | Desktop publishing software | |||
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| PTC Pro/ENGINEER software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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| Quadralay WebWorks ePublisher | Web page creation and editing software | |||
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| SolidWorks CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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| Standardized general markup language SGML | Development environment software | |||
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| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Sun Microsystems Java | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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| Sun Microsystems JavaServer Pages JSP | Web platform development software | |||
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| Talisma Knowledgebase | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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| Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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| Compact digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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| Computer data input scanners | Scanners | |||
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| Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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| Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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| Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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| Universal serial bus USB flash drives | High capacity removable media drives | |||
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| Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
| Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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| Related Work Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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| On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
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| On-the-Job Training | Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month | |||
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| Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
| Assembly Instructions Writer | |||
| Contract Writer | |||
| Document Specialist | |||
| Documentation Designer | |||
| Documentation Specialist | |||
| Documentation Writer | |||
| Editor | |||
| Electronic Publications Specialist | |||
| Electronic Publisher | |||
| Engineering Documentation Specialist | |||
| Engineering Writer | |||
| Grant Writer | |||
| Handbook Writer | |||
| Health Science Writer | |||
| Health Technical Writer | |||
| Information Developer | |||
| Instructional Designer | |||
| Lexicographer | |||
| Manual Writer | |||
| Medical Technical Writer | |||
| Medical Writer | |||
| Process Description Writer | |||
| Proposal Writer | |||
| Report Writer | |||
| Scientific Writer | |||
| Specifications Writer | |||
| Technical Communicator | |||
| Technical Editor | |||
| Technical Publications Writer | |||
| Technical Writer | |||
| Technical Writer and Editor | |||
| Technical and Scientific Publications Editor | |||
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