Punita Jasrotia offers advice for anyone considering tech writing as a career in India. Salary expectations range from:
“A technical writer today can start with an average salary of about Rs 10,000-14,000 and earn up to Rs 35,000 in 2-3 years. An individual can start at the entry level as a technical communicator, to become a senior technical communicator (2-3 years experience), a writers’ team leader (with 5 years of experience) and move on to become the director of technical communications (10 plus years of experience). “
Key skills include:
- Better scope for a science graduate with a one-year computer diploma course.
- A postgraduate degree/diploma in English literature, journalism, science or Electronics/Computers with a background in creative writing.
- Knowledge of DTP tools, development tools (RoboHelp) and web tools (HTML and XML coding is a definite advantage for an online environment.
- Basic knowledge of computer hardware, operating systems, software applications and programming languages is an added advantage. Familiarity with Windows and applications running in the Windows environment is a MUST.
