Though there are no formal institutions in India to teach technical writing
as a mainstream course, the job opportunities are rising in India. Today with
the increase in outsourcing the field has seen an explosive rise in the global
market as well. One who wish to take technical writing as a career could find
jobs at various firms such as advertising agencies, soft ware developing companies,
and even in Newspapers and magazines. The highest demand for technical writers
is generated by the IT industry. If one does not want to work under an organization,
he/ she can work as a freelance writer. Freelancers can take up work on a
contract basis with companies for a period of time and will be paid for the
work he does. As far as freelance writing has concerned freelancer should
meet the dead line that the company puts forward and for that he needs a personal
computer with internet connectivity that will help him in researching the
materials and also help him to communicate with his payer.
Companies need Technical writers for translating and making the technical
language to simple language thus helping customers or potential customers
understand the advantages or the operation of their new products or services,
while newspapers and magazines ask for articles for specified areas like science
and technology. The areas of applications of the field involve writing Technical
Reports of not only technical specification of products but also include reports
on organizational policies and procedures presenting rules and regulations
that an organization and its members are expected to perform; evaluation and
feasibility reports; primary research reports which presents findings and
interpretation from laboratory or field research; Technical background report
suited to a specific group of readers who has specific needs and uses for
the information; Progress Report to inform a supervisor, associate, or customer
about progress made on a particular project over a period of time; Business
plans, a document used to start a new business or get funding for a business;
User guide's containing instructions on installing, using, or troubleshooting
a hardware or software product etc.
Indian companies like TCS, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Sun
Microsystems, InfoTech etc often call technical writers for their companies.
Apart from that, online job sites also help to find jobs in this field.
If one does not want to continue in this field he can
diversify attention to advertising and journalism.
