Technical Writers (27-3042.00)

Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

15 tasks, 15 offered as a checkbox. Back to the catalog.

Initial pass, pending human review

Task classes (digital, physical-low-risk, physical-high-risk, licensed-advisory-only) and checkbox eligibility are an initial automated pass and are pending human review.

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Task	Class	Offered as checkbox	Human approval
Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.	digital	yes	no
Maintain records and files of work and revisions.	digital	yes	no
Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.	digital	yes	no
Confer with customer representatives, vendors, plant executives, or publisher to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication.	digital	yes	no
Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding.	digital	yes	no
Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.	digital	yes	no
Assist in laying out material for publication.	digital	yes	no
Analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials and development of new material.	digital	yes	no
Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail.	digital	yes	no
Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods.	digital	yes	no
Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail.	physical-low-risk	yes	required
Arrange for typing, duplication, and distribution of material.	digital	yes	no
Review manufacturer's and trade catalogs, drawings and other data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment.	digital	yes	no
Draw sketches to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.	digital	yes	no
Develop or maintain online help documentation.	digital	yes	no

This catalog contains information from O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET(R) is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Task text is unmodified; classification, approval and signing fields are added by this project and have not been reviewed or endorsed by USDOL/ETA.