Also called: Marketing Writer
Writes marketing for complex business products like software, machinery, and medical equipment.
You interview an engineer about a new industrial sensor and turn it into a brochure, a webpage, and a case study a buyer can understand.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in English or communications; technical knowledge helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: English, Communications, Engineering.
Growing slowly. Declining demand for routine writing.
High risk for 10 years. AI writes most routine software and product copy; writers who deeply understand technical buyers keep some work.
Classes: English Language Arts, AP Computer Science Principles, Physics or engineering elective.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3043.
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