Re: STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?

[Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

I don't think so.  The low pay, low tech temp agency jobs are still being
advertised.  What seems to be happening, at least as far as I can see, is
that actual manufacturing companies with greater technical requirements
that have not been hiring are starting to poke their heads above ground.
There are also more start-ups in the mix.  Hopefully, an indication that
the tech sector is beginning to come back to life.  Cross fingers!

Gene Kim-Eng




On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 3:56 PM, William Sherman
<bsherman77 -at- embarqmail -dot- com>wrote:

> Rates were low last year and the first of this year, with many in the
> $25/hour range.  I saw some as low as $11 per hour and the $20 to $30 range
> typically leaned toward the $20.
>
> However, I am seeing a lot of jobs come along that are back up around $40
> or more an hour again.
>
> I guess they got what they paid for at those $20 rates and now they need
> someone good to fix it.
>
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