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Subject:Re: Payment on an hourly basis From:Suzette Seveny <sseveny -at- PETVALU -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:34:36 -0400
Kalpana Thakar wrote:
> Could anyone please tell me how much are Technical Writers paid on an
> hourly basis for a contract job.
>
Not knowing anything about the geographical location, experience level, or
industry (software? hardware? medical? electronic? ???) my response to this
(tongue firmly planted in cheek) is.....
$5.00 - $200.00 per hour.
Does that answer your question, or did you want more specific information?
Suzette Seveny
Markham, Ontario, Canada
sseveny -at- petvalu -dot- com or suzette -at- yesic -dot- com
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