Exploring Our Future: Technical Communication in the Year 2013
http://www.stc.org/ConfProceed/2003/PDFs/STC50-042.pdf

Highby, Marie and Beau Cain
STC Proceedings
2003

Abstract:

Recent fluctuations in the technical communication job market prompted this examination of trends that are likely to affect our careers. STC and other professional organizations’ publications describe how we can increase the value of our profession by embracing new skills and new technologies, but they rarely examine the larger environment in which these skills and technologies might be applied. For that, the researchers examined futurist publications and more general news sources. As well, they continue to survey technical communication professionals about their past, present, and future work. This paper reveals the initial findings of the research.