As of June 2026, Technical Writer has an AI-exposure score of 68/100 (High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Technical Writer
More exposed than 86% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$80,050.
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Media roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Maintain records and files of work and revisions.
- Draft documentation from specs
- Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding.
- Review manufacturer's and trade catalogs, drawings and other data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment.
- Edit and standardize content
- Confer with customer representatives, vendors, plant executives, or publisher to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication.
- Draw sketches to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.
- Analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials and development of new material.
- Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail.
- Arrange for typing, duplication, and distribution of material.
- Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail.
- Assist in laying out material for publication.
- Develop or maintain online help documentation.
- Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods.
- Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.
- Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.
- Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
- Structure information architecture
- Interview SMEs to capture knowledge
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (89%).
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