The BBC rates Crater Lake in Oregon as the cleanest in the United States, and one of the cleanest in the world. The United States Environmental Protection Agency considers Lake Tahoe one of the cleanest lakes in the country, and MSN states that Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho also tops the list. Continue Reading.
The following is a sampling of what a modern day technical writer needs to bring to the table to be a successful technical communicator. 1  Write clearly, concisely, and precisely. 2  Be proficient in using the tools of the trade. 3  Be able to select the proper support visuals needed to enhance the written word.
In the U.S., salaries for full-time technical writers range from $15,000 to $170,000 (average salary of $78,614) which seems true for Canadian tech writers as well. I believe the average technical writer salary in Canada would be around $60,000. Few of my classmates started their technical writing career with $40,000 and I know few technical writers who make over $80,000 every year in the GTA. In the U.S., contract technical writers get an average hourly rate of $41. This means, on average, technical writers get paid $1641 every week.