Some pipefitters specialize: 1  Gasfitters install pipes that provide natural gas to heating and cooling systems and to stoves. 2  Sprinklerfitters install and repair fire sprinkler systems in businesses, factories, and residential buildings. 3  Steamfitters install pipe systems that move steam under high pressure.
Work environment: Video game writers work both from home and in the development office. They spend the majority of their time reading books or working on their computers. Salary: Starting salary around $60,000; more experienced writers can make $150,000 and up.
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.