STC News

Renew Your Dues by February 28th

Renew your dues by February 28th so you can vote in this year’s STC election. You can renew by simply logging in to the stc.org site and clicking on the Pay for Dues and Subscriptions link.

55TH Annual STC Conference

STC’s Annual Technical Communication Summit will be June 1-4 in
Philadelphia, PA. Early registration will be available soon, so keep an eye on the conference information page at: http://stc.org/55thConf/index.asp.

New STC Salary Database Available

STC members now have access to the Summary Edition of the Salary Database for technical writers. The Summary Edition republishes data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showing salary data by state, combined statistical area, and industry. The Summary Edition also lists the top ten:

• metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest salaries for technical writers,
• metropolitan areas that employ the most and least number of technical writers,
• industries with the highest and lowest salaries for technical writers, and
• industries that employ the most and least number of technical writers.

To see the Summary Edition, visit
www.stc.org/stcmembers/salarydatabase01.asp (STC login and password required).