Comparative Analysis of Full-time Salaried Responses (125 total)

Table 1.                                   Gender Comparison 

Gender

2002 HNA (%)

2003 HNA (%)

2004 HNA (%)

2004 National (%)

Female

70

70

62

66

Male

28

30

38

34

 

Table 2.                                   Education Comparison  

Education

2002 HNA (%)

2003 HNA (%)

2004 HNA (%)

2004 National (%)

Bachelors

61

44

60

54

Masters

25

22

26

30

Other

14

34

14

16

Table 3.                                   Employment Level Comparison 

Level

STC-HNA 2004 STC National 2004

    %

 Mean

 %

 Mean  

Entry

9

$32,805.45

3

$41,630

Mid-level, non-supervisory

37

$43,940.21

25

$55,600

Mid-level, supervisory

7

$58,222.22

12

$67,330

Senior level, non-supervisory

38

$57,346.30

44

$68,100

Senior level, supervisory

9

$59,468.36

15

$80,630

Other

0

0

1

$72,930

Note:  Not only are our mean salaries below the national average for technical communicators as surveyed by STC (table 3 above),
but our median salary, $47,986, is below the median for our region, $53,000, according to the 2004 STC national survey
(see their Median U.S. Salary by One-Digit ZIP Codes).
 

Table 4.                                Job Function Comparison 

Function

 HNA 2002 HNA 2003 HNA 2004

%

Mean

%

Mean

 %

 Mean

Editor

5

$34,200

8

$54,271

8

$48,270.00

Graphic Design

14

$44,583

11

$44,902

23

$46,750.76

Writer

59

$50, 698

38

$49,990

53

$51,376.69

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