Are you paying too much or too little to your technical communications staff? Are you earning what you're worth? Whether employer or employee, it is important to know what other companies are paying in total compensation for a similar position in your area. Every year, the STC surveys a random sample of its members who work as technical editors and writers in the U.S. and Canada. The survey gathers information regarding salaries and benefits.

Click here to download the survey.

Bentley College Information Design
Certificate - Discounts

The information design certificate program at Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, is offering a 20 percent registration discount to STC members in good standing. The discount is valid for all two-day certificate courses during the fall 2003 term. No retroactive discounts can be given, except to those who registered prior to August 26, 2003. The discounts are not valid for the Usability Boot Camp program.

Distance education options are available on the Web and via videoconferencing for most certificate courses. This provides an ideal way to maximize program participation and to minimize travel time and expenses. For more information about specific web-based course offerings, refer to the Schedule/Registration section at the site below and look for courses denoted with a "web" section.

Click here for information about the certificate program, including a list of classes.