The Boston Study: Analysis of a Major Metropolitan Business- and Technical-Communication Market

William J. Buchholz Bentley University

Abstract

This article presents the results of a year-long study of the business- and technical-communication market in Boston, Massachusetts. The study iden tifies the abundance of professional titles, duties, attitudes, responsibilities, aptitudes, and skills in business and technical communication included in six large categories ofpractice: technical communication, publishing, public rela tions, marketing, development, and training. Based on the Boston communication-market research and on occupational data from the U.S. De partment of Labor, this study suggests that, in the decade ahead, communica tion practitioners can expect healthy growth in the profession.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
1989-01-01
DOI
10.1177/105065198900300101
CompPile
Search in CompPile ↗
Open Access
Closed
Topics
Export

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (3)

  1. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  2. Technical Communication Quarterly
  3. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

References (45) · 3 in this index

  1. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  2. Technical Communication
  3. Public Relations: The Profession and the Practice
  4. College Composition and Communication
  5. 10.1177/002194368602300202
Show all 45 →
  1. Technical Communication
  2. Technical Communication
  3. Proceedings of the 30th International Technical Communication Conference
  4. Effective Public Relations
  5. 10.1177/002194368302000301
  6. The Dartnell Public Relations Handbook
  7. 10.1177/002194368702400301
  8. 10.1177/108056998204500305
  9. 10.2307/377272
  10. 10.1177/002194368201900303
  11. Public Relations Career Directory
  12. 10.1177/002194368602300406
  13. Opportunities in Technical Communication
  14. Technical Communication
  15. Career Opportunitiesfor Writers
  16. 10.1177/002194368602300302
  17. Technical Communication
  18. The Journal of Business Communication
  19. Lesly's Public Relations Handbook
  20. The Technical Writing Teacher
  21. The Organization & Staffing of Corporate Public Affairs
  22. JBTC
  23. This is PR/The Realities of Public Relations
  24. 10.1177/002194368702400304
  25. O'Dwyer's Directory of Corporate Communications: 1988
  26. O'Dwyer's Directory of Public Relations Firms: 1988
  27. The Technical Writing Teacher
  28. Public Relations Career Directory
  29. 10.1177/002194368001700403
  30. Technical Communication
  31. Opportunities in Public Relations
  32. 10.1177/002194368302000410
  33. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  34. 10.1177/002194367901600302
  35. TheABCA Bulletin
  36. 10.2307/357861
  37. Occupational Outlook Handbook: 1988-89 Edition. Bulletin 2300
  38. Occupational Projections and Training Data: 1986 Edition. Bulletin 2251
  39. 10.1177/108056997103400302
  40. Your Career in Public Relations