Job prospects Technical Writer in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "technical writer" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for technical writers (NOC 51112) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about technical writers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Technical writers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 16%
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 16%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 16%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 14%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 13%
• 88% of technical writers work all year, while 12% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of technical writers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 42% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 57% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 30% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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