Technical communicators may find themselves functioning in many different capacities within an organization. Especially with new technologies making their way into the business world at an ever-increasing rate, the roles of technical communicators are shifting, expanding, and encompassing new aspects of business processes and are becoming more central to every business's daily functions.

Respond to the following prompt

• As a technical communicator, you will need to be able to identify and understand the various roles you may be asked to fill within a given organization.
• Select a STEM or STEM-adjacent industry (for example, health care, software development, or manufacturing).
• Identify some of the roles a technical communicator might fill in the workplace in that industry and list potential tasks involved.
• Share the professional roles that interest you, along with which appear to be the most challenging.
• Explain some of the societal and workplace pros and cons for technical communicators with an increasing reliance on technology.