Tech writer: a rose by any other name …

There's a Russian saying I once heard at a funeral. It goes like this:

A loved child has many names.

I'd like to think that maybe the multiplicity of titles given to people who do the same or similar role as me suggests that we are a well beloved function within our organisations. However, experience tends to suggest otherwise. More likely is that the many names signify an identity crisis in the profession, or an attempt at aggrandisement or a search for job security - or a mixture of these and other factors.

Whatever the reason, I thought I'd list some of the names I've come across for jobs that, behind the title, can sometimes be very similar:

• communications officer
• content curator
• documentation developer
• e-learning author
• information architect
• information designer
• information engineer
• knowledge engineer
• technical author (inf. tech author or TA)
• technical communicator
• technical writer (inf: tech writer)
• user assistance developer

Have you come across any others?