I have done some research, but am interested to know what it's like straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. I would love to know true salary expectations for someone starting out in this field, as well as a detailed job description. I am getting ready to declare my major (BA English w/ emphasis on technical writing) so any info that is provided from your personal experience would be greatly appreciated!

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Depends on the industry you go into - but it all still boils down to writing publications and tech manuals that provide instructions for people to use that piece of equipment or provide that defined proceedure (I used to and periodically still do write tech stuff for the medical field) - it is well paying but frusrtrating at times - revisions , people reading the material you develop thoroughly to use the equipment properly - but all in all it pays well and as you develop better skills and wider network can allow you to become an independent writer/editor which for me is a plus because of the flexibility and income - it also helped greatly in my two master's degrees - reasearch and writing where not as tedious and it allowed me more time to have fun - while my peers where grinding the midnight oil trying to put their papers and research together