Technical Writers
Occupation · SOC 2018 27-3042 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 27-3042
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.05%
- Applications on record
- 5,974
- FY2025
- 293
- Median offered wage
- $97,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 98.4%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Technical Writers (SOC 27-3042). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Technical Writers
Data table
| FY2008 | 41 |
| FY2009 | 110 |
| FY2010 | 476 |
| FY2011 | 460 |
| FY2012 | 393 |
| FY2013 | 333 |
| FY2014 | 398 |
| FY2015 | 367 |
| FY2016 | 399 |
| FY2017 | 438 |
| FY2018 | 423 |
| FY2019 | 360 |
| FY2020 | 264 |
| FY2021 | 252 |
| FY2022 | 286 |
| FY2023 | 226 |
| FY2024 | 255 |
| FY2025 | 293 |
| FY2026* | 200 |
| Fiscal year | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 177 | 23 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 254 | 39 |
| FY2024 | 1 | 220 | 34 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 197 | 29 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 251 | 35 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 210 | 42 |
| FY2020 | 1 | 225 | 38 |
| FY2019 | 1 | 329 | 30 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 373 | 50 |
| FY2017 | 1 | 395 | 42 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 351 | 48 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 328 | 39 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 362 | 36 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 303 | 30 |
| FY2012 | 1 | 360 | 32 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 401 | 59 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 429 | 47 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 91 | 19 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- The Mathworks, Inc.144
- L&T Technology Services Limited109
- Google LLC90
- Wipro Limited80
- Apple Inc.73
- Microsoft Corporation73
- Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.47
- Facebook, Inc.46
- Qtech Solutions Inc36
- Revereit LLC36
- Cyient, Inc.33
- Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp28
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Technical Writers: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 1,968 |
| NY | 784 |
| NJ | 434 |
| MA | 391 |
| TX | 306 |
| WA | 225 |
| VA | 220 |
| FL | 217 |
| IL | 155 |
| PA | 136 |
| MD | 130 |
| GA | 104 |
| NC | 93 |
| DC | 85 |
| OH | 62 |
| MN | 62 |
| MI | 56 |
| CO | 51 |
| OR | 48 |
| CT | 48 |
| AZ | 47 |
| UT | 41 |
| WI | 39 |
| TN | 34 |
| IN | 29 |
| NV | 25 |
| SC | 21 |
| IA | 17 |
| HI | 16 |
| AL | 12 |
| KS | 12 |
| MO | 12 |
| DE | 10 |
| NE | 10 |
| OK | 8 |
| LA | 7 |
| AK | 7 |
| RI | 7 |
| MS | 6 |
| NH | 6 |
| NM | 6 |
| KY | 6 |
| ID | 5 |
| AR | 4 |
| PR | 4 |
| ND | 3 |
| WV | 2 |
| GU | 1 |
| VI | 1 |
| ME | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,066
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA619
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA555
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA520
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH378
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV368
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA221
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL139
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN133
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX117
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $97,000; middle half $76,472 to $130,478 · median prevailing wage $85,093 (marker) · 633 applications.
- Level I124
- Level II215
- Level III150
- Level IV145
- Technical Writer1,855
- Senior Technical Writer151
- Medical Writer124
- Technical Writer/translator64
- Legal Technical Writer48
- Patent Engineer42
- Senior Medical Writer36
- Technical Advisor31
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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