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Technical Writers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 27-3042 · CBSA 35620

Occupation
Technical Writers (SOC 27-3042)
Metropolitan area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Applications FY2020–FY2026
266
Median offered wage
$99,698
Certified (last three years)
99.4%
Median wage$99,698certified LCAs FY2023–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

LCA and PERM applications for Technical Writers with a worksite in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Technical Writers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: applications by fiscal year

2346FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2346FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202029
FY202130
FY202243
FY202340
FY202440
FY202546
FY2026*38
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*371
FY2025406
FY2024355
FY2023337
FY2022421
FY2021246
FY2020227

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Qtech Solutions Inc29
  2. Commvault Americas, Inc.17
  3. Google LLC17
  4. Nachman & Associates, P.C.12
  5. International Underwriting Agency Inc.11
  6. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation10
  7. Mobility Special Home Care Services LLC10
  8. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp10
  9. Msa Partners, LLC9
  10. BGB Communications, LLC8
  11. E Benefit Solution, Inc8
  12. Thorlabs, Inc.7

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2023–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $99,698; middle half $75,941 to $134,000 · median prevailing wage $83,533 (marker) · 143 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I28
  2. Level II50
  3. Level III38
  4. Level IV29
Job titles
  1. Technical Writer35
  2. Medical Writer9
  3. Legal Writer7
  4. Legal Technical Writer7
  5. Technical Writer-technical II6
  6. Product Manager5
  7. Senior Technical Writer5
  8. Senior Associate JC60 - Technical Writers5

Across the United States

Nationwide, Technical Writers appears on 1,774 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 699 employers in 112 metropolitan areas; New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ accounts for 14.99% of them, and its median offered wage is 4.1% above the national median of $95,784.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
1,774
Metropolitan areas with filings
112
Employers nationwide
699
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$95,784
Share in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
14.99%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Technical Writers
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ266
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA197
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH179
  4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA161
  5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA103
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV85
  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA81
  8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX47
  9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN40
  10. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD36