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Technical Writers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 27-3042 · CBSA 47900

Occupation
Technical Writers (SOC 27-3042)
Metropolitan area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Applications FY2020–FY2026
85
Median offered wage
$85,093
Certified (last three years)
97.8%
Median wage$85,093certified 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Technical Writers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: applications by fiscal year

1020FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1020FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202011
FY202114
FY202215
FY20239
FY202412
FY202520
FY2026*4
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*31
FY2025182
FY2024120
FY202390
FY2022105
FY2021104
FY202092
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Anova Law Group, PLLC19
  2. The United States Pharmacopeial Convention15
  3. Landon Ip, Inc.10
  4. Cooley LLP10
  5. American Institutes for Research9
  6. Maier & Maier, PLLC8
  7. Microstrategy Incorporated7
  8. Datawiz Corporation7
  9. Revereit LLC6
  10. Ip&t Group, LLP6
  11. I Federal Solutions Inc5
  12. American Association for the Advancement of Scienc5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

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

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

Median $85,093; middle half $71,011 to $100,000 · median prevailing wage $80,413 (marker) · 41 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I15
  2. Level II14
  3. Level III9
  4. Level IV3
Job titles
  1. Technical Writer16
  2. Foreign Legal Consultant4
  3. Scientific Communications Editor4
  4. Technical Specialist3
  5. Technical Writer I3
  6. Technical Publications Writer2
  7. Technical Advisor2
  8. IT Technical Writer2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Technical Writers appears on 1,774 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 699 employers in 112 metropolitan areas; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV accounts for 4.79% of them, and its median offered wage is 11.2% below 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.79%
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
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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