Writers and Authors
Occupation · SOC 2018 27-3043 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 27-3043
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.02%
- Applications on record
- 2,583
- FY2025
- 90
- Median offered wage
- $90,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 98.2%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Writers and Authors (SOC 27-3043). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Writers and Authors
Data table
| FY2008 | 18 |
| FY2009 | 61 |
| FY2010 | 201 |
| FY2011 | 187 |
| FY2012 | 188 |
| FY2013 | 171 |
| FY2014 | 189 |
| FY2015 | 234 |
| FY2016 | 227 |
| FY2017 | 138 |
| FY2018 | 183 |
| FY2019 | 152 |
| FY2020 | 122 |
| FY2021 | 111 |
| FY2022 | 108 |
| FY2023 | 75 |
| FY2024 | 74 |
| FY2025 | 90 |
| FY2026* | 54 |
| Fiscal year | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 43 | 11 |
| FY2025 | 82 | 8 |
| FY2024 | 68 | 6 |
| FY2023 | 66 | 9 |
| FY2022 | 102 | 6 |
| FY2021 | 103 | 8 |
| FY2020 | 115 | 7 |
| FY2019 | 141 | 11 |
| FY2018 | 165 | 18 |
| FY2017 | 129 | 9 |
| FY2016 | 202 | 25 |
| FY2015 | 221 | 13 |
| FY2014 | 180 | 9 |
| FY2013 | 168 | 3 |
| FY2012 | 183 | 5 |
| FY2011 | 167 | 20 |
| FY2010 | 186 | 15 |
| FY2009 | 53 | 8 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 18 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Facebook, Inc.84
- R/ga Media Group Inc.30
- Anomaly Partners LLC30
- Droga5, LLC27
- Crispin Porter & Bogusky, LLC26
- Leo Burnett Company, Inc.26
- Wieden+kennedy, Inc.22
- Bbdo USA LLC21
- Goodby, Silverstein and Partners, Inc.20
- Bartle Bogle Hegarty LLC19
- Apple Inc.18
- Conill Advertising, Inc.17
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Writers and Authors: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 975 |
| CA | 727 |
| FL | 176 |
| IL | 143 |
| TX | 95 |
| NJ | 63 |
| MA | 60 |
| OR | 33 |
| CO | 31 |
| HI | 28 |
| PA | 26 |
| VA | 24 |
| MD | 23 |
| WA | 22 |
| DC | 21 |
| GA | 17 |
| OH | 16 |
| NC | 16 |
| UT | 13 |
| MI | 12 |
| NV | 10 |
| CT | 8 |
| GU | 6 |
| MO | 6 |
| TN | 5 |
| AL | 4 |
| MN | 3 |
| ID | 2 |
| MS | 2 |
| ME | 2 |
| NE | 2 |
| DE | 2 |
| MT | 2 |
| OK | 1 |
| IN | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| SD | 1 |
| AZ | 1 |
| WV | 1 |
| IA | 1 |
| NM | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,023
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA429
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA214
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL145
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN142
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH59
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV50
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX46
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA45
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA32
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $90,000; middle half $62,400 to $138,318 · median prevailing wage $79,394 (marker) · 184 applications.
- Level I59
- Level II48
- Level III40
- Level IV43
- Copywriter437
- Copy Writer233
- Senior Copywriter202
- Writer177
- Content Strategist41
- Content Writer36
- Junior Copywriter34
- Communication Specialist32
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
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