Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
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Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 222 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.
| Percentile | All U.S. workers (BLS) | H-1B sponsored |
|---|---|---|
| 10th — entry pay | $57,440 | $60,000 |
| 25th | $70,880 | $73,736 |
| Median (50th) | $90,390 | $95,000 |
| 75th | $115,510 | $127,699 |
| 90th — top pay | $145,270 | $164,899 |
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BLS projects employment of technical writers to grow 0.8% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 3,200 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →
Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.
| Wage level | LCAs | Share | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 51 | 23% | $53,500 | $63,000 | $74,380 |
| Level II | 73 | 32.9% | $73,736 | $86,570 | $104,555 |
| Level III | 48 | 21.6% | $93,666 | $107,016 | $130,478 |
| Level IV | 45 | 20.3% | $125,736 | $150,000 | $179,000 |
The 2 most-filed job titles inside SOC 27-3042, from 222 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.
| Job title | LCAs | Share | P25 | Median | P75 | YoY |
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| Technical Writer | 65 | 29.28% | $67,500 | $78,832 | $105,900 | -14.31% |
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Technical Writer · full pay range (65 LCAs)
P10$56,189
P25$67,500
Median$78,832
P75$105,900
P90$131,689
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$60,00022 LCAs Level II$76,04523 LCAs Level III$106,49617 LCAs
Exact titles filed (5+ LCAs)
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| Medical Writer | 13 | 5.86% | $86,570 | $94,382 | $107,994 | -5.62% |
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Medical Writer · full pay range (13 LCAs)
P10$81,000
P25$86,570
Median$94,382
P75$107,994
P90$119,511
Median by H-1B wage level
Level II$100,0005 LCAs
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Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.
How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.
Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
