DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-3042 Technical Writers

Occupational Description:
Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 1,25090$33.56/hr$0.67/hr$21.50/hr$26.08/hr$32.58/hr$39.49/hr$48.32/hr
U S 50,760863$37.33/hr$0.22/hr$21.53/hr$27.48/hr$35.39/hr$45.46/hr$56.95/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Technical Writers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services460$29.91/hr
Manufacturing400$36.02/hr
Information100$34.69/hr
Financial Activities90$34.07/hr
Education and Health Services90$33.44/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities60$26.98/hr
Leisure and Hospitality40$25.05/hr
Other Regional Data For Technical Writers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 1,250 $32.58/hr 5.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,080 $33.28/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,030 $33.25/hr 5.9%
Central Minnesota 60 $33.70/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 50 $31.89/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 50 $23.85/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 50 $27.76/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 50 $23.69/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 30 $35.99/hr 1.3%
Southwest Balance of State 30 $26.94/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 20 $36.16/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 20 $33.78/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 20 $29.14/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 20 $34.61/hr 0.0%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 20 $26.91/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 20 $34.12/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 10 $31.30/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Editors1,600$26.51/hr-5.0%
Writers and Authors860$30.19/hr2.6%
Tasks for Technical Writers