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
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A6N/A$1.05/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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.


Other Regional Data For Technical Writers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,030 $33.25/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 40 $34.38/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 30 $35.99/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 30 $28.88/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 20 $34.61/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 20 $28.05/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 20 $28.50/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 10 $23.34/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 10 $31.52/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 10 $25.13/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Editors10$27.11/hrN/A
Writers and AuthorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Technical Writers