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
St Cloud MN MSA201$32.50/hr$1.27/hr$26.07/hr$29.60/hr$33.78/hr$37.17/hr$39.19/hr
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  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,080 $33.28/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 50 $23.69/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 50 $31.89/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 30 $26.94/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 20 $29.14/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 20 $36.16/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 20 $33.78/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 20 $34.12/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 20 $26.91/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
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Editors30$22.78/hrN/A
Writers and AuthorsN/A$27.49/hrN/A
Tasks for Technical Writers