# Technical Writers

SOC 27-3042. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/technical-writers

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

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $90,390 (middle half $70,880–$115,510; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $71,594; 83% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 0.8%; ~3.2k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- English Language And Literature: 22% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/english)
- Biology: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Composition And Rhetoric: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/writing)
- Psychology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Communications: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- History: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/history)
- Journalism: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/journalism)
- Mass Media: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/broadcasting-digital-media)
- Political Science And Government: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Neuroscience: 2%

## Median wage by state
- AK: $83,200
- AL: $85,840
- AR: $61,180
- AZ: $79,780
- CA: $104,000
- CO: $100,610
- CT: $101,870
- DC: $117,810
- DE: $90,370
- FL: $86,240
- GA: $73,070
- IA: $66,520
- IL: $88,700
- IN: $75,510
- KS: $73,550
- KY: $81,070
- LA: $63,790
- MA: $109,200
- MD: $100,990
- MI: $85,270
- MN: $83,270
- MO: $80,840
- MS: $65,220
- MT: $75,070
- NC: $86,320
- ND: $72,990
- NH: $96,300
- NJ: $122,320
- NM: $94,970
- NV: $88,750
- NY: $98,310
- OH: $76,480
- OK: $69,760
- OR: $84,000
- PA: $87,620
- PR: $46,950
- RI: $102,360
- SC: $82,540
- SD: $63,350
- TN: $79,550
- TX: $82,750
- UT: $80,270
- VA: $93,600
- VT: $87,860
- WA: $104,070
- WI: $80,030

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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