Technical Writers: Jobs, Careers, and Schools

Metro Area Employment Data for Technical Writing

Employment info for Technical Writing, by major US metro area. The Popularity Index shows how common jobs for Technical Writing are in the area. An Index of 1.0 means the area has an average number of people in the job compared to its population. A higher index indicates proportionally more jobs.

StateMetro AreaJobsMean SalaryPopularity Index
AlabamaAnniston30$52,2401.95
AlabamaBirmingham60$44,2500.32
AlabamaHuntsville260$53,3003.78
AlabamaMontgomery40$53,6700.69
AlaskaAnchorage40$58,4800.74
ArizonaPhoenix720$61,0701.04
ArizonaTucson120$63,5300.9
ArkansasFayetteville130$36,9301.9
ArkansasLittle Rock80$50,4000.68
CaliforniaBakersfield60$58,8700.66
CaliforniaFresno80$65,3700.69
CaliforniaLos Angeles1,650$74,6201.09
CaliforniaOakland460$75,2801.24
CaliforniaOxnard240$75,3802.22
CaliforniaRiverside150$65,1700.32
CaliforniaSacramento210$61,7600.64
CaliforniaSalinas30$48,8800.58
CaliforniaSan Diego710$70,4801.47
CaliforniaSan Francisco710$79,9502.01
CaliforniaSan Jose1,350$90,6604.11
CaliforniaSanta Ana770$62,9701.37
CaliforniaSanta Barbara60$73,9401.04
CaliforniaSanta Cruz30$57,1701.05
CaliforniaSanta Rosa40$79,7200.6
ColoradoBoulder150$75,2702.77
ColoradoColorado Springs370$55,0604.13
ColoradoDenver700$64,8401.56
ColoradoFort Collins60$62,2401.44
ConnecticutBridgeport200$62,6001.28
ConnecticutHartford230$56,1701.12
ConnecticutNew Haven60$65,0000.61
ConnecticutNorwich150$60,6003.63
DelawareWilmington110$57,6000.94
District of ColumbiaWashington2,480$66,5902.94
FloridaFort Lauderdale120$61,6100.44
FloridaFort Walton Beach40$53,6501.52
FloridaJacksonville80$52,9500.36
FloridaMiami90$53,8100.25
FloridaOrlando360$55,5300.93
FloridaPalm Bay130$58,1401.88
FloridaSarasota40$56,0100.4
FloridaTampa400$69,5800.88
FloridaWest Palm Beach70$59,8100.35
GeorgiaAtlanta930$61,8201.06
GeorgiaAugusta90$63,4701.27
GeorgiaColumbus70$47,1601.88
GeorgiaWarner Robins60$47,8403.88
IdahoBoise210$55,1402.23
IllinoisChicago940$69,8800.67
IllinoisRockford40$55,3600.78
IndianaFort Wayne50$57,7400.67
IndianaIndianapolis410$65,6601.28
IowaCedar Rapids90$54,8401.97
IowaDavenport100$53,9401.61
IowaDes Moines110$45,5300.97
IowaDubuque40$44,7202.38
KansasWichita320$51,8503.01
KentuckyLexington90$49,2801.05
LouisianaNew Orleans40$52,3100.22
MarylandBaltimore720$63,3901.54
MarylandBethesda820$69,1004.06
MassachusettsBoston1,460$71,9802.36
MassachusettsFramingham440$83,6708.09
MassachusettsLowell160$75,1004.02
MassachusettsWorcester160$67,8601.81
MichiganAnn Arbor70$57,9201.19
MichiganDetroit450$64,6701.68
MichiganGrand Rapids90$60,6900.66
MichiganKalamazoo80$66,3501.66
MichiganNiles60$59,9003.09
MichiganWarren660$64,0101.56
MinnesotaDuluth40$61,9800.93
MinnesotaMinneapolis890$61,7501.36
MississippiGulfport60$50,6101.72
MissouriKansas City610$57,1901.66
MissouriSt Louis390$60,1500.8
NebraskaLincoln90$43,0901.66
NebraskaOmaha130$50,8800.8
NevadaLas Vegas140$68,5600.41
New HampshireNashua80$81,6901.71
New JerseyCamden130$56,2600.68
New JerseyEdison640$60,1901.74
New JerseyNewark300$66,7300.82
New JerseyTrenton140$68,3501.84
New MexicoAlbuquerque280$64,3102.04
New YorkAlbany130$62,1900.84
New YorkBinghamton90$42,1202.46
New YorkBuffalo100$60,4700.52
New YorkNassau210$61,5000.47
New YorkNew York1,160$68,0000.63
New YorkRochester220$46,5801.23
New YorkSyracuse110$53,6501.03
North CarolinaAsheville40$44,8600.65
North CarolinaCharlotte150$62,4800.48
North CarolinaDurham240$61,0902.59
North CarolinaGreensboro60$58,9500.45
North CarolinaRaleigh360$64,0302
North CarolinaWilmington40$50,5000.82
OhioAkron100$55,7300.84
OhioCincinnati310$54,5800.83
OhioCleveland250$51,1500.65
OhioColumbus240$67,2000.72
OhioDayton260$49,5201.85
OhioToledo30$53,0600.26
OklahomaOklahoma City140$48,7400.69
OklahomaTulsa120$50,6100.79
OregonPortland490$65,4101.31
PennsylvaniaAllentown50$74,2200.42
PennsylvaniaErie40$46,9200.91
PennsylvaniaHarrisburg80$54,3100.76
PennsylvaniaLancaster70$39,2200.86
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia880$61,9701.31
PennsylvaniaPittsburgh300$53,4300.73
PennsylvaniaReading40$44,1000.71
Rhode IslandProvidence240$48,1301.15
South CarolinaCharleston70$53,5600.69
South CarolinaColumbia40$50,5100.33
South CarolinaGreenville60$51,4700.56
South DakotaSioux Falls40$42,5500.87
TennesseeChattanooga30$51,8800.39
TennesseeKnoxville120$58,4901.02
TennesseeMemphis100$55,5100.44
TennesseeNashville60$45,1700.22
TexasAustin450$55,3401.68
TexasCollege Station30$50,1301.17
TexasDallas1,070$59,4001.43
TexasEl Paso70$49,2600.78
TexasFort Worth340$58,0001.14
TexasHouston830$54,6000.91
TexasSan Antonio440$48,0501.5
UtahOgden110$49,1801.66
UtahProvo150$48,7002.59
UtahSalt Lake City470$57,1602.15
VermontBurlington90$50,6202.45
VirginiaRichmond210$62,8100.96
VirginiaVirginia Beach410$61,8901.51
WashingtonBremerton30$61,7601.16
WashingtonKennewick80$66,1102.81
WashingtonSeattle1,410$75,2202.73
WashingtonSpokane40$56,4300.55
WashingtonTacoma30$47,8800.32
WisconsinAppleton30$56,4600.78
WisconsinGreen Bay30$46,0400.53
WisconsinMadison130$53,9601.12
WisconsinMilwaukee390$53,5701.26