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Technical Writer is a Offices of Lawyers job with over 2,921 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Technical Writers are hired by companies in the Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) industry. The average H1B Technical Writers job lasts 1,054 days.


Jobs Hired
2,921
Hiring Companies
1,446
Hiring Industries
333
Average Salary
$66,469
Approved
87%


What do Technical Writers do?

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

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Technical Writers Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Fenwick & West Llp 12 Offices of Lawyers $92,191
Envision Pharma, Inc. 11 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $81,995
Collective Health Administrators, Llc 11 Other Insurance Related Activities $69,690
Cardinal Intellectual Property, Inc. 11 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $52,530
Ansr Source Content Us, Llc 11 Educational Support Services $52,325
Workday, Inc. 10 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $89,418
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 10 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $89,839
Larsen & Toubro Technology Services Ltd 10 Engineering Services $44,633
Intel Corporation 10 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $84,408
Hcl America, Inc. 10 Custom Computer Programming Services $76,557

Top Technical Writers Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 2 $38,459
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 2 $55,203
Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers 2 $68,942
Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing 2 $46,571
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing 2 $42,515
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $49,046
Motion Picture and Video Industries 2 $81,786
Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers 2 $48,610
Media Representatives 2 $47,299
Media Buying Agencies 2 $50,825

Technical Writers Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Technical Writers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 208 employees. This job peaked in 2017 with 274 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 34 in 2025.
Technical Writers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $52,456. This job peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $101,460, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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