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Technical Writers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 2,500 h
National median pay
$90,390
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
45,500
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Technical Content Professional (hybrid)
- State medians
- $122,320 in New Jersey to $46,950 in Puerto Rico (46 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Content Professional | 3037 | Competency-Based: 2,500 hours Competency-Based: 2,500 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Hybrid: 2,500 to 3,000 hours Time-Based: 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,500 hours |
What technical writers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $122,320 | $58.81 | 1,550 |
| District of Columbia | $117,810 | $56.64 | 440 |
| Massachusetts | $109,200 | $52.50 | 1,850 |
| Washington | $104,070 | $50.03 | 1,620 |
| California | $104,000 | $50.00 | 5,280 |
| Rhode Island | $102,360 | $49.21 | 150 |
| Connecticut | $101,870 | $48.98 | 770 |
| Maryland | $100,990 | $48.55 | 1,780 |
| Colorado | $100,610 | $48.37 | 1,320 |
| New York | $98,310 | $47.26 | 1,610 |
| New Hampshire | $96,300 | $46.30 | 230 |
| New Mexico | $94,970 | $45.66 | 420 |
| Virginia | $93,600 | $45.00 | 2,280 |
| Delaware | $90,370 | $43.45 | 80 |
| Nevada | $88,750 | $42.67 | 230 |
| Illinois | $88,700 | $42.65 | 1,040 |
| Vermont | $87,860 | $42.24 | 60 |
| Pennsylvania | $87,620 | $42.12 | 1,330 |
| North Carolina | $86,320 | $41.50 | 2,860 |
| Florida | $86,240 | $41.46 | 2,550 |
| Alabama | $85,840 | $41.27 | 630 |
| Michigan | $85,270 | $40.99 | 970 |
| Oregon | $84,000 | $40.38 | 590 |
| Minnesota | $83,270 | $40.03 | 910 |
| Alaska | $83,200 | $40.00 | 130 |
| Texas | $82,750 | $39.78 | 3,340 |
| South Carolina | $82,540 | $39.68 | 700 |
| Kentucky | $81,070 | $38.97 | 340 |
| Missouri | $80,840 | $38.86 | 500 |
| Utah | $80,270 | $38.59 | 570 |
| Wisconsin | $80,030 | $38.48 | 910 |
| Arizona | $79,780 | $38.36 | 730 |
| Tennessee | $79,550 | $38.24 | 480 |
| Ohio | $76,480 | $36.77 | 1,350 |
| Indiana | $75,510 | $36.30 | 540 |
| Montana | $75,070 | $36.09 | 160 |
| Kansas | $73,550 | $35.36 | 480 |
| Georgia | $73,070 | $35.13 | 1,680 |
| North Dakota | $72,990 | $35.09 | 70 |
| Oklahoma | $69,760 | $33.54 | 600 |
| Iowa | $66,520 | $31.98 | 640 |
| Mississippi | $65,220 | $31.36 | 70 |
| Louisiana | $63,790 | $30.67 | 320 |
| South Dakota | $63,350 | $30.46 | 70 |
| Arkansas | $61,180 | $29.41 | 150 |
| Puerto Rico | $46,950 | $22.57 | 60 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.