Alaska Jobs and Career Information

RELATIVE POPULARITY

Top 100 Jobs Relatively More Common in Alaska Than Elsewhere

Whether you're looking for a career to pursue, or just want to get a feel for occupations in the state, the table below should be helpful. And we haven't seen anything like it from anyone else.

This table tells us which jobs are more common in Alaska, relative to the state population, compared to their popularity in every other US state. A Local Popularity Index of 1.0 matches the average across all US states; higher and lower numbers indicate the job is proportionally more or less popular here.

Rank	Job	Mean Local Salary 2006	Local Jobs 2006	Local Popularity Index
1	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	$57,355	420	45.6
2	Geological and petroleum technicians	$51,190	230	30.5
3	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	$152,540	1,130	29.3
4	Material moving workers	$37,035	910	20.2
5	Commercial pilots	$78,170	250	14.0
6	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	$95,230	380	11.6
7	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	$51,815	1,130	10.1
8	Petroleum engineers	$111,510	150	9.7
9	Counselors	$37,320	180	8.9
10	Fire fighters	$28,920	2,030	8.6
11	Helpers--extraction workers	$47,280	100	8.5
12	Transportation inspectors	$69,080	140	8.0
13	Biological scientists	$65,505	200	7.5
14	Avionics technicians	$53,245	110	7.3
15	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	$41,345	320	5.3
16	Demonstrators and product promoters	$25,740	460	5.3
17	Natural sciences managers	$82,120	240	4.9
18	Biological technicians	$31,640	300	4.3
19	Cargo and freight agents	$35,560	340	4.1
20	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	$56,085	380	4.0
21	Surveyors	$56,135	270	3.9
22	Engineering technicians, except drafters	$50,215	290	3.9
23	Life, physical, and social science technicians	$48,260	240	3.8
24	Protective service workers	$38,165	690	3.8
25	Office and administrative support workers	$30,355	1,380	3.7
26	Engineers	$64,860	630	3.7
27	Personal and home care aides	$26,330	2,370	3.5
28	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	$55,030	510	3.5
29	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	$32,865	590	3.4
30	Radio and television announcers	$34,360	130	3.4
31	Media and communication workers	$38,190	100	3.3
32	Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	$34,415	110	3.3
33	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers	$41,480	170	3.3
34	Court, municipal, and license clerks	$35,970	290	3.2
35	Lodging managers	$40,670	100	3.1
36	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	$54,850	1,410	3.1
37	Social and community service managers	$42,845	460	3.0
38	Tax preparers	$32,000	160	3.0
39	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	$54,720	100	2.9
40	Psychiatric aides	$34,290	140	2.9
41	Administrative services managers	$52,020	970	2.8
42	Managers	$68,135	1,300	2.7
43	Social workers	$41,750	190	2.7
44	Social scientists and related workers	$64,730	100	2.7
45	All other information and record clerks	$42,320	1,080	2.7
46	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers	$46,700	440	2.6
47	Construction managers	$87,160	680	2.5
48	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	$19,585	610	2.4
49	Law clerks	$47,930	120	2.4
50	Travel agents	$26,670	290	2.4
51	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	$44,780	170	2.4
52	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	$18,105	1,590	2.3
53	Civil engineers	$75,365	770	2.3
54	Legal support workers	$52,780	180	2.3
55	Surveying and mapping technicians	$43,650	180	2.3
56	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	$54,330	500	2.2
57	Instructional coordinators	$45,300	310	2.2
58	General and operations managers	$74,735	5,050	2.2
59	Procurement clerks	$39,635	200	2.1
60	Civil engineering technicians	$53,020	250	2.1
61	Baggage porters and bellhops	$19,620	130	2.1
62	Rehabilitation counselors	$32,870	270	2.1
63	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	$74,795	240	2.1
64	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	$51,560	410	2.1
65	Chefs and head cooks	$34,125	320	2.1
66	Motor vehicle operators	$46,000	170	2.1
67	Structural iron and steel workers	$55,750	150	2.1
68	Chief executives	$107,360	910	2.0
69	Medical records and health information technicians	$32,370	430	2.0
70	Property, real estate, and community association managers	(varies)	440	2.0
71	Budget analysts	$59,515	140	2.0
72	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	$32,030	500	1.9
73	Bartenders	$23,925	1,220	1.9
74	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	$61,580	150	1.8
75	Food service managers	$32,470	480	1.8
76	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	$59,455	1,050	1.8
77	Postal service clerks	$48,960	180	1.8
78	Architectural and civil drafters	$45,930	250	1.8
79	Loan interviewers and clerks	$32,965	430	1.7
80	Sales managers	$65,495	800	1.7
81	Architects, except landscape and naval	$74,045	240	1.7
82	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	$48,340	330	1.7
83	Paralegals and legal assistants	$46,880	520	1.7
84	Counter and rental clerks	$22,200	1,010	1.6
85	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	$21,880	180	1.6
86	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	$29,880	240	1.6
87	Human resources managers	$79,730	130	1.6
88	Engineering managers	$103,030	410	1.6
89	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	$40,090	360	1.5
90	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	$76,615	140	1.5
91	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	$30,380	320	1.5
92	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	$22,310	700	1.5
93	Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	$49,410	160	1.5
94	Carpenters	$56,955	1,890	1.5
95	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	$47,385	480	1.5
96	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	$41,910	560	1.4
97	Financial specialists	$52,060	220	1.4
98	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	$58,290	190	1.4
99	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	$51,550	390	1.4
100	Tire repairers and changers	$23,600	150	1.4

ABSOLUTE POPULARITY

The Most Common Jobs in Alaska

Unlike the table above, which shows where jobs in Alaska are unusually common compared to other states, the table below lists jobs which are the most common in raw numbers in the state.

Rank	Job	Local Jobs 2006	Mean Local Salary 2006	Local Popularity Index
1	Retail salespersons	6,810	$27,565	1.1
2	General and operations managers	5,050	$74,735	2.2
3	Office clerks, general	4,720	$30,370	1.1
4	Cashiers	4,510	$21,545	1.0
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,760	$26,505	1.3
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,300	$17,850	1.1
7	Registered nurses	3,030	$63,100	1.0
8	Waiters and waitresses	2,610	$21,085	0.8
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,540	$28,415	0.8
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,430	$30,025	1.1
11	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,380	$35,345	1.2
12	Personal and home care aides	2,370	$26,330	3.5
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,370	$36,710	1.0
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,280	$49,505	1.2
15	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,180	$45,080	1.1
16	Receptionists and information clerks	2,100	$27,620	1.4
17	Fire fighters	2,030	$28,920	8.6
18	Carpenters	1,890	$56,955	1.5
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,860	$39,645	1.1
20	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,850	$34,450	0.8
21	Customer service representatives	1,830	$33,010	0.6
22	Business operations specialists	1,750	$65,710	1.3
23	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,590	$18,105	2.3
24	Construction laborers	1,590	$43,240	1.2
25	Security guards	1,560	$25,615	1.0
26	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,550	$20,105	1.3
27	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,470	$31,620	1.1
28	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,440	$37,140	1.0
29	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,430	$45,365	0.7
30	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,410	$54,850	3.1
31	Office and administrative support workers	1,380	$30,355	3.7
32	Managers	1,300	$68,135	2.7
33	Cooks, restaurant	1,250	$24,380	1.1
34	Bartenders	1,220	$23,925	1.9
35	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,210	$32,125	1.2
36	Electricians	1,160	$59,000	1.4
37	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	1,130	$152,540	29.3
38	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	1,130	$51,815	10.1
39	Food preparation workers	1,120	$22,380	0.9
40	All other information and record clerks	1,080	$42,320	2.7
41	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,050	$59,455	1.8
42	Packers and packagers, hand	1,030	$24,025	0.9
43	Counter and rental clerks	1,010	$22,200	1.6
44	Home health aides	1,010	$25,140	1.2
45	Accountants and auditors	990	$53,295	0.6
46	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	980	$44,250	1.1
47	Administrative services managers	970	$52,020	2.8
48	Dishwashers	920	$18,880	1.4
49	Material moving workers	910	$37,035	20.2
50	Chief executives	910	$107,360	2.0
51	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	900	$73,320	1.2
52	Financial managers	860	$71,725	1.3
53	Child care workers	830	$20,095	1.1
54	Sales managers	800	$65,495	1.7
55	Civil engineers	770	$75,365	2.3
56	Lawyers	770	$93,640	1.0
57	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	720	$26,570	0.6
58	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	700	$22,310	1.5
59	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	700	$32,980	1.0
60	Protective service workers	690	$38,165	3.8
61	Construction managers	680	$87,160	2.5
62	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	680	$63,855	1.1
63	Engineers	630	$64,860	3.7
64	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	630	$29,555	0.6
65	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	610	$19,585	2.4
66	Driver/sales workers	600	$28,340	1.1
67	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	590	$32,865	3.4
68	Computer systems analysts	590	$73,755	0.8
69	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	560	$41,910	1.4
70	Preschool teachers, except special education	550	$23,085	1.2
71	Computer support specialists	550	$46,550	0.8
72	Bus drivers, school	530	(varies)	1.0
73	Paralegals and legal assistants	520	$46,880	1.7
74	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	510	$55,030	3.5
75	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	500	$54,330	2.2
76	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	500	$32,030	1.9
77	Dental assistants	500	$34,930	1.3
78	Tellers	500	$24,405	0.7
79	Food service managers	480	$32,470	1.8
80	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	480	$47,385	1.5
81	Bill and account collectors	480	$34,180	0.8
82	Demonstrators and product promoters	460	$25,740	5.3
83	Social and community service managers	460	$42,845	3.0
84	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	450	$29,445	1.0
85	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers	440	$46,700	2.6
86	Property, real estate, and community association managers	440	(varies)	2.0
87	Insurance sales agents	440	$48,920	1.1
88	Medical records and health information technicians	430	$32,370	2.0
89	Loan interviewers and clerks	430	$32,965	1.7
90	Medical assistants	430	$32,815	0.8
91	Sales representatives, services	430	$41,110	0.7
92	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	420	$57,355	45.6
93	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	410	$51,560	2.1
94	Engineering managers	410	$103,030	1.6
95	Computer and information systems managers	410	$77,110	1.1
96	Medical secretaries	400	$29,545	0.9
97	Postal service mail carriers	400	$47,940	0.9
98	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	400	$20,035	0.9
99	Management analysts	400	$65,155	0.6
100	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	390	$51,550	1.4

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