Anchorage Employment

Employment and Industries in the Anchorage, Alaska Area

The major economic sectors for Anchorage are transportation, the military, oil and gas, local and federal government and convention and tourism. Finance, construction, education and healthcare are also significant factors for the economy. Anchorage is not Alaska's center for oil production, however it's the administrative center for the petroleum industry. The economy is also bolstered by the tourism and conventions industry which usually brings in about 150 million dollars each year.

The Elmendorf Air Force Base, Fort Richardson Army Post and Kulis Air National Guard provide a vast number of jobs in Anchorage. The military and their families also stimulate the economy by patronizing local businesses. Although Juneau is the state capital, Anchorage actually has more state employees. Many of the federal government jobs are related to federal lands management.

Anchorage is the state's major transportation, trade, communications, finance and services center. The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is one of the busiest airports regarding cargo traffic in the world. The direct and indirect employment associated with the airport provides approximately 10% of the jobs in the city. In addition, over 90% of the consumer goods arriving in Alaska come through the Port of Anchorage.

New and existing companies are helped in Anchorage by a variety of incentives including customized job training programs, municipal revenue bonds, low interest loans and property tax abatement. The Alaska Export Assistance Center helps local businesses expand into various foreign markets. In addition, the University of Alaska Anchorage, in association with the Alaska Economic Development Corporation, offers a mentor program that connects students with businesses.

A collection of notable information regarding Anchorage: Anchorage has been named an All-American city several times by the National Civic League. Wages are typically higher in Anchorage than the rest of the nation. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 90.5 and the national average is 100. The growth rate of the economy is typically a little lower than the rest of the nation, however during economic downturns Anchorage's economy is less effected than most of the nation. For residents over the age of 25 approximately 29% have a bachelor's degree or higher.

The largest employers in Anchorage are:

Ted Stevens International Airport
Providence Alaska Medical Center & Hospital System
Fort Richardson US Army Base
Teleco Telephone
University of Alaska at Anchorage
Alyeska Pipeline Service
Alaska Regional Hospital
Sullivan Arena/Government offices
Conoco Philips
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska Regional Hospital
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Emergency Transportation Services
GCI
Northern Air Cargo
Wal-Mart/Sam's Club
Trident Seafoods
Banner Health System
NANA Management Services

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The Anchorage Daily News provides information about the current business activities in the Anchorage area.

Most Popular Jobs in Anchorage, Alaska Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	3,460	73,740	$52,090 - 99,840	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,280	56,160	$29,840 - 90,890	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	1,090	66,190	$35,960 - 100,470	18%	79%
4	Managers, all other	1,010	74,850	$36,080 - 125,210	7%	55%
5	Civil engineers	860	78,090	$53,150 - 105,070	18%	87%
6	Chief executives	850	146,100	$71,080 -	2%	65%
7	Social and human service assistants	820	33,170	$22,320 - 46,660	34%	58%
8	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	680	107,760	$40,940 -	13%	74%
9	Lawyers	680	98,270	$56,960 - 136,720	11%	99%
10	Financial managers	670	86,520	$49,140 - 130,150	13%	60%
11	Petroleum engineers	590	168,080	$85,270 -	5%	80%
12	Sales managers	520	70,510	$34,160 - 125,350	10%	69%
13	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	500	46,020	$22,410 - 78,200	5%	58%
14	Network and computer systems administrators	500	63,880	$42,920 - 88,360	27%	50%
15	Teachers and instructors, all other	470	57,810	$24,440 - 96,690	9%	54%
16	Medical and health services managers	440	93,740	$49,030 - 159,260	16%	57%
17	Computer programmers	410	68,810	$45,860 - 96,650	0%	73%
18	Engineers, all other	400	91,620	$55,510 - 131,520	6%	82%
19	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	370	39,750	$26,880 - 60,040	15%	51%
20	Management analysts	360	68,440	$36,430 - 103,120	22%	78%
21	Surveyors	350	83,060	$45,460 - 128,700	24%	82%
22	Child, family, and school social workers	340	44,610	$24,570 - 62,640	19%	77%
23	Computer specialists, all other	330	76,170	$47,880 - 101,200	15%	68%
24	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	320	54,000	$30,740 - 80,250	13%	73%
25	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	300	65,110	$43,840 - 95,260	25%	93%
26	Computer and information systems managers	280	91,020	$57,400 - 126,580	16%	73%
27	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	280	83,910	$49,010 - 139,360	12%	51%
28	Engineering managers	280	106,500	$73,410 - 154,090	7%	84%
29	Financial specialists, all other	270	56,390	$34,800 - 86,100	12%	50%
30	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	270	50,800	$29,270 - 78,650	9%	95%
31	Instructional coordinators	260	52,550	$18,700 - 89,470	23%	79%
32	Natural sciences managers	260	89,900	$62,300 - 123,400	11%	93%
33	Social workers, all other	260	50,770	$35,340 - 72,520	18%	77%
34	Computer systems analysts	250	70,900	$45,150 - 97,420	29%	68%
35	Social and community service managers	240	62,790	$41,880 - 93,200	25%	72%
36	Pharmacists	240	111,430	$86,320 - 133,460	22%	97%
37	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	230	63,120	$39,770 - 93,230	17%	56%
38	Mental health counselors	230	55,000	$37,140 - 76,340	30%	73%
39	Physical therapists	230	81,850	$57,220 - 138,830	27%	89%
40	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	230	45,990	$28,640 - 66,140	18%	56%
41	Electrical engineers	220	90,230	$59,170 - 124,950	6%	81%
42	Marketing managers	220	82,780	$38,340 - 158,670	14%	69%
43	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	210	96,390	$51,090 - 152,980	22%	93%
44	Network systems and data communications analysts	210	68,960	$43,310 - 97,960	53%	57%
45	Advertising sales agents	200	47,140	$32,010 - 65,710	20%	56%
46	Computer software engineers, applications	190	81,040	$59,290 - 110,450	45%	85%
47	Mechanical engineers	190	84,300	$49,010 - 119,610	4%	78%
48	Occupational health and safety specialists	180	82,290	$45,610 - 124,410	8%	72%
49	Computer software engineers, systems software	180	72,700	$45,710 - 104,490	28%	85%
50	Commercial pilots	180	80,140	$53,560 - 124,520	13%	74%
51	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	180	61,710	$38,030 - 80,690	12%	51%
52	Biological scientists, all other	180	66,150	$43,350 - 92,700	4%	95%
53	Health educators	170	41,380	$28,400 - 61,510	26%	58%
54	Financial analysts	170	63,000	$43,950 - 82,650	34%	87%
55	Environmental engineers	160	75,750	$47,410 - 104,080	25%	86%
56	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	160	72,110	$27,860 - 165,310	25%	67%
57	Community and social service specialists, all other	160	41,860	$31,980 - 58,120	25%	58%
58	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	160	51,340	$33,190 - 81,140	30%	77%
59	Graphic designers	160	41,800	$27,930 - 63,360	10%	55%
60	Speech-language pathologists	160	81,120	$61,470 - 105,880	11%	98%
61	Human resources managers, all other	140	90,620	$56,570 - 129,500	11%	58%
62	Training and development specialists	140	60,270	$39,730 - 92,430	18%	56%
63	Budget analysts	140	70,740	$51,490 - 94,460	7%	78%
64	Public relations specialists	130	63,630	$37,180 - 95,280	18%	81%
65	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	120	57,330	$30,540 - 80,810	15%	72%
66	Physician assistants	120	116,120	$66,570 -	27%	67%
67	Editors	110	58,380	$34,750 - 98,200	2%	81%
68	Dentists, general	110		$ -	9%	100%
69	Sales and related workers, all other	110	40,370	$23,590 - 51,240	14%	62%
70	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	110	33,720	$19,900 - 54,510	11%	55%
71	Occupational therapists	100	69,720	$42,050 - 94,340	23%	90%
72	Life scientists, all other	100	48,220	$36,600 - 63,740	15%	99%
73	Biological technicians	100	33,900	$22,490 - 48,380	16%	60%
74	Database administrators	100	77,610	$52,240 - 111,020	29%	72%
75	Conservation scientists	100	82,310	$61,770 - 107,240	5%	86%
76	Cartographers and photogrammetrists	90	61,320	$43,200 - 87,810	20%	82%
77	Veterinarians	90	88,080	$55,590 - 134,920	35%	100%
78	Electronics engineers, except computer	90	78,590	$68,860 - 95,510	4%	81%
79	Reporters and correspondents	90	35,380	$23,090 - 53,040	1%	85%
80	Social scientists and related workers, all other	90	58,700	$43,630 - 78,060	5%	90%
81	Coaches and scouts	90	37,970	$23,690 - 59,290	15%	60%
82	Urban and regional planners	90	65,740	$45,390 - 89,120	15%	92%
83	Public relations managers	90	75,260	$40,370 - 132,260	17%	75%
84	Rehabilitation counselors	80		$ -	23%	73%
85	Advertising and promotions managers	80	69,200	$42,990 - 105,250	6%	76%
86	Industrial engineers	80	94,610	$60,230 - 126,820	20%	74%
87	Medical and public health social workers	80	53,260	$36,770 - 69,800	24%	77%
88	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	80	57,810	$18,870 - 88,670	16%	99%
89	Physical scientists, all other	70	73,740	$35,750 - 117,570	6%	98%
90	Private detectives and investigators	70	54,260	$42,610 - 67,960	18%	52%
91	Floral designers	70	27,760	$20,310 - 37,160	0%	55%
92	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	70	47,700	$31,340 - 62,290	34%	73%
93	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	70	81,390	$54,620 - 118,430	10%	74%
94	Insurance underwriters	60	60,360	$41,440 - 82,640	6%	53%
95	Chemists	60	69,410	$33,200 - 97,610	9%	93%
96	Clergy	60	41,810	$22,500 - 65,320	19%	75%
97	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	61,290	$41,460 - 80,320	9%	72%
98	Market research analysts	60	58,020	$40,970 - 79,890	20%	82%
99	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60	53,980	$34,590 - 69,760	18%	56%
100	Education administrators, postsecondary	60	88,220	$46,260 - 143,230	14%	78%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	6,390	26,430	$16,720 - 38,290	12%	25%
2	General and operations managers	4,560	82,300	$37,100 - 138,570	2%	48%
3	Office clerks, general	4,350	32,430	$21,960 - 46,120	13%	19%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,120	35,380	$18,690 - 72,230	2%	5%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,050	18,430	$15,870 - 22,660	18%	5%
6	Cashiers	3,010	23,390	$16,840 - 32,350	-2%	10%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,000	29,420	$19,300 - 45,550	15%	4%
8	Waiters and waitresses	2,380	20,210	$15,350 - 25,540	11%	14%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,220	38,960	$26,230 - 53,540	13%	16%
10	Personal and home care aides	2,120	25,020	$17,750 - 31,780	51%	10%
11	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,100	43,040	$29,190 - 62,270	15%	18%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,080	32,220	$20,410 - 49,370	-7%	8%
13	Construction laborers	1,870	51,750	$30,150 - 77,840	11%	5%
14	Customer service representatives	1,850	34,470	$22,200 - 49,100	25%	22%
15	Carpenters	1,810	56,900	$33,030 - 82,570	10%	6%
16	Receptionists and information clerks	1,810	29,310	$20,760 - 39,530	17%	13%
17	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,620	35,030	$22,630 - 48,570	1%	18%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,590	45,170	$23,450 - 70,640	10%	6%
19	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,540	46,130	$33,400 - 63,630	10%	4%
20	Teacher assistants	1,490	33,530	$23,670 - 42,960	10%	18%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,480	47,500	$28,200 - 69,580	6%	29%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,470	40,660	$23,190 - 62,060	4%	25%
23	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,470	22,580	$15,730 - 29,200	13%	5%
24	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,370	19,970	$16,440 - 25,140	10%	8%
25	Security guards	1,360	33,090	$21,010 - 47,120	17%	13%
26	Business operations specialists, all other	1,270	69,220	$41,220 - 103,170	21%	49%
27	Food preparation workers	1,210	27,990	$18,140 - 46,000	15%	7%
28	Electricians	1,140	69,170	$50,620 - 84,560	7%	7%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,110	36,490	$21,290 - 62,260	8%	4%
30	Cooks, restaurant	1,090	25,790	$20,900 - 32,000	12%	5%
31	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,070	31,040	$24,560 - 39,180	18%	7%
32	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	1,030	57,540	$36,490 - 81,160	11%	11%
33	Home health aides	1,030	27,470	$22,020 - 32,300	49%	7%
34	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	1,010	61,960	$44,740 - 80,450	8%	3%
35	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	970	37,020	$24,560 - 51,560	4%	6%
36	Office and administrative support workers, all other	890	42,700	$26,720 - 61,160	-8%	32%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	830	49,830	$27,000 - 72,680	14%	4%
38	Administrative services managers	780	62,710	$34,630 - 91,620	12%	40%
39	All other information and record clerks	760	42,630	$27,960 - 60,700	-12%	21%
40	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	710	67,090	$47,140 - 91,660	11%	4%
41	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	710	36,530	$27,440 - 48,240	4%	15%
42	Tellers	700	27,250	$20,640 - 32,740	14%	16%
43	Dishwashers	690	18,470	$15,170 - 23,620	10%	3%
44	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	670	27,310	$17,590 - 38,950	18%	6%
45	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	630	24,000	$17,220 - 31,800	14%	3%
46	Driver/sales workers	630	28,270	$18,910 - 40,620	-4%	4%
47	Business teachers, postsecondary	620	57,280	$44,780 - 84,210	0%	0%
48	Packers and packagers, hand	600	25,150	$16,080 - 39,030	-11%	3%
49	Counter and rental clerks	600	25,830	$15,770 - 38,560	23%	16%
50	Bus drivers, school	600	31,200	$21,530 - 40,770	9%	4%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	600	36,550	$23,480 - 52,510	11%	14%
52	Medical assistants	590	36,390	$27,650 - 48,170	35%	10%
53	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	580	29,050	$16,640 - 51,500	12%	6%
54	Bartenders	570	24,760	$17,860 - 31,800	11%	17%
55	Child care workers	570	22,300	$15,700 - 31,070	18%	15%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	570	70,360	$41,380 - 98,850	7%	13%
57	Medical secretaries	570	32,250	$24,120 - 41,210	17%	18%
58	Material moving workers, all other	550	37,940	$22,620 - 53,660	1%	6%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	540	89,880	$55,420 - 140,350	9%	10%
60	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	530	21,400	$15,760 - 27,650	17%	14%
61	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	520	64,590	$46,480 - 82,740	11%	33%
62	Computer support specialists	500	46,440	$29,120 - 65,100	13%	43%
63	Dental assistants	480	42,270	$29,190 - 53,150	29%	9%
64	Sales representatives, services, all other	460	52,810	$30,170 - 79,470	28%	48%
65	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	460	33,220	$21,160 - 50,540	1%	29%
66	Construction managers	450	102,840	$57,930 -	16%	29%
67	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	440	49,710	$25,150 - 78,670	3%	13%
68	Air traffic controllers	430	95,670	$39,670 - 130,950	10%	32%
69	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	420	36,310	$22,190 - 53,430	11%	5%
70	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	420	46,980	$30,490 - 64,410	4%	30%
71	Pharmacy technicians	420	36,500	$26,720 - 48,150	32%	16%
72	Cooks, short order	410	23,440	$19,120 - 29,710	5%	5%
73	Bill and account collectors	410	39,400	$27,830 - 52,920	23%	13%
74	Fire fighters	410	48,420	$23,890 - 64,230	12%	18%
75	Industrial truck and tractor operators	410	40,680	$24,390 - 73,560	-1%	2%
76	Protective service workers, all other	400	34,670	$21,840 - 59,430	13%	31%
77	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	400	60,750	$36,040 - 88,160	0%	42%
78	Preschool teachers, except special education	390	25,940	$19,180 - 33,260	26%	43%
79	Paralegals and legal assistants	380	55,360	$37,290 - 76,390	22%	45%
80	Sheet metal workers	360	56,190	$31,390 - 81,510	7%	4%
81	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	360	70,130	$37,010 - 102,800	8%	25%
82	File clerks	360	31,110	$20,820 - 41,890	-40%	20%
83	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	350	62,670	$41,080 - 80,440	12%	3%
84	Postal service mail carriers	350			1%	11%
85	Legal secretaries	340	44,840	$29,590 - 61,470	12%	18%
86	Loan officers	330	81,200	$35,780 - 138,260	12%	49%
87	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	330	19,440	$16,020 - 24,360	10%	17%
88	Family and general practitioners	330	128,380	$45,920 -	0%	0%
89	Chefs and head cooks	320			8%	14%
90	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	310	39,040	$17,970 - 55,380	27%	47%
91	Radiologic technologists and technicians	300	61,720	$46,560 - 80,850	15%	25%
92	Cargo and freight agents	290	42,490	$29,350 - 59,960	17%	16%
93	Food service managers	290	49,210	$23,930 - 84,130	5%	24%
94	Painters, construction and maintenance	280	39,270	$26,250 - 58,700	12%	6%
95	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	280	18,670	$15,770 - 23,450	12%	6%
96	Dental hygienists	280	93,810	$71,670 - 123,760	30%	33%
97	Hazardous materials removal workers	280	58,510	$44,990 - 76,860	11%	9%
98	Healthcare support workers, all other	270	38,610	$28,080 - 50,780	16%	10%
99	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	270	63,450	$44,720 - 82,650	8%	9%
100	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	270			-7%	12%

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Jobs More Common Near Anchorage Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors	40,600	130	36.1
Air traffic controllers	95,670	430	30.5
Petroleum engineers	168,080	590	29.4
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	50,800	270	26.5
Helpers--extraction workers		110	21.5
Material moving workers, all other	37,940	550	15.6
Gaming and sports book writers and runners	22,060	130	15.3
Conservation scientists	82,310	100	14.2
Life scientists, all other	48,220	100	11.3
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	107,760	680	10.1
Business teachers, postsecondary	57,280	620	9.5
Conveyor operators and tenders	32,160	230	9.3
Commercial pilots	80,140	180	8.7
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	57,540	1,030	8.7
Transportation workers, all other	42,910	230	7.5
Biological scientists, all other	66,150	180	7.3
Hazardous materials removal workers	58,510	280	6.9
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	96,390	210	6.3
Surveyors	83,060	350	5.8
Natural sciences managers	89,900	260	5.4
Baggage porters and bellhops	23,030	230	4.8
Protective service workers, all other	34,670	400	4.7
Construction and related workers, all other	57,450	180	4.1
Personal and home care aides	25,020	2,120	4.1
Audio and video equipment technicians	46,360	160	3.7
Social workers, all other	50,770	260	3.7
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	61,170	260	3.6
Massage therapists	85,070	190	3.5
Service station attendants	24,140	260	3.5
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70,130	360	3.3
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	65,110	300	3.3
Occupational health and safety specialists	82,290	180	3.3
Office and administrative support workers, all other	42,700	890	3.1
Family and general practitioners	128,380	330	3.1
Cargo and freight agents	42,490	290	3
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other		170	3
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	28,120	140	3
All other information and record clerks	42,630	760	3
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	33,220	460	2.9
Chefs and head cooks		320	2.9
Education teachers, postsecondary	67,260	130	2.8
Environmental engineers	75,750	160	2.7
Psychiatric aides	36,750	110	2.7
Civil engineers	78,090	860	2.7
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	62,670	350	2.6
Administrative services managers	62,710	780	2.6
Civil engineering technicians	62,020	250	2.6
Chief executives	146,100	850	2.5
Health educators	41,380	170	2.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	61,960	1,010	2.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Anchorage, Alaska Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Massage therapists	85,070	2.18	190
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	63,450	1.76	270
Cement masons and concrete finishers	61,720	1.67	150
Construction laborers	51,750	1.66	1,870
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	40,390	1.63	210
Construction and related workers, all other	57,450	1.57	180
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	89,880	1.55	540
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	36,310	1.54	420
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	53,930	1.53	270
Construction and building inspectors	74,700	1.52	120
Teachers and instructors, all other	57,810	1.52	470
Hazardous materials removal workers	58,510	1.52	280
Surveyors	83,060	1.52	350
Teacher assistants	33,530	1.51	1,490
Petroleum engineers	168,080	1.5	590
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	77,260	1.48	220
Dental hygienists	93,810	1.48	280
Electricians	69,170	1.48	1,140
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	35,380	1.47	3,120
Automotive body and related repairers	57,490	1.46	180
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	62,670	1.46	350
Food preparation workers	27,990	1.46	1,210
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	67,090	1.46	710
Carpenters	56,900	1.45	1,810
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	61,960	1.45	1,010
Data entry keyers	37,160	1.43	190
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	60,060	1.42	140
Physician assistants	116,120	1.42	120
Stock clerks and order fillers	32,220	1.41	2,080
Office and administrative support workers, all other	42,700	1.38	890
Bakers	33,070	1.38	180
Civil engineering technicians	62,020	1.37	250
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	49,830	1.37	830
Loan officers	81,200	1.37	330
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	66,730	1.37	110
Industrial truck and tractor operators	40,680	1.35	410
Library assistants, clerical	32,420	1.35	110
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	26,840	1.35	160
Mental health counselors	55,000	1.35	230
Couriers and messengers	32,590	1.35	150
Sheet metal workers	56,190	1.35	360
Psychiatric aides	36,750	1.34	110
Occupational health and safety specialists	82,290	1.34	180
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	64,590	1.33	520
Recreation workers	32,090	1.33	230
Healthcare support workers, all other	38,610	1.32	270
File clerks	31,110	1.32	360
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	96,390	1.32	210
Maintenance and repair workers, general	45,170	1.32	1,590
Security guards	33,090	1.31	1,360

Highest Paying Jobs in Anchorage, Alaska Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	202,290	30
Physicians and surgeons, all other	174,680	220
Petroleum engineers	168,080	590
Chief executives	146,100	850
Family and general practitioners	128,380	330
Physician assistants	116,120	120
Pharmacists	111,430	240
Optometrists	110,380	40
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	107,760	680
Engineering managers	106,500	280
Construction managers	102,840	450
Lawyers	98,270	680
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	96,390	210
Air traffic controllers	95,670	430
Industrial engineers	94,610	80
Dental hygienists	93,810	280
Medical and health services managers	93,740	440
Operations research analysts	92,310	40
Engineers, all other	91,620	400
Computer and information systems managers	91,020	280
Human resources managers, all other	90,620	140
Electrical engineers	90,230	220
Natural sciences managers	89,900	260
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	89,880	540
Education administrators, postsecondary	88,220	60
Veterinarians	88,080	90
Commercial divers	88,040
Financial managers	86,520	670
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians	86,210
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	85,360	30
Massage therapists	85,070	190
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	84,530	120
Mechanical engineers	84,300	190
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	84,040	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	83,910	280
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	83,550	40
Compensation and benefits managers	83,330	40
Surveyors	83,060	350
Hydrologists	82,810	40
Marketing managers	82,780	220
Conservation scientists	82,310	100
General and operations managers	82,300	4,560
Occupational health and safety specialists	82,290	180
Physical therapists	81,850	230
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	81,390	70
Loan officers	81,200	330
Speech-language pathologists	81,120	160
Computer software engineers, applications	81,040	190
Training and development managers	80,900	40
Commercial pilots	80,140	180

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