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Anchorage, AK

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Anchorage, Alaska, area is ordered by average earnings. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by mean annual earnings

Anchorage, Alaska

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$182,160Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$170,370Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$168,170Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 140
$162,140Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$153,830Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$144,820 50
$152,540Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,040
$140,850Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$135,880 50
$117,870Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$112,910 760
$111,510Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$106,550 150
$107,110Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$105,810 380
$103,050Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$84,300 70
$98,210Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$84,980 670
$95,320Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$97,100 80
$95,230Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$86,430 380
$94,590Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$99,360 210
$94,410Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$81,990 100
$92,720Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$95,900 60
$89,470Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$89,950 170
$88,180Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$86,000 340
$87,650Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$94,000n.a.
$86,910Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$88,680 150
$85,090Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$75,350 330
$81,760First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$82,420 110
$81,590Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$79,650 40
$81,100Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$82,950 40
$79,730Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$78,480 610
$79,730Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,710 130
$79,020Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,190 290
$78,560Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$75,950 730
$78,260Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$57,610 190
$78,170Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$78,260 250
$77,520Economists
(area) (ind)
$72,150n.a.
$76,700Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,350 200
$76,670Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$76,400 40
$76,540Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,470n.a.
$76,060Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,650 1,090
$75,810Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$53,580n.a.
$75,500Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$77,170 90
$75,450Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$77,850 110
$75,370Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$76,700 200
$74,940Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,440 150
$74,890Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,920 710
$74,840Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$63,410 260
$74,290Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,810 12,880
$73,420Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$75,100 520
$73,340General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$62,930 4,130
$73,130Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$74,490 120
$72,960First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$66,840 320
$72,720Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$74,760 40
$72,630Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$74,090 30
$72,590Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,190 30
$71,820First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$69,370 700
$71,720Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$68,870 290
$71,020Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$68,930 60
$71,000Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$72,120 200
$70,690Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,770 360
$70,010Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$67,080 90
$69,730Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,560 50
$69,560Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$49,240 30
$69,540Chemists
(area) (ind)
$69,630 30
$69,120Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,910 1,700
$69,080Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$73,760 140
$68,680Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$70,940 80
$68,590Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,410 150
$68,400Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$58,790 80
$68,140Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$95,960n.a.
$68,110Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$60,400 720
$68,010Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$66,250 4,360
$67,970Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,940 290
$67,950Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$68,260 250
$67,790Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,790 7,690
$67,500Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$68,460 60
$66,760Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$67,360 40
$66,230Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$65,930 110
$66,060Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$63,570 120
$66,060Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$63,900 60
$65,450Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,700 1,460
$65,370Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$62,810 220
$64,860Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,860 630
$64,810Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$63,430 80
$64,730Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,290 100
$64,370Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,860 30
$63,830First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$63,760 510
$63,300Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$65,050 40
$63,100Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$63,440 3,030
$62,830Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$59,230 220
$62,670Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,460 60
$62,210Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$59,370 270
$61,920Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$63,820n.a.
$61,880Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$61,820 80
$61,870Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$61,870 370
$61,590Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$56,510 70
$61,580Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$64,930 150
$61,390Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,080 2,590
$61,270Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,950 260
$61,260First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$56,210 150
$61,230Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$56,690 90
$61,100Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$52,820 250
$60,430Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,620 2,820
$60,360Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$59,050 40
$60,310Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,110 120
$60,250Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,660 5,880
$60,240Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,870 120
$60,040Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$61,110 200
$59,620Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$56,140 50
$59,510Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,520 110
$59,160Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$59,670 80
$59,000Electricians
(area) (ind)
$55,610 1,160
$58,920Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$62,380 120
$58,910Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$57,710 120
$58,540Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$57,920 240
$58,290Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$51,510 190
$57,530Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$55,380 260
$57,470Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$57,260 340
$57,420Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$57,630 60
$57,410Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$59,090 100
$57,360Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$59,100 60
$56,700Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$52,910 890
$56,430Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$59,550 70
$56,200First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$53,440 180
$56,130Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,730 140
$56,080Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,980 120
$55,840Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$46,750 40
$55,820Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,420 370
$55,750Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$57,350 150
$55,680Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,040 190
$55,670Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$56,080 970
$55,670Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$55,550 40
$55,540Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$52,280 330
$55,380Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$57,360 90
$55,330Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$54,920 30
$55,060Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$54,380 30
$54,780Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$52,000 820
$54,380Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$52,610 70
$54,310Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,800 920
$54,210Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$53,160 850
$54,100Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$53,450 110
$53,740Editors
(area) (ind)
$56,600n.a.
$53,700Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,660 30
$53,420Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,300 130
$53,380Librarians
(area) (ind)
$55,210 200
$53,210Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$53,580 210
$53,140Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,190 130
$53,030Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$52,340 40
$53,020Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,460 250
$52,830Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,940 9,200
$52,790Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,970n.a.
$52,780Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,580 180
$52,740Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$53,070 60
$52,720Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$54,620 1,460
$52,460Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$47,980 460
$52,130Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$53,690n.a.
$52,060Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,040 220
$51,740Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$45,330 30
$51,560Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$54,250 410
$51,550Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,260 250
$51,320Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$59,060 40
$51,270Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$56,330n.a.
$51,230Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$51,170 30
$51,190Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,890 230
$50,990Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,570 370
$50,720Machinists
(area) (ind)
$53,390 100
$50,680Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$51,670 130
$50,640Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$49,180 240
$50,570Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,130 60
$50,520Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,730 30
$49,480Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$51,620 50
$49,410Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,270 160
$48,920Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$39,930 440
$48,710Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,370 100
$48,670Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,450 60
$48,450Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,300 180
$48,340Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,190 330
$48,310Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,600 140
$47,930Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$42,910 120
$47,730Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,970 30
$47,700Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$49,440n.a.
$47,590Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$50,620n.a.
$47,480Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,680 7,620
$47,420Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$44,870 40
$47,410Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,980 310
$47,390Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,120 40
$47,340First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$43,660 1,920
$47,280Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$49,850 100
$47,130Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$49,050 110
$47,060Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,900 1,330
$46,910Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,760 350
$46,700Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,610 440
$46,550Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,400 550
$46,520Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,930 100
$46,290Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$45,100n.a.
$46,140Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,240 370
$46,040Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$47,240 460
$46,000Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,350 100
$45,990Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,260 12,790
$45,950Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,470 300
$45,940Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$43,070 280
$45,930Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,950 250
$45,870Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,010 50
$45,800Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,360 200
$45,490Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,630 160
$45,300Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$42,640 310
$44,780Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,000 170
$44,510Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$41,030 50
$44,500Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$44,350 760
$44,470Roofers
(area) (ind)
$42,490 210
$44,040Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,370n.a.
$43,920Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$42,140 100
$43,790Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,660 30
$43,730Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,830 60
$43,710All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,000 161,060
$43,670Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,260 490
$43,540Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$44,610 1,210
$43,300Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$44,860 100
$43,230Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,300 150
$43,180All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,560 910
$43,140Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,370 300
$43,100First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$41,930 190
$43,080Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$43,820 290
$43,070Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$46,070 30
$43,070Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,430 30
$42,880Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$42,890 1,710
$42,450Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$42,380 60
$42,080Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$39,530 30
$42,070Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$41,100 180
$41,960Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$36,150 80
$41,900Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$41,570n.a.
$41,750Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,610 190
$41,630Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$41,450 310
$41,590Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,580 120
$41,480Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,230 170
$41,330Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,660 140
$41,330Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,110 1,680
$41,130Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,750 320
$41,110Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,100 320
$41,030First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$39,920 160
$40,670Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$40,190 100
$40,590Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$37,910 270
$40,570Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$40,290n.a.
$40,500Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$41,140 60
$40,450Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,990 590
$40,420Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,880 60
$40,320Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$41,120 100
$40,320Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,780 110
$40,270Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$40,120 250
$40,190Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$38,420 390
$40,160Health educators
(area) (ind)
$35,990 80
$39,950Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$31,530n.a.
$39,930Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$38,200 240
$39,620Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,520 70
$39,580Clergy
(area) (ind)
$36,050 50
$39,340Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$39,920 40
$39,240Photographers
(area) (ind)
$39,640n.a.
$39,210Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,070 820
$38,960Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$37,940 1,400
$38,560Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$38,070 80
$38,310Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$39,810 150
$38,300Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,690 2,600
$38,190Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,830 100
$38,060Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,040 350
$37,800Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$38,440n.a.
$37,650Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$35,920 30
$37,440Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$39,300 70
$37,360Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$38,110n.a.
$37,320Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,050 180
$37,290Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,110n.a.
$37,200Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,000 2,990
$37,200Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,910 1,940
$37,190Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$35,320 150
$37,140First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,440 1,230
$36,710Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,270 120
$36,710Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,760 2,370
$36,690Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,160 40
$36,650Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,810 200
$36,240Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,780 40
$35,560Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$33,300 340
$35,350Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$34,280n.a.
$35,320Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$34,080n.a.
$35,310Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$32,930 80
$35,290Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,890 300
$35,270Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$32,490 400
$35,180Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,510 250
$35,160Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,930 70
$34,690Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,190 360
$34,560Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$32,270 260
$34,480Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$33,330 1,480
$34,460Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,110 950
$34,420First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$33,270 200
$34,400Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$33,510 160
$34,390Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,350 29,240
$34,370First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,450 40
$34,360Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$34,210 130
$34,340Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,020 1,140
$34,340Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,870 40
$34,290Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$33,900 140
$34,270Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,260 6,110
$34,240Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,950 170
$34,180Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$33,660 480
$34,120Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$32,930 600
$34,110Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,980 40
$33,850Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$33,220 280
$33,670Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$31,510 50
$33,650Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,430 70
$33,300Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,300 230
$33,060Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$29,930 220
$32,990Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,130 70
$32,950Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,200 290
$32,870Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,920 270
$32,850Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$32,700 60
$32,560Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$27,720 40
$32,440Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,540 30
$32,030Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$33,910 500
$32,000Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,050 160
$31,930Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,510 250
$31,930Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,960 170
$31,920Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,650 480
$31,900Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,130 1,610
$31,800Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$26,640 270
$31,730Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,400 90
$31,730New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,710 60
$31,480Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,880 60
$31,280Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$31,100 80
$31,200Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,110 15,630
$31,170Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$30,840 310
$31,160Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,430 100
$30,970Bakers
(area) (ind)
$31,360 240
$30,930Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,560 160
$30,850Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,210 70
$30,690Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,500 60
$30,520Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$28,790 370
$30,510Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,710n.a.
$30,470Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$29,070 3,920
$30,310Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,030 380
$30,200Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$26,120 1,260
$30,200Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$29,880n.a.
$29,880Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$26,900 240
$29,760Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,920 60
$29,660Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,440 330
$29,650Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$26,650 1,350
$29,600Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,990 3,340
$29,590First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$26,950 490
$29,370Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,430 60
$29,080Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,880n.a.
$29,040Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,800 310
$28,900Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$29,980 60
$28,870Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$27,100 80
$28,620Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$29,690 2,300
$28,530Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$26,780 2,150
$28,280Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,970n.a.
$28,240Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,600 70
$28,210Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$27,260n.a.
$28,060Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$26,630 290
$27,910Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$22,160n.a.
$27,760Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,150 5,410
$27,670Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,790n.a.
$27,570Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,650 1,710
$27,480Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$24,660 2,110
$27,110Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,700 220
$27,060Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$24,370 1,030
$26,760Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,130 5,610
$26,680Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$26,380 190
$26,670Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,710 290
$26,630Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$25,600 50
$26,630Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,750n.a.
$26,280Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$24,700 330
$26,090Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$24,890n.a.
$25,740Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$23,540 460
$25,660Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$23,830 3,130
$25,300Security guards
(area) (ind)
$23,610 1,380
$25,140Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,820 5,350
$25,140Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$25,380 1,010
$25,090Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,100 60
$24,850Concierges
(area) (ind)
$22,490 60
$24,800File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,930 310
$24,730Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$24,070 670
$24,650Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$22,300 430
$24,610Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,000n.a.
$24,520Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$22,700 790
$24,410Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$22,970n.a.
$24,300Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,950 140
$24,090Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,090 500
$23,980Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,340 370
$23,700Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,530 70
$23,650Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$21,360n.a.
$23,600Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,000 150
$23,430Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$20,490 50
$23,350Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$23,470 250
$22,940Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,350 870
$22,470Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$21,060 200
$22,420Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$21,410 630
$22,360Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,230 70
$22,050Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,450n.a.
$21,940Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,150 860
$21,900Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,910 2,220
$21,880Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,720 180
$21,870Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,030 130
$21,820Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,760 3,630
$21,760Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,470 12,300
$21,720Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,700 70
$21,610Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$21,460 60
$21,570Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,880 80
$21,490Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,630 80
$21,420Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,820 930
$21,300Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,020 150
$21,250Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,680 100
$21,210Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,880 1,190
$21,200Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,120n.a.
$21,140Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,570 370
$21,060Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,280 70
$20,180Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,800 690
$19,920Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,390n.a.
$19,750Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$18,850 780
$19,720Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$18,270 340
$19,620Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,640 130
$19,540Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,460 380
$19,470Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$18,020 310
$18,660Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,410 1,180
$18,200Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,110 2,690
$18,140Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,440 210
$18,120Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,070 130
$17,590Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,800 70
$17,320Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$16,890 60
$16,900Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,610n.a.
n.a.Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
n.a. 530
n.a.Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$22,589n.a.
n.a.Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 90
n.a.Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 410
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Anchorage, Alaska metropolitan area consists of:

Anchorage Borough