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Fairbanks, AK

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Fairbanks, 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

Fairbanks, Alaska

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$151,370Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$98,950Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$97,850 30
$96,850Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$74,870 150
$94,590Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$82,540 70
$89,070Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$85,850 100
$84,520Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$99,610n.a.
$78,590Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$73,560 40
$76,130General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$60,230 920
$75,840Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,630 60
$75,760Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$78,310n.a.
$75,650Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$74,150n.a.
$74,820First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$74,100 200
$74,770Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$72,740 70
$74,090Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$73,070 70
$72,760Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$77,600n.a.
$72,720Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$74,330 40
$71,810First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$76,070 60
$71,470First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$70,850 30
$70,330Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$70,560 50
$70,050First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$70,860 50
$69,790Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,740 2,550
$69,170Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,490 220
$68,500Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$57,680 90
$66,990Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,220 30
$66,480Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$69,110 30
$66,040Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$60,280 70
$65,970Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,950 290
$65,460Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,110 60
$64,980Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$63,920 530
$64,890Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$59,440 130
$64,720First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$64,810 50
$64,700Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$65,140 200
$64,210Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$64,760 30
$63,880First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$63,760 170
$63,200Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$57,550 60
$62,880Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$54,440 80
$62,710Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,660 1,570
$62,420Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,720 50
$61,190Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$54,030 430
$60,400Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$63,180 60
$60,210Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,860 210
$60,110Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,710n.a.
$59,990Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$61,660 60
$59,620Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,610 40
$59,520Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,130 30
$59,170Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$58,260 90
$58,350Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,780 910
$58,210Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$58,980 70
$57,150Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$57,140 90
$56,850Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$56,990n.a.
$56,450Electricians
(area) (ind)
$59,530n.a.
$56,360Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$62,400 70
$56,340Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$56,620n.a.
$56,270Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,800 2,870
$56,200Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$54,160 40
$55,850Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,030n.a.
$55,130Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$52,960n.a.
$55,080Librarians
(area) (ind)
$55,560 30
$54,910Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,070 490
$54,260Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$55,500n.a.
$54,080Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$53,140 30
$54,030Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$53,340 440
$53,730Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$56,070 30
$53,530Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$52,480 50
$52,590Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$53,200 170
$51,930Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$52,440 110
$51,880Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$51,410n.a.
$51,670First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$46,100 360
$50,880Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$50,450 30
$50,740Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,210 30
$50,610First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$49,080 50
$50,090Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$47,970 50
$50,060First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$49,730 40
$50,060Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,460 40
$49,960Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,760 110
$49,890Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$49,450 100
$49,610Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$50,170 40
$49,320Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,390 210
$49,260Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$43,650 150
$49,010Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,410 1,020
$48,970Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$49,730 50
$48,880Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,290 40
$48,140Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,350 2,400
$48,070Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,560 60
$47,720Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,990 60
$47,320Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,940n.a.
$47,280Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$44,780 470
$46,060Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,590n.a.
$45,590Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,520 840
$44,700Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,780 50
$44,070Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,120 30
$44,000Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$46,610 220
$43,880Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,680n.a.
$43,780Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,650 110
$43,670Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,570 100
$43,400Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$41,430 60
$42,940Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$35,300 380
$42,750Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,320n.a.
$42,420Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$42,070 70
$42,390All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,740 36,350
$42,380Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,240 40
$42,150Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,020n.a.
$41,460All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,330 170
$40,760Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$40,880n.a.
$40,630Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,680 470
$40,590Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$41,440 30
$40,470Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$24,360 50
$40,330Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$40,240 460
$40,320Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$40,470 30
$40,150Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,460 70
$40,030Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,530 70
$39,810Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,290n.a.
$39,590Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$35,550 90
$39,550Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,760 90
$39,060Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$38,510n.a.
$38,640Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,670 60
$38,320Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,440 2,470
$38,050Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$38,150 30
$37,940Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,700 60
$37,800Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,280 330
$36,720Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,610 50
$36,450Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$29,180 50
$36,330Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$37,790 50
$36,110Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,160n.a.
$36,080First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$32,840 50
$35,970Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,150 100
$35,880Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,810 100
$35,570Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,150 30
$35,340Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,580 1,430
$34,860Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,560 90
$34,570Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,480 200
$34,490Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,980 630
$34,430Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,060 50
$34,420Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$34,430 370
$34,210Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,910 6,220
$34,120Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$32,040 220
$33,850Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,790 50
$33,810Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,130 110
$33,540Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,840n.a.
$33,520Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$34,440 30
$33,490Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,740 440
$33,040Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$32,230 210
$32,590Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$27,670 100
$32,570Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$29,500 320
$32,290Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$32,250 190
$32,280Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$31,590 60
$32,220Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$32,770n.a.
$31,980Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,790 30
$31,840Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,600 100
$31,350Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,580 130
$31,240Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,760 70
$30,970Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$31,920n.a.
$30,450Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$29,640 100
$30,370Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,210 3,110
$30,270Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$28,450 800
$30,040Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$29,510n.a.
$29,790Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,290 260
$29,710Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$27,550 40
$29,670Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$22,680 80
$29,520First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$27,470 140
$29,330Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$27,100 40
$28,970File clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,900 50
$28,960Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$28,940n.a.
$28,820Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$29,930 50
$28,570Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$29,100 30
$28,410Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$23,330 50
$28,370Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,610 1,200
$28,300Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,790 390
$28,290Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,830 30
$28,190Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$26,550 680
$27,720Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$26,150 140
$27,700Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$23,480 100
$27,670Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,430 390
$27,350Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$25,630 630
$26,840Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$25,360 40
$26,370Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,310 240
$25,930Security guards
(area) (ind)
$25,340 180
$25,310Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,560 1,120
$25,110Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,290 160
$24,830Tellers
(area) (ind)
$25,140 130
$24,040Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$23,410 70
$23,850Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,530 30
$23,350Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,990 750
$23,340Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$21,780 190
$23,330Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$22,110 430
$22,460Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,820 150
$22,200Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$20,990 70
$21,970Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,660 40
$21,730Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,540 60
$21,700Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,080 220
$21,550Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,660 50
$21,520Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,900 120
$21,270Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,110 880
$20,870Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,350 3,180
$20,760Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$20,610n.a.
$20,600Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$20,200 90
$20,500Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,930n.a.
$20,340Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,670n.a.
$20,270Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$17,230 390
$20,010Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,660 140
$19,860Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$17,190n.a.
$19,000Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,830 360
$18,540Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$17,670n.a.
$18,030Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,140 240
$18,010Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$17,580 140
$17,980Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,360 40
$17,720Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,030n.a.
$17,550Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,020 410
$17,500Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,960 610
n.a.Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70
n.a.Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 90
n.a.Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 110
n.a.First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 210
n.a.Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates