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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Anchorage, AK

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Anchorage, Alaska, area is ordered by occupational employment. 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 employment

Anchorage, Alaska

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Anchorage, Alaska metropolitan area consists of:

Anchorage Borough