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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Fairbanks, AK

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

Fairbanks, Alaska

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates