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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Anchorage, AK

What professions have the highest employment in Anchorage, AK? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Anchorage, AK. We note that the total employment in Anchorage, AK is 166,890. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 5,010 people (3.00 percent of the total employment in Anchorage, AK). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 4,550 people (2.73 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Anchorage, AK is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Anchorage, AK (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	166,890	100.00%	$51,040
2	Retail Salespersons	5,010	3.00%	$34,800
3	Registered Nurses	4,550	2.73%	$102,260
4	Stockers and Order Fillers	4,090	2.45%	$35,960
5	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,010	2.40%	$35,650
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,830	2.29%	$28,700
7	General and Operations Managers	3,530	2.12%	$99,850
8	Office Clerks, General	2,970	1.78%	$45,970
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,560	1.53%	$34,420
10	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,400	1.44%	$63,230
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,400	1.44%	$49,530
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,390	1.43%	$37,380
13	Cashiers	2,230	1.34%	$32,240
14	Waiters and Waitresses	2,070	1.24%	$23,740
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,050	1.23%	$39,720
16	Food Preparation Workers	1,770	1.06%	$32,620
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,670	1.00%	$59,720
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,540	0.92%	$45,730
19	Customer Service Representatives	1,500	0.90%	$39,270
20	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,490	0.89%	$31,980
21	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,470	0.88%	$46,820
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,400	0.84%	$61,660
23	Medical Assistants	1,360	0.81%	$47,260
24	Security Guards	1,320	0.79%	$37,130
25	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,320	0.79%	$45,620
26	Carpenters	1,320	0.79%	$64,410
27	Accountants and Auditors	1,310	0.78%	$75,430
28	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,290	0.77%	$30,990
29	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,270	0.76%	$92,380
30	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,240	0.74%	$36,810
31	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,240	0.74%	$37,660
32	Medical Secretaries	1,240	0.74%	$44,260
33	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,170	0.70%	$81,740
34	Construction Laborers	1,170	0.70%	$49,930
35	Restaurant Cooks	1,130	0.68%	$38,050
36	Commercial Pilots	1,120	0.67%	$111,940
37	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,110	0.67%	$49,400
38	Financial Managers	1,050	0.63%	$123,890
39	Nursing Assistants	1,030	0.62%	$40,910
40	Civil Engineers	1,000	0.60%	$103,230
41	Bartenders	980	0.59%	$27,630
42	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	960	0.58%	$58,920
43	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	940	0.56%	$67,550
44	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	920	0.55%	$83,460
45	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	920	0.55%	$60,530
46	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	900	0.54%	$77,790
47	Medical Records Specialists	850	0.51%	$50,230
48	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	840	0.50%	$60,480
49	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	840	0.50%	$77,480
50	Electricians	800	0.48%	$80,290
51	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	780	0.47%	$63,860
52	All Other Managers	760	0.46%	$109,380
53	Project Management Specialists	750	0.45%	$99,730
54	Lawyers	720	0.43%	$109,890
55	Fast Food Cooks	710	0.43%	$36,340
56	Dishwashers	700	0.42%	$27,440
57	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	670	0.40%	$60,800
58	Medical and Health Services Managers	660	0.40%	$105,290
59	Human Resources Specialists	660	0.40%	$61,470
60	Childcare Workers	660	0.40%	$31,500
61	Tellers	650	0.39%	$37,810
62	Dental Assistants	620	0.37%	$48,910
63	Social and Human Service Assistants	610	0.37%	$43,310
64	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	600	0.36%	$101,090
65	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	600	0.36%	$44,420
66	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	580	0.35%	$52,000
67	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	560	0.34%	$41,550
68	Packers and Packagers	560	0.34%	$37,780
69	Construction Managers	550	0.33%	$137,300
70	Counter and Rental Clerks	550	0.33%	$33,800
71	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	540	0.32%	$86,720
72	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	540	0.32%	$97,280
73	Driver/Sales Workers	540	0.32%	$27,850
74	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	500	0.30%	$31,200
75	Chief Executives	490	0.29%	$149,080
76	Loan Officers	490	0.29%	$63,020
77	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	490	0.29%	$61,150
78	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	490	0.29%	$54,200
79	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	480	0.29%	$102,650
80	Pharmacy Technicians	470	0.28%	$46,650
81	Compliance Officers	450	0.27%	$77,940
82	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	450	0.27%	$43,540
83	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	450	0.27%	$78,500
84	Computer User Support Specialists	440	0.26%	$62,670
85	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	440	0.26%	$77,990
86	Sales Managers	430	0.26%	$80,140
87	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	430	0.26%	$75,030
88	Social and Community Service Managers	420	0.25%	$77,460
89	Training and Development Specialists	420	0.25%	$65,100
90	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	420	0.25%	$44,030
91	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	420	0.25%	$91,820
92	Firefighters	410	0.25%	$64,430
93	Postal Service Mail Carriers	410	0.25%	$49,750
94	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	410	0.25%	$47,380
95	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	410	0.25%	$63,460
96	Administrative Services Managers	400	0.24%	$91,890
97	Coaches and Scouts	400	0.24%	$36,130
98	Physical Therapists	400	0.24%	$98,360
99	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	400	0.24%	$51,030
100	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	390	0.23%	$36,090

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