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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Alaska

What professions have the highest employment in Alaska? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Alaska. We note that the total employment in Alaska is 306,110. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 8,230 people (2.69 percent of the total employment in Alaska). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 6,730 people (2.20 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Alaska is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Alaska (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	306,110	100.00%	$52,000
2	Retail Salespersons	8,230	2.69%	$34,870
3	Registered Nurses	6,730	2.20%	$102,260
4	Stockers and Order Fillers	6,690	2.19%	$36,640
5	General and Operations Managers	6,390	2.09%	$98,420
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6,310	2.06%	$35,860
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	6,210	2.03%	$28,700
8	Office Clerks, General	5,020	1.64%	$46,290
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,920	1.61%	$35,150
10	Cashiers	4,870	1.59%	$31,200
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	4,690	1.53%	$49,280
12	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	4,320	1.41%	$63,230
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	4,220	1.38%	$42,450
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	4,080	1.33%	$35,660
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,970	1.30%	$49,040
16	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,900	1.27%	$39,290
17	Food Preparation Workers	3,480	1.14%	$33,300
18	Waiters and Waitresses	3,410	1.11%	$23,590
19	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,130	1.02%	$59,830
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,110	1.02%	$64,010
21	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,960	0.97%	$31,160
22	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,720	0.89%	$46,630
23	Carpenters	2,710	0.89%	$65,320
24	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,660	0.87%	$91,740
25	Construction Laborers	2,640	0.86%	$49,950
26	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,610	0.85%	$77,790
27	Accountants and Auditors	2,460	0.80%	$77,540
28	Security Guards	2,350	0.77%	$40,530
29	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	2,350	0.77%	$65,960
30	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	2,270	0.74%	$34,270
31	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,250	0.74%	$45,480
32	Customer Service Representatives	2,220	0.73%	$39,640
33	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,070	0.68%	$37,830
34	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	2,050	0.67%	$82,400
35	Medical Secretaries	2,040	0.67%	$45,220
36	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	2,000	0.65%	$36,810
37	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,960	0.64%	$80,770
38	Medical Assistants	1,920	0.63%	$47,350
39	Bartenders	1,850	0.60%	$27,700
40	Restaurant Cooks	1,820	0.59%	$37,890
41	Financial Managers	1,790	0.58%	$121,670
42	Nursing Assistants	1,770	0.58%	$42,310
43	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,710	0.56%	$61,760
44	Electricians	1,630	0.53%	$80,500
45	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,610	0.53%	$60,180
46	Commercial Pilots	1,540	0.50%	$111,940
47	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,520	0.50%	$61,690
48	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,510	0.49%	$44,050
49	Civil Engineers	1,490	0.49%	$102,340
50	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,480	0.48%	$59,840
51	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,440	0.47%	$48,830
52	Medical Records Specialists	1,350	0.44%	$51,290
53	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,320	0.43%	$43,500
54	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,310	0.43%	$82,300
55	Fast Food Cooks	1,290	0.42%	$29,410
56	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	1,270	0.41%	$63,900
57	All Other Managers	1,250	0.41%	$108,210
58	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,240	0.41%	$67,520
59	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	1,230	0.40%	$77,480
60	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,210	0.40%	$116,920
61	Project Management Specialists	1,210	0.40%	$98,390
62	Human Resources Specialists	1,190	0.39%	$64,350
63	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	1,180	0.39%	$79,450
64	Tellers	1,170	0.38%	$38,030
65	Packers and Packagers	1,120	0.37%	$37,740
66	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	1,100	0.36%	$84,850
67	Dishwashers	1,090	0.36%	$27,540
68	Dental Assistants	1,080	0.35%	$49,170
69	Construction Managers	1,020	0.33%	$135,180
70	Lawyers	1,020	0.33%	$109,890
71	Childcare Workers	1,000	0.33%	$31,500
72	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	990	0.32%	$76,270
73	Firefighters	960	0.31%	$56,910
74	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	910	0.30%	$87,650
75	Chief Executives	900	0.29%	$148,720
76	Social and Community Service Managers	880	0.29%	$78,550
77	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	880	0.29%	$29,910
78	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	870	0.28%	$103,470
79	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	870	0.28%	$41,600
80	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	870	0.28%	$37,250
81	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	850	0.28%	$72,030
82	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	850	0.28%	$52,710
83	Driver/Sales Workers	820	0.27%	$27,620
84	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	810	0.26%	$84,130
85	Computer User Support Specialists	790	0.26%	$61,990
86	Pharmacy Technicians	790	0.26%	$47,380
87	Power Plant Operators	780	0.25%	$78,140
88	Administrative Services Managers	760	0.25%	$88,820
89	Chefs and Head Cooks	760	0.25%	$51,810
90	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	750	0.25%	$74,010
91	Counter and Rental Clerks	750	0.25%	$34,500
92	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	750	0.25%	$37,580
93	Compliance Officers	740	0.24%	$81,140
94	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	740	0.24%	$78,670
95	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	740	0.24%	$61,490
96	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	710	0.23%	$66,740
97	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	710	0.23%	$44,840
98	Other Engineering Technicians	700	0.23%	$81,740
99	Tour and Travel Guides	700	0.23%	$40,250
100	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	690	0.23%	$43,920
101	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	680	0.22%	$107,260
102	Public Relations Specialists	680	0.22%	$65,080
103	Nurse Practitioners	680	0.22%	$128,870
104	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	680	0.22%	$97,280
105	Sales Managers	660	0.22%	$77,860
106	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	660	0.22%	$79,270
107	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	660	0.22%	$48,200
108	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	660	0.22%	$31,200
109	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	650	0.21%	$48,190
110	Loan Officers	640	0.21%	$61,220
111	Instructional Coordinators	640	0.21%	$70,190
112	School Bus Drivers	640	0.21%	$46,840
113	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	630	0.21%	$54,200
114	Facilities Managers	620	0.20%	$98,810
115	Tutors	620	0.20%	$48,910
116	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	620	0.20%	$60,760
117	Property, Real Estate Managers	610	0.20%	$57,740
118	Training and Development Specialists	610	0.20%	$65,270
119	Physical Therapists	610	0.20%	$102,270
120	Legislators	590	0.19%	$30,410
121	Architectural and Engineering Managers	590	0.19%	$146,950
122	Coaches and Scouts	580	0.19%	$36,730
123	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	580	0.19%	$52,000
124	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	580	0.19%	$33,610
125	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	580	0.19%	$88,570
126	Dental Hygienists	560	0.18%	$106,930
127	Short Order Cooks	560	0.18%	$35,420
128	Cargo and Freight Agents	560	0.18%	$46,000
129	Computer Occupations, All Other	550	0.18%	$99,090
130	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	550	0.18%	$80,470
131	Bakers	550	0.18%	$30,880
132	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	540	0.18%	$35,550
133	Insurance Sales Agents	540	0.18%	$48,520
134	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers	540	0.18%	$43,720
135	Natural Sciences Managers	530	0.17%	$112,960
136	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	530	0.17%	$76,280
137	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	530	0.17%	$35,110
138	Computer and Information Systems Managers	520	0.17%	$127,430
139	Logisticians	520	0.17%	$80,180
140	Pharmacists	520	0.17%	$150,660
141	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	520	0.17%	$47,470
142	Parts Salespersons	520	0.17%	$39,710
143	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	520	0.17%	$45,570
144	Postal Service Mail Carriers	520	0.17%	$49,750
145	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	520	0.17%	$70,450
146	Biological Technicians	510	0.17%	$46,700
147	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	510	0.17%	$30,470
148	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	510	0.17%	$53,490
149	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	510	0.17%	$70,560
150	Computer Programmers	500	0.16%	$96,620
151	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	500	0.16%	$77,210
152	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	500	0.16%	$27,460
153	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	500	0.16%	$71,800
154	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	490	0.16%	$24,150
155	Mining and Geological Engineers	470	0.15%	$98,810
156	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	460	0.15%	$89,610
157	Family Medicine Physicians	460	0.15%	n/a
158	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	460	0.15%	$23,860
159	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	460	0.15%	$53,850
160	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	460	0.15%	$48,860
161	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	450	0.15%	$44,360
162	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	450	0.15%	$64,240
163	Other Postsecondary Teachers	450	0.15%	$95,540
164	Gaming Service Workers, All Other	450	0.15%	$32,160
165	Forest and Conservation Technicians	440	0.14%	$47,300
166	Other Social Workers	440	0.14%	$51,480
167	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	440	0.14%	$72,130
168	Bill and Account Collectors	440	0.14%	$50,890
169	Air Traffic Controllers	440	0.14%	$115,610
170	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	430	0.14%	$103,920
171	Physician Assistants	430	0.14%	$136,400
172	Massage Therapists	430	0.14%	$127,470
173	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	430	0.14%	$35,290
174	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	430	0.14%	$51,640
175	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	420	0.14%	$55,060
176	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	420	0.14%	$155,570
177	Electrical Engineers	410	0.13%	$102,060
178	Sailors and Marine Oilers	410	0.13%	$56,910
179	Other Biological Scientists	400	0.13%	$89,070
180	Protective Service Workers, All Other	400	0.13%	$49,720
181	Postal Service Clerks	400	0.13%	$51,310
182	Ship Engineers	400	0.13%	$86,610
183	Computer Network Support Specialists	390	0.13%	$96,310
184	Software Developers	390	0.13%	$134,210
185	Community Health Workers	390	0.13%	$51,600
186	Emergency Medical Technicians	390	0.13%	$49,450
187	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	390	0.13%	$64,340
188	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	390	0.13%	$47,630
189	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	390	0.13%	$57,620
190	Management Analysts	380	0.12%	$97,470
191	Computer Systems Analysts	370	0.12%	$98,920
192	Petroleum Engineers	360	0.12%	$140,380
193	School Bus Monitors	360	0.12%	$31,520
194	Human Resources Managers	350	0.11%	$107,760
195	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	350	0.11%	$67,370
196	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	350	0.11%	$66,580
197	Radiologic Technologists	350	0.11%	$79,510
198	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	340	0.11%	$51,240
199	Order Clerks	340	0.11%	$35,030
200	Legal Secretaries	330	0.11%	$48,570

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