The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Alaska to have 21,208 employers offering 327,266 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Alaska jobs is $840 per week ($43,680 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Alaska than any other with 247,793 jobs and 19,298 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $818 per week ($42,536 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 39,299 positions and 690 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $709 per week ($36,868 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Alaska is the State Government sector which has 635 firms and agencies that employ 23,186 people in Alaska. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $933 per week ($48,516 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Alaska. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Alaska jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
4,415 employers in Alaska which hire 66,923
people. Their average weekly salary is $723 per week ( $37,596 Annually).
Education and Health Services jobs are created by 2,055 employers in Alaska which employ
36,506 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Education and Health Services industry is
$741 per week ($38,532 annually).
If you're interested in Alaska jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Construction jobs employ
the most people, with 20,094 positions filled by 2,568
employers in Alaska. A person with a career in Construction earns $1,279 per week in pay, on average or
$66,508 annually.
The Manufacturing industry makes up 15,735 Alaska jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 559 firms, paying their employees $736
weekly or $38,272 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 15,827 companies that create 196,767 Alaska jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $700 weekly ($36,400 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 3,471 companies that employ 51,026 people in Alaska.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $1,248 per week ($64,896 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Construction jobs which pay on average $1,279 per week
($66,508 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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