Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Alaska

624 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Alaska for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$56,730	570	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$56,710	250	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$56,690	600	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$56,510	260	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$56,470	410	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$56,470	90	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$56,470	170	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$56,430	4,580	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$56,120	400	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$56,120	400	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$56,010	70	View salary detail
Clergy	$55,780	150	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$55,760	110	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$55,350	230	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$55,300	30	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$55,280	30	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$55,220	440	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$54,990	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$54,530	490	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$54,410	120	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$54,290	220	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$54,270	650	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$54,200	790	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$54,190	410	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$54,100	230	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$54,090	50	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$54,070	810	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$54,070	810	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$54,070	810	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$54,070	810	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$54,060	160	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$54,060	160	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$54,060	160	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$54,060	160	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$53,530	60	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$53,440	70	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$52,700	130	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$52,680	100	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$52,640	800	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$52,560	2,140	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$52,260	40	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$52,190	680	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$52,170	370	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$52,070	580	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$52,070	580	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$52,040	60	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$52,000	400	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$51,890	3,440	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$51,650	340	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$51,470	330	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.