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
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$45,740	250	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$45,740	550	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$45,680	340	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$45,500	220	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$45,150	2,410	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$45,060	70	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$44,800	180	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$44,790	80	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$44,720	1,530	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$44,510	4,250	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,510	4,250	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$43,850	40	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$43,840	230	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$43,820	90	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$43,560	100	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,450	660	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$43,330	450	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,530	280	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$42,360	190	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$42,330	—	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$41,720	160	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$41,670	560	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$41,600	—	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$41,590	280	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$41,240	120	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$41,170	350	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,700	160	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$40,510	5,200	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$40,310	6,770	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$40,210	620	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$40,140	2,350	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$39,800	960	View salary detail
Bakers	$39,710	430	View salary detail
Orderlies	$39,410	70	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$39,210	90	View salary detail
Photographers	$39,190	50	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$39,030	100	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$38,800	30	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$38,730	700	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,730	260	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$38,090	430	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$37,780	330	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,690	—	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$37,590	70	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$37,510	630	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$37,500	820	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,370	2,440	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$37,290	7,890	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,180	970	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,780	120	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.