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
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$72,520	160	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$72,320	550	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$71,940	310	View salary detail
Paramedics	$71,860	310	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$71,510	160	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$71,390	440	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$71,360	850	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$71,300	30	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$71,300	30	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$71,100	70	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$71,080	—	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,990	230	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$70,700	170	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$70,700	170	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$70,700	120	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$70,700	170	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$70,560	40	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$70,100	3,420	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$70,050	640	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$69,910	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$69,840	5,690	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$69,610	900	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$68,730	60	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$68,700	570	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$68,610	70	View salary detail
Midwives	$68,610	70	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$68,160	500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$67,760	150	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$67,580	140	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$66,920	1,420	View salary detail
Roofers	$66,750	310	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$66,710	570	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$66,710	570	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$66,660	390	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$66,210	1,320	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$65,820	100	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$64,600	40	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$64,150	250	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$63,950	100	View salary detail
Curators	$63,880	90	View salary detail
Editors	$63,630	60	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$63,420	70	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$63,340	30	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$63,320	40	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$63,130	480	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$63,110	950	View salary detail
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$63,080	40	View salary detail
Glaziers	$63,000	270	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$62,750	290	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,700	50	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.