Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Fairbanks, AK

262 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Fairbanks, AK for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Computer Programmers	$90,730	30	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$89,840	40	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$89,170	50	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$89,170	50	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$89,170	50	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$88,870	60	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$88,870	60	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$88,870	60	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$88,740	100	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$88,640	130	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$88,640	130	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$88,640	130	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$88,640	130	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$86,850	110	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$86,690	100	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$86,530	30	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$86,530	30	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$86,530	30	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$86,380	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$85,650	70	View salary detail
Carpenters	$84,970	280	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$84,610	60	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$82,500	170	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$82,390	430	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$81,520	130	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$80,530	50	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$80,530	50	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$80,220	40	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$80,210	70	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,160	290	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,740	160	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,660	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,480	60	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$78,310	30	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$77,760	140	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$77,640	50	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$77,640	50	View salary detail
Range Managers	$77,640	50	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$77,580	70	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$77,410	30	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$77,410	30	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$76,690	—	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$76,560	590	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$75,750	50	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$75,640	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$73,690	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$73,620	540	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$72,970	130	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$71,390	60	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$70,870	60	View salary detail

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.