Career Atlas USA

Careers in Alaska

Alaska’s regional price level is above the national average (index 102.359, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 3.7% · Labor force participation: 66.8% · 359,725 people employed (2026-07, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Emergency Medicine Physicians$452,620
  2. 2Obstetricians and Gynecologists$421,450
  3. 3General Internal Medicine Physicians$366,080
  4. 4Physicians, All Other$355,100
  5. 5Neurologists$354,760

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Retail Salespersons7,890 employed
  2. 2Registered Nurses7,510 employed
  3. 3Stockers and Order Fillers6,770 employed
  4. 4Home Health and Personal Care Aides6,530 employed
  5. 5General and Operations Managers6,020 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Pile Driver Operators40.07× national avg
  2. 2Ship Engineers23.80× national avg
  3. 3Gambling Service Workers, All Other23.67× national avg
  4. 4Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers23.22× national avg
  5. 5Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists17.18× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Emergency Medicine Physicians$442,189
  2. 2Obstetricians and Gynecologists$411,737
  3. 3General Internal Medicine Physicians$357,643
  4. 4Physicians, All Other$346,916
  5. 5Neurologists$346,584

Strongest Opportunity Score

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  1. 1Tour and Travel Guides92.3 / 100
  2. 2Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists92 / 100
  3. 3Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas91.3 / 100
  4. 4Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas91.2 / 100
  5. 5Massage Therapists89.3 / 100

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score is a Career Atlas USA calculation — see methodology.