Alaska
Occupational Forecast to 2008 Alaska
Occupational Forecast to 2008 Alaska employment is projected to increase 16.6% from 292,431 to 341,090 between 1998 and 2008. The forecast covers projected job Openings in a variety of occupations across the state. Over 12,000 job openings are projected annually during this 10-year period. These projected openings are the combined result of employment growth and net separations from the occupations and do not include jobs resulting from employee turnover. Click here for further analysis and graphs of the fastest growing and declining occupations or read the complete forecast article from the November 2000, Alaska Economic Trends publication.
These data are grouped into nine occupational groupings. Click on the following
grouping titles to go to those occupations.
Executives, Administrators, and Managers Including Management
Support (e.g., financial managers, purchasers and buyers, accountants and
auditors)
Professional Specialty Workers (e.g., engineers,
surveyors, teachers, data base administrators, physical therapists, writers and editors)
Technicians and Related Support Workers (e.g.,
computer programmers, dental hygienists, drafters, title searchers)
Marketing and Sales Workers (e.g., cashiers, real
estate brokers, travel agents)
Administrative Support Workers Including Clerical
(e.g., general office clerks, library assistants, teacher aides, tellers)
Service Workers (e.g., child care workers, cooks,
fire fighters, guides, medical assistants)
Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing, and Related Workers
(e.g., choke setters, landscaping laborers, veterinary assistants
Precision Production, Craft, and Repair Workers
(e.g., automotive mechanics, carpenters, locksmiths, sheet metal workers)
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers (e.g., bus
drivers, cannery workers, roofer's helpers, stevedores, welders and cutters)
Alaska Occupational Outlook to 2008
Statewide
Employment Annual OES Code/Occupational Title 1998 2008 Openings
EXECUTIVES, ADMINISTRATORS, AND MANAGERS INCLUDING MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 31,214 35,667 1,028 21114 Accountants & Auditors 2,138 2,299 49 13014 Administrative Services Managers 1,196 1,455 47 21917 Assessors 82 74 2 21117 Budget Analysts 266 295 9 21921 Claims Examiners: Property/Casualty Ins 39 39 1 21502 Claims Takers: Unemployment Benefits 144 114 3 15023 Communication/Transportation/Utility Mgr 688 888 32 21911 Compliance Off/Enforce Inspect, Ex Const 853 939 25 21908 Const & Building Inspectors 180 209 8 15017 Const Managers 857 1,029 32 21902 Cost Estimators 240 275 7 15005 Education Administrators 829 866 25 21508 Employment Interviewers 33 38 2 13017 Engineering/Math/Natural Science Mgrs 679 920 36 25315 Financial Analysts: Statistical 61 77 3 13002 Financial Managers 1,512 1,801 53 15026 Food Service & Lodging Managers 1,046 1,234 37 19005 General Managers & Top Executives 6,640 7,978 250 15014 Industrial Production Managers 118 139 4 15032 Lawn Service Managers 102 138 5 21108 Loan Officers & Counselors 372 392 10 21905 Management Analysts 421 481 9 13011 Marketing, Advertising & P R Managers 736 985 35 15008 Medicine & Health Services Managers 393 565 24 15021 Mining,Quarrying & Oil/Gas Well Managers 105 99 2 13005 Personnel, Training, Labor Related Mgrs 410 504 19 21511 Personnel,Training,Labor Relations Specs 885 1,031 39 15002 Postmasters & Mail Superintendents 216 221 5 15011 Property & Real Estate Managers & Admin 1,092 1,302 36 19002 Public Admin Chief Exec/Leg/General 276 231 7 21308 Purchase Agents,Ex Wholesale/Retail/Farm 448 515 19 13008 Purchasing Managers 318 350 10 21914 Tax Examiners/Collectors/Revenue Agents 167 176 5 21111 Tax Preparers 173 219 9 21102 Underwriters 87 69 2 21302 Wholesale & Retail Buyers, Ex Farm 162 173 5 21199 All Oth Financial Specialists 418 480 16 21999 All Oth Management Support Wkrs 2,544 2,548 48 19999 All Oth Managers & Administrators 4,288 4,519 98
Employment Annual OES Code/Occupational Title 1998 2008 Openings
PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY WORKERS 44,261 53,463 1,829 28105 Adjudicators/Hearing Off/Judicial Rev 198 210 4 24305 Agricultural & Food Scientists 33 36 1 34017 Announcers: Radio & Television 205 212 6 22302 Architects, Ex Landscape & Marine 288 300 5 34035 Artists & Related Wkrs 425 545 21 34058 Athletes/Coaches/Umpires/Related Wkrs 129 179 10 24108 Atmospheric & Space Scientists 84 91 3 31508 Audio-Visual Specialists 55 49 1 24308 Biological Scientists 1,409 1,829 71 34014 Broadcast News Analysts 63 75 3 22114 Chemical Engineers 37 44 2 24105 Chemists, Ex Biochemists 108 150 6 32113 Chiropractors 198 292 13 22121 Civil Engineers 878 994 29 27502 Clergy 106 150 6 22127 Computer Engineers 113 184 8 31511 Curators/Archivists/Museum Techs/Restore 66 66 2 34053 Dancers & Choreographers 68 83 4 25103 Data Base Administrators 132 182 7 32105 Dentists 346 418 14 34038 Designers, Ex Interior 366 467 15 32521 Dieticians & Nutritionists 105 137 5 27505 Directors: Religious & Educational 42 68 4 27102 Economists,Include Mark Research Analyst 110 93 2 22126 Electrical & Electronic Engineers 298 350 11 24302 Foresters & Conservation Scientists 286 294 8 24111 Geologists/Geophysicists/Oceanographers 926 1,035 35 31117 Graduate Assistants: Teaching 203 232 9 27308 Human Services Wkrs 699 1,075 56 22128 Industrial Engineers, Ex Safety 100 124 3 31517 Instructional Coordinators 492 637 20 31321 Instructors/Coaches: Sport/Phys Training 993 1,442 55 31317 Instructors: Nonvocational Education 413 559 19 34041 Interior Designers 130 155 5 28102 Judges & Magistrates 117 103 2 22308 Landscape Architects 66 65 1 28108 Lawyers 1,830 1,880 25 31502 Librarians: Professional 404 371 10 22135 Mechanical Engineers 255 311 11 34044 Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers 152 187 6 22108 Mining Engineers, Include Mine Safety 27 34 2 34047 Music Dir,Singers,Composers/Related Wkrs 68 100 4 34051 Musicians: Instrumental 119 149 5 32502 Nurses: Registered 3,900 5,455 220 31114 Nursing Instructors 27 32 2 32305 Occupational Therapists 100 146 6 25302 Operation/System Researchers,Ex Computer 41 41 1 32108 Optometrists 140 175 7 22111 Petroleum Engineers 272 212 6 32517 Pharmacists 303 376 15 34023 Photographers 232 232 3 32308 Physical Therapists 171 259 12 32511 Physician Assistants 157 263 14 32102 Physicians & Surgeons 600 829 32 34056 Producers/Directors/Actors/Oth Entertain 145 192 8 27108 Psychologists 255 278 7 34008 Public Relations Specs/Publicity Writers 244 277 9 27311 Recreation Wkrs 1,107 1,397 58 32317 Recreational Therapists 40 51 2 34011 Reporters & Correspondents 193 196 6 27307 Residential Counselors 726 1,007 45 32302 Respiratory Therapists 115 227 13 22132 Safety Engineers, Ex Mining 101 121 3 27305 Social Wkrs, Ex Medical/Psychiatric 1,721 2,277 78 27302 Social Wkrs: Medical & Psychiatric 687 1,029 43 32314 Speech Pathologists & Audiologists 177 241 9 22521 Surveying & Mapping Techs/Technols 251 280 9 22311 Surveyors & Mapping Scientists 353 319 8 25102 Systems Analysts, EDP 836 1,448 66 31209 Teachers: All Oth Physical Science 28 32 1 31299 Teachers: All Oth Post Secondary 499 568 20 31239 Teachers: All Oth Social Sciences 78 90 3 31231 Teachers: Anthropology & Sociology 42 49 2 31232 Teachers: Area, Ethnic & Cultural Study 58 67 3 31218 Teachers: Art, Drama & Music 100 114 4 31242 Teachers: Business 171 196 8 31204 Teachers: Chemistry 28 32 1 31213 Teachers: Communications 37 48 2 31226 Teachers: Computer Science 91 127 7 31233 Teachers: Economics 47 54 2 31252 Teachers: Education 106 122 5 31305 Teachers: Elementary School 3,462 3,465 80 31222 Teachers: Engineering 66 76 3 31214 Teachers: English Language & Literature 128 147 6 31215 Teachers: Foreign Language & Literature 53 60 2 31234 Teachers: Geography 26 30 1 31212 Teachers: Health Assessment & Treatment 80 108 5 31235 Teachers: History 53 60 2 31304 Teachers: Kindergarten 432 437 10 31256 Teachers: Library Science 40 46 2 31202 Teachers: Life Sciences 86 107 4 31224 Teachers: Mathematical Sciences 71 81 3 31206 Teachers: Physics 26 30 1 31303 Teachers: Preschool 497 612 23 31237 Teachers: Psychology 32 37 2 31308 Teachers: Secondary School 2,497 2,731 103 31311 Teachers: Special Education 1,081 1,290 30 31314 Teachers: Vocational Education/Training 775 834 14 34005 Technical Writers 113 150 7 27105 Urban & Regional Planners 140 134 3 32114 Veterinarians & Veterinary Inspectors 153 190 7 31514 Vocational & Educational Counselors 773 844 25 34002 Writers & Editors 394 467 17 22199 All Oth Engineers 1,149 1,124 32 24399 All Oth Life Scientists 185 271 13 25319 All Oth Mathematical Scientists 28 27 0 24199 All Oth Physical Scientists 246 277 9 39999 All Oth Professional/Technical/Paraprof 3,045 3,503 118 27599 All Oth Religious Wkrs 16 22 1 27199 All Oth Social Scientists 231 249 7 31399 All Oth Teachers & Instructors 915 1,021 21 32399 All Oth Therapists 147 217 9
Employment Annual OES Code/Occupational Title 1998 2008 Openings
TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT WORKERS 12,394 16,005 642 39002 Air Traffic Controllers 793 998 43 97702 Aircraft Pilots & Flight Engineers 1,668 2,342 103 24502 Biologic/Ag/Food Tech/Technols,Ex Health 250 267 8 34028 Broadcast Techs 177 200 7 24505 Chemical Techs/Technols, Ex Health 62 82 3 22502 Civil Engineering Techs/Technols 381 395 11 25108 Computer Programmer Aides 149 145 5 25105 Computer Programmers 1,100 1,241 48 25104 Computer Support Specialists 773 1,340 62 32908 Dental Hygienists 383 641 35 32523 Dietetic Techs 48 73 4 22514 Drafters 440 464 13 22505 Electrical/Electronic Engineering Techs 454 502 14 32508 Emergency Medical Techs 265 351 16 28302 Law Clerks 137 129 2 22511 Mechanical Engineering Techs/Technols 106 116 3 combo Medical Laboratory Techs/Technols 473 616 20 32911 Medical Record Techs 295 465 24 32505 Nurses: Licensed Practical 618 786 30 32514 Opticians: Dispensing & Measuring 194 273 10 28305 Paralegal Personnel 444 621 22 24511 Petroleum Techs/Technols 216 146 5 32518 Pharmacy Techs 209 245 9 32919 Radiologic Techs/Technols 210 316 14 32928 Surgical Techs/Technols 89 161 9 31505 Technical Assistants: Library 201 197 6 28311 Title Examiners & Abstractors 69 65 1 32951 Veterinary Techs/Technols 128 149 5 25199 All Oth Computer Scientists 100 195 11 22599 All Oth Engineering Techs/Technols 540 593 19 32199 All Oth Health Diagnos/Treat Practices 89 132 6 32999 All Oth Health Professional/Tech/Parapro 721 1,136 58 28399 All Oth Legal Assists/Techs, Ex Clerical 105 131 4 24599 All Oth Phys/Life Sci Techs/Technols 507 492 12
Employment Annual OES Code/Occupational Title 1998 2008 Openings
MARKETING AND SALES WORKERS 31,005 37,235 1,541 43011 Appraisers: Real Estate 82 86 2 49023 Cashiers 6,494 8,074 441 49017 Counter & Rental Clerks 1,489 1,860 101 49034 Demonstrators & Promoters 211 281 13 43005 Real Estate Brokers 490 565 18 43002 Sales Agents & Placers: Insurance 522 508 12 43023 Sales Agents: Advertising 330 439 20 43008 Sales Agents: Real Estate 697 781 22 43014 Sales Agents: Securities & Commodities 222 303 10 43017 Sales Agents: Selected Business Services 575 845 39 49002 Sales Engineers 52 54 1 49008 Sales Reps, Ex Scientific Prod & Retail 1,393 1,670 62 49005 Sales Reps: Scientific Prod, Ex Retail 400 467 17 49014 Salespersons: Parts 808 962 38 49011 Salespersons: Retail 8,134 9,723 435 49021 Stock Clerks: Sales Floor 2,527 2,677 53 41002 Supervisors & Managers: Sales 4,483 5,304 141 49026 Telemarketers/Door-to-Door Sales Wkrs 177 203 8 43021 Travel Agents 532 659 24 43099 All Oth Sales Reps/Persons: Service 350 495 28 49999 All Oth Sales Wkrs 1,037 1,279 56
Employment Annual OES Code/Occupational Title 1998 2008 Openings
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WORKERS INCLUDING CLERICAL 52,661 58,655 1,755 53123 Adjustment Clerks 243 311 9 53508 Bill & Account Collectors 327 422 19 55344 Billing, Cost & Rate Clerks 629 779 27 56002 Billing,Posting,Calculating Mach Opers 145 144 3 55338 Bookkeeping,Accounting & Auditing Clerks 5,507 5,500 103 53128 Brokerage Clerks 46 60 2 57108 Central Office Opers 72 67 2 53311 Claims Clerks: Insurance 174 215 7 56011 Computer Opers 492 370 7 53702 Court Clerks 319 306 5 53117 Credit Checkers 27 30 0 55335 Customer Service Reps: Utilities 776 1,012 43 56017 Data Entry Keyers 465 500 8 57105 Directory Assistance Opers 162 115 4 58005 Dispatchers, Ex Police/Fire/Ambulance 452 517 14 58002 Dispatchers: Police/Fire/Ambulance 370 317 6 56005 Duplicating Mach Opers 133 164 7 55321 File Clerks 428 488 21 55347 General Office Clerks 7,429 8,638 327 53808 Hotel Desk Clerks 621 763 38 53302 Insurance Adjuster/Examiner/Investigator 162 178 5 53314 Insurance Policy Processing Clerks 111 109 1 55332 Interviewing Clerks, Ex Personnel 231 336 18 53902 Library Assistants & Bookmobile Drivers 407 402 20 53708 License Clerks 130 125 2 53121 Loan & Credit Clerks 478 472 5 57302 Mail Clerks, Ex Mail Mach/Postal Service 312 300 7 56008 Mail Mach Opers: Prep & Handling 36 35 1 58021 Marking Clerks 51 48 1 57311 Messengers 150 168 6 58014 Meter Readers: Utilities 137 128 3 53705 Municipal Clerks 191 173 3 53105 New Accounts Clerks 168 178 6 55323 Order Clerks 430 485 16 58026 Order Fillers: Wholesale/Retail Sales 220 259 9 55341 Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 425 423 8 55314 Personnel Clerks 407 383 8 57305 Postal Mail Carriers 572 586 17 57308 Postal Service Clerks 176 178 3 55326 Procurement Clerks 159 144 2 58008 Production Clerks 475 461 6 55305 Receptionists 3,560 4,577 170 53805 Reservation/Transportation Ticket Agents 1,687 2,261 92 55108 Secretaries: Ex Legal & Medical 4,975 4,874 81 55102 Secretaries: Legal 375 376 6 55105 Secretaries: Medical 148 209 8 53126 Statement Clerks 48 34 1 55328 Statistical Clerks 89 74 1 55302 Stenographers/Court Reporters 215 280 11 58023 Stock Clerk:Stock/Warehouse/Storage Yard 1,813 2,022 48 51002 Supervisors/Managers: Clerical/Admin Sup 3,583 4,409 164 57102 Switchboard Opers 246 230 5 combo Teachers Aides, Paraprof/Educ Assist Clerical 3,452 4,129 107 53102 Tellers 978 851 42 58028 Traffic, Shipping & Receiving Clerks 1,864 1,963 41 58011 Transportation Agents 840 1,269 49 53802 Travel Clerks 43 59 3 55307 Typists, Include Word Processing 396 326 8 58017 Weigher/Measurer/Checkers: Recordkeeping 86 95 3 53502 Welfare Eligibility Wkrs/Interviewers 530 432 11 59999 All Oth Clerical/Admin Support Wkrs 2,971 3,325 83 57199 All Oth Communications Equip Opers 43 32 1 58099 All Oth Material Record/Schedule/Distr 386 474 19 56099 All Oth Office Mach Opers 88 65 2
Employment Annual OES Code/Occupational Title 1998 2008 Openings
SERVICE WORKERS 48,020 57,487 2,506 68014 Amusement & Recreation Attendants 1,651 2,402 105 68023 Baggage Porters & Bellhops 166 223 9 65021 Bakers: Bread & Pastry 354 414 15 68002 Barbers 163 131 5 65005 Bartenders 2,101 2,258 106 68038 Child Care Wkrs 3,838 5,159 170 65041 Combined Food Preparation/Service Wkrs 3,123 3,599 220 65028 Cooks: Institutional & Cafeteria 891 930 27 65026 Cooks: Restaurant 2,048 2,512 99 65035 Cooks: Short Order 233 285 11 65032 Cooks: Specialty Fast Food 232 286 11 63017 Correction Officers & Jailers 899 1,063 41 65017 Counter Attendants:Lunchroom/Coffee Shop 1,279 1,471 125 63028 Criminal Investigators: Federal 60 73 3 66002 Dental Assistants 637 1,047 51 63035 Detectives & Investigators, Ex Public 74 81 3 65014 Dining Room/Cafeteria Attendant/Bar Help 630 653 21 63008 Fire Fighters 512 428 13 61002 Fire Fighting & Prevention Supervisors 187 166 6 63002 Fire Inspectors 30 29 1 63041 Fish & Game Wardens 30 30 0 63044 Flaggers/Crossing Guards 156 206 10 68026 Flight Attendants 236 415 23 65038 Food Preparation Wkrs 2,878 3,282 199 65011 Food Servers, Ex Restaurant 59 87 8 63047 Guards & Watch Guards 1,418 1,782 71 68017 Guides 504 693 28 68005 Hairdressers/Hairstylists/Cosmetologists 996 1,005 27 66011 Home Health Aides 758 1,190 54 65002 Hosts/Hostess: Rest/Lounge/Coffee Shop 435 535 23 61008 Housekeepers 207 260 10 67002 Housekeeping Cleaners 2,200 2,715 93 67005 Janitors/Cleaners, Ex Maid/House Cleaner 5,223 5,673 158 66005 Medical Assistants 357 674 41 66008 Nursing Aides/Orderlies/Attendants 1,066 1,409 49 68035 Personal & Home Care Aides 489 653 29 66026 Pharmacy Assistants 97 128 5 66017 Physical/Corrective Therapy Assist/Aides 65 108 6 61005 Police & Detective Supervisors 327 313 9 63011 Police Detectives 93 93 2 63014 Police Patrol Officers 1,141 1,226 39 66014 Psychiatric Aides 153 174 4 68028 Trans Attend,Ex Flight Attend/Bag Porter 144 130 3 68021 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, Ticket Takers 74 86 2 65008 Waiters & Waitresses 3,986 4,730 294 67099 All Oth Clean/Bldg Svc Wkrs, Ex Private 1,026 1,177 36 65099 All Oth Food Service Wkrs 1,086 1,151 49 66099 All Oth Health Service Wkrs 597 784 33 63099 All Oth Protective Service Wkrs 855 909 61 61099 All Oth Service Supervisors 1,174 1,410 51 69999 All Oth Service Wkrs 1,082 1,249 47
Employment Annual OES Code/Occupational Title 1998 2008 Openings
AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHING,AND RELATED WORKERS 3,274 3,680 140 79017 Animal Caretakers, Ex Farm 282 357 12 73005 Choke Setters 89 62 2 73002 Fallers & Buckers 157 106 4 72002 First Line Spvs: Ag,Forest,Fish Related 140 131 2 79002 Forest & Conservation Wkrs 127 130 3 79011 Graders & Sorters: Agricultural Products 89 107 4 79041 Laborers, Landscaping & Groundskeeping 1,648 2,046 89 73008 Log Handling Equipment Opers 285 243 7 73011 Logging Tractor Opers 65 55 1 79806 Veterinary Assistants 34 43 1 79999 All Oth Agricultural/Forestry/Fishing 296 346 13 73099 All Oth Timber Cutting & Related Occs 62 54 2
Employment Annual OES Code/Occupational Title 1998 2008 Openings
PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT,AND REPAIR WORKERS 35,639 40,592 1,392 85305 Automotive Body Repairs 379 481 21 89805 Bakers: Manufacturing 130 168 6 87905 Blasters/Explosives Wkrs 34 37 1 87302 Brick Masons 97 124 5 65023 Butchers & Meat Cutters 328 314 8 89311 Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters 58 68 2 87102 Carpenters 3,522 3,972 139 87602 Carpet Installs 180 173 4 85502 Central Office & PBX Installs/Repairs 166 248 13 95008 Chemical Plant/System Opers 114 113 4 85947 Coin & Vending Mach Servicers/Repairs 60 65 2 87311 Concrete & Terrazzo Finishers 189 218 5 89505 Custom Tailors & Sewers 100 91 2 85705 Data Processing Equipment Repairs 139 194 8 89921 Dental Laboratory Techs 56 66 2 87914 Derrick Opers: Oil & Gas Extraction 487 453 12 89707 Desktop Publishing Specialists 31 54 3 87108 Drywall Installs 50 61 2 87902 Earth Drillers, Ex Oil & Gas 122 148 6 85711 Elect Home Appliance/Power Tool Repairs 59 72 3 85728 Electric Install/Repairs: Trans Equip 57 63 3 85723 Electrical Powerline Installs/Repairs 474 560 20 87202 Electricians 1,652 1,898 59 85708 Electronic Home Entertain Equip Repairs 36 32 1 85717 Electronic Repairs: Commercial/Indust 176 184 6 87817 Fence Erectors 30 37 2 89808 Food Processing Techs 90 110 5 87811 Glaziers 95 100 3 87803 Hazardous Materials Removal Wkrs 480 577 21 85902 Heating,Air Conditioner/Refrig Mechs/Ins 276 341 12 87711 Highway Maintenance Wkrs 166 162 4 85905 Instrument Repairs 117 97 3 87802 Insulation Wkrs 197 229 9 85923 Locksmiths & Safe Repairs 64 83 4 85128 Machinery Maintenance Wkrs 323 312 7 89108 Machinists 179 227 9 89308 Machinists: Wood 27 29 0 85132 Maintenance Repairs: General Utility 4,373 4,925 153 85928 Mechanical Control/Valve Installs/Repair 126 119 3 85118 Mechs, Machinery Maint: Water/Power Gen 151 129 3 combo Mechs: Aircraft & Engine Specialist 1,230 1,766 79 85302 Mechs: Automotive 1,585 2,062 87 85311 Mechs: Bus/Truck & Diesel Engine Spec 897 1,003 31 85110 Mechs: Machinery Maintenance 505 490 11 85116 Mechs: Marine Equipment 96 136 6 85314 Mechs: Mobile Heavy Equip, Ex Engine 952 995 29 85514 Mechs: Radio 39 40 1 85123 Millwrights 127 148 5 85308 Motorcycle Repairs 54 69 3 85921 Musical Instrument Repairs/Tuners 77 100 4 85926 Office Mach & Cash Register Servicers 40 45 2 87402 Painters/Paperhangers: Const/Maint 849 1,010 38 87708 Paving/Surfacing/Tamping Equip Opers 68 79 3 95014 Petroleum Refinery & Control Panel Opers 123 146 6 87508 Pipelayers 73 78 3 87317 Plasterers & Stucco Masons 26 35 2 87502 Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters 1,244 1,392 31 95028 Power Distributors/Dispatchers 61 53 2 95021 Power Gen Plant Opers,Ex Aux Equip Opers 346 346 11 85721 Powerhouse/Substation/Relay Electricians 41 42 1 83002 Precision Inspectors, Testers & Graders 95 110 4 83005 Production Testers,Graders,Sorters,Weigh 201 188 5 85317 Rail Car Repairs 42 49 2 87714 Rail-Track Laying/Maintenance Equip Wkrs 95 97 2 87808 Roofers 304 373 17 87911 Rotary Drill Opers: Oil/Gas Extract 321 300 8 87921 Roustabouts 432 326 11 87917 Service Unit Opers 48 46 1 87805 Sheet Metal Duct Installs 100 139 7 89132 Sheet Metal Wkrs 177 209 7 89511 Shoe Repairs 67 65 1 85328 Small Engine Specialists 93 106 3 85726 Station Installs & Repairs: Telephone 119 84 4 95032 Stationary Engineers 102 95 2 87305 Stone Masons 57 72 3 87814 Structural Metal Wkrs 53 63 2 81005 Supervisors: Const/Extractive Wkrs 1,766 1,850 55 81017 Supervisors: Help/Labor/Material Movers 219 254 10 81002 Supervisors: Mechs/Installs/Repairs 1,164 1,408 58 81008 Supervisors: Production/Operating Wkrs 502 540 18 81011 Supervisors: Trans/Material Moving Mach 399 511 21 87111 Tapers 81 96 3 85702 Tel/Cable TV Line Installs & Repairs 453 616 31 85953 Tire Repairs & Changers 132 170 10 89508 Upholsterers 34 35 1 95002 Water/Liquid Waste Treatment Plant Opers 502 494 12 85599 All Oth Communication Equip Mech/Install 87 107 4 87899 All Oth Const Trades Wkrs 215 236 6 87999 All Oth Const Wkrs, Ex Helpers 467 609 26 85799 All Oth Electric Equip Mechs/Installs 175 216 9 87989 All Oth Extractive Wkrs, Ex Helpers 500 537 16 83099 All Oth Inspectors, Testers & Related 331 453 19 85119 All Oth Machinery Maintenance Mechs 103 103 2 85999 All Oth Mechs & Repairs 988 1,103 29 95099 All Oth Plant & System Opers 306 362 16 89199 All Oth Precision Metal Wkrs 57 68 1 89799 All Oth Precision Printing Wkrs 93 78 0 89999 All Oth Precision Wkrs 71 76 2 89399 All Oth Precision Woodworkers 11 10 0 81099 All Oth Supervisors: Prod/Const/Maint 802 917 33 89599 All Oth Textile/Apparel/Furnishing Wkrs 52 52 1
Employment Annual OES Code/Occupational Title 1998 2008 Openings
OPERATORS, FABRICATORS, AND LABORERS 33,963 38,306 1,329 97514 Able Seamen 129 144 7 93956 Assemblers/Fabricators,Ex Mach/Elect 293 356 11 92546 Bindery Mach Opers 30 36 2 92926 Boiler Opers: Low Pressure 38 36 1 97108 Bus Drivers 569 622 15 97111 Bus Drivers: School 1,005 1,294 47 93935 Cannery Wkrs 5,173 5,144 135 97502 Captains: Water Vessel 156 183 9 92935 Chemical Equipment Controllers/Opers 41 70 4 97951 Conveyor Opers/Tenders 49 68 3 92928 Cooling/Freezing Equip Opers/Tenders 45 48 1 97944 Crane & Tower Opers 149 163 4 92965 Crushing/Grinding/Blending Mach Opers 150 215 11 92944 Cutting & Slicing Mach Opers 89 100 3 97117 Driver/Sales Wkrs 409 458 13 97923 Excavating & Loading Mach Opers 389 469 15 97938 Grader, Dozer & Scraper Opers 319 357 7 98902 Hand Packers & Packagers 1,743 2,173 86 98319 Helpers: All Oth Const Trades 127 142 8 98311 Helpers: Brick/Stone Masons&Tile Setter 43 50 3 98312 Helpers: Carpenters & Related 622 730 40 98313 Helpers: Electricians/Powerline 213 242 13 98314 Helpers: Painters/Paperhangers/Plasters 65 76 4 98315 Helpers: Plumbers/Pipe & Steam Fitters 111 128 7 98316 Helpers: Roofers 28 33 2 97941 Hoist & Winch Opers 37 34 1 97947 Industrial Truck & Tractor Opers 397 472 13 92726 Laundry/Drycleaning Mach Opers, Ex Press 346 384 12 97932 Loading Mach Opers: Underground Mining 71 74 1 97305 Locomotive Engineers 60 82 4 97902 Longshore Equipment Opers 67 93 4 98502 Mach Feeders & Offbearers 58 61 2 97914 Main Line Station Engineers 230 152 5 97505 Mates: Ship, Boat & Barge 178 208 10 93938 Meat/Poultry/Fish Cutters/Trimmers: Hand 835 924 28 98102 Mechs & Repairs Helpers 615 776 44 97511 Motorboat Opers 44 54 3 92512 Offset Lithographic Press Opers 67 57 1 97908 Oil Pumpers, Ex Well Head 213 137 5 97956 Operating Engineers 1,474 1,544 33 97517 Ordinary Seamen & Marine Oilers 241 268 12 92974 Packaging/Filling Mach Opers/Tenders 124 145 5 92947 Painters: Transportation Equipment 100 136 6 97808 Parking Lot Attendants 79 107 4 92908 Photographic Processing Mach Opers 167 153 7 92728 Pressing Mach Opers: Textile, Garment 100 96 2 92543 Printing Press Mach Opers 85 88 2 97953 Pump Opers 47 53 2 97317 Railroad Brake, Signal & Switch Opers 73 49 2 98705 Refuse Collectors 225 211 9 92308 Sawing Mach Opers/Tenders 83 71 2 92962 Separate/Filter/Clarify/Prec/Still Opers 35 42 2 97805 Service Station Attendants 560 555 25 92721 Sewing Mach Opers: Non-Garment 26 27 0 97521 Ship Engineers 150 151 6 98702 Stevedores, Ex Equipment Opers 409 467 22 97114 Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs 237 297 10 97102 Truck Drivers: Heavy or Tractor Trailer 2,558 3,102 91 97105 Truck Drivers:Light,Include Deliver/Rout 2,717 3,619 129 98905 Vehicle Washers & Equipment Cleaners 691 969 50 93914 Welders & Cutters 598 685 24 97911 Well Head Pumpers 196 126 5 98799 All Oth Freight/Material Movers: Hand 913 971 39 93999 All Oth Hand Wkrs 641 719 23 98999 All Oth Help/Labor/Material Movers: Hand 4,670 5,023 179 92998 All Oth Mach Opers & Tenders 431 472 10 97999 All Oth Material Moving Equip Opers 254 258 6 92198 All Oth Metal/Plastic Mach Opers/Tenders 96 144 6 97199 All Oth Motor Vehicle Opers 113 76 2 92549 All Oth Printing/Binding Mach Opers 73 63 0 97989 All Oth Trans/Material Move Equip Opers 317 425 18 97899 All Oth Transportation Wkrs 277 349 12
TOTAL - ALL OCCUPATIONS 292,431 341,090 12,383
Source: Alaska Department of Labor, Research and Analysis Section
Email: Bruce_McHardy@labor.state.ak.us
Revision February 9, 2001: Deleted 1998 wages, all other data remained the same.
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