Skagway Jobs

Skagway is a city in Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. This city ispart of the setting for Jack London's book The Call of the Wild. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 862. The port of Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the city's business. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, is now in operation purely for the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months. Skagway is from the Tlingit name for the area, "Skagua." The name has several meanings, "the place where the north wind blows," "stiffly wind-rippled water," etc.

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Among the most common occupations in Skagway are Sales and office occupations, 28%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 19%. and Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations, 16%. Approximately 55 percent of workers in Skagway, Alaska work for companies, 20 percent work for the government and 12 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Skagway, Alaska are Transportation and warehousing, and utilities, 21%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 13%; and Construction, 12%. Simply Hired's Skagway job listings indicate that the following industries in Skagway are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Skagway, Alaska is $37,770, and the median income of households in Skagway was $49,375.

Skagway has an unemployment rate of 14.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Skagway Trends data, the number of Skagway, Alaska jobs has decreased by 99% since April 2008.

Population of Skagway Total population 862 Male 52.20% Female 47.80% Median age 39.2     Skagway Housing Owner-occupied homes 61.1% Median cost of a home $150,900 Median mortgage payment $736 Renter-occupied homes 38.9% Vacant housing 20.1% Median monthly rent $661     Average Income Median for all male full-time $44,583 Median for all female full-time $30,956     Household Income Less than $10,000 3% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 23% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 36% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 18% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 29% Currently married 52% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 12%     Race White 95% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 4%     Skagway Commute Carpool 10.0% Public transportation 1.1% Average travel time 10 minutes

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