Anchorage Jobs

  • Intelligence Specialist

    U.S. Navy - Anchorage, AK

    Navy Intelligence Specialists receive and analyze raw data, and deliver it to key decision-makers. Responsibilities may include: tracking targets in real time, operating...

    from U.S. Navy - 2 days ago
  • Chaplain (part-time)

    U.S. Navy Reserve - Anchorage, AK

    Navy Chaplains are the religious leaders responsible for serving the diverse spiritual needs of military servicemembers offering counsel, guidance, moral support and worship...

    from U.S. Navy Reserve - 2 days ago
  • Aviation Rescue Swimmer (AIRR)

    U.S. Navy - Anchorage, AK

    Aviation Rescue Swimmers are prepared to enter the most treacherous conditions to provide recovery and relief to those in need. That could involve rappelling hundreds of feet out...

    from U.S. Navy - 2 days ago
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Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska is a consolidated city-borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the largest city in the state of Alaska, with 275,043 residents, comprising more than two-fifths of the state's total population.

Anchorage Careers

Among the most common occupations in Anchorage are Management, professional, and related occupations, 36%; Sales and office occupations, 23%; and Service occupations, 14%. Approximately 64 percent of workers in Anchorage, Alaska work for companies, 20 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Anchorage Industries

The leading industries in Anchorage, Alaska are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 18%; Retail trade, 11%; and Public administration, 10%. Simply Hired's Anchorage job listings indicate that the following industries in Anchorage are hiring the most workers:

Anchorage Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Anchorage, Alaska is $46,640, and the median income of households in Anchorage was $61,217.
 

Average Salaries in Anchorage, AK

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Anchorage, AK

 $47,000
 

According to our Anchorage Trends data, the number of Anchorage, Alaska jobs has increased by 10% since October 2011.
Anchorage job trends

Anchorage Employment Statistics

Population of Anchorage
Total population 266,281
Male 50.00%
Female 50.00%
Median age 33.8
  
Anchorage Housing
Owner-occupied homes 61.3%
Median cost of a home $230,600
Median mortgage payment $1,105
Renter-occupied homes 38.7%
Vacant housing 6.0%
Median monthly rent $871
  
Average Income
Median for all workers $32,400
Median for all male full-time $51,241
Median for all female full-time $42,038
  
Household Income
Less than $10,000 5%
$10,000 to $14,999 4%
$15,000 to $24,999 9%
$25,000 to $34,999 8%
$35,000 to $49,999 14%
$50,000 to $74,999 20%
$75,000 to $99,999 14%
$100,000 to $149,999 16%
$150,000 to $199,999 5%
$200,000 or more 3%
  
Education
Less than 9th grade 3%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5%
High school graduate 24%
Some college, no degree 28%
Associate's degree 8%
Bachelor's degree 20%
Graduate degree 13%
  
Marital Status
Never married 29%
Currently married 52%
Separated 2%
Widowed 3%
Divorced 13%
  
Race
White 76%
Black or African American 7%
Asian 8%
Other 10%
  
Anchorage Commute
Carpool 13.2%
Public transportation 1.4%
Average travel time 18 minutes