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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Fairbanks, AK

What professions have the highest employment in Fairbanks, AK? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Fairbanks, AK. We note that the total employment in Fairbanks, AK is 34,410. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 1,090 people (3.17 percent of the total employment in Fairbanks, AK). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 920 people (2.67 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Fairbanks, AK is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Fairbanks, AK (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	34,410	100.00%	$51,880
2	Retail Salespersons	1,090	3.17%	$34,680
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	920	2.67%	$29,840
4	Stockers and Order Fillers	900	2.62%	$38,530
5	Registered Nurses	700	2.03%	$107,880
6	General and Operations Managers	690	2.01%	$91,040
7	Cashiers	630	1.83%	$31,870
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	580	1.69%	$35,660
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	550	1.60%	$65,790
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	530	1.54%	$35,940
11	Office Clerks, General	490	1.42%	$46,940
12	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	480	1.39%	$63,230
13	Food Preparation Workers	460	1.34%	$34,310
14	Other Business Operations Specialists	420	1.22%	$79,270
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	420	1.22%	$49,540
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	420	1.22%	$48,760
17	Waiters and Waitresses	410	1.19%	$23,760
18	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	370	1.08%	$87,670
19	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	360	1.05%	$28,550
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	350	1.02%	$79,440
21	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	350	1.02%	$67,180
22	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	340	0.99%	$43,620
23	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	340	0.99%	$29,800
24	Carpenters	340	0.99%	$64,340
25	Construction Laborers	340	0.99%	$52,730
26	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	340	0.99%	$38,670
27	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	330	0.96%	$47,800
28	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	320	0.93%	$61,430
29	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	320	0.93%	$48,900
30	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	290	0.84%	$30,180
31	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	260	0.76%	$81,090
32	Fast Food Cooks	260	0.76%	$28,740
33	Receptionists and Information Clerks	250	0.73%	$37,170
34	Accountants and Auditors	240	0.70%	$74,280
35	Civil Engineers	240	0.70%	$99,530
36	Medical Secretaries	230	0.67%	$41,190
37	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	230	0.67%	$87,790
38	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	230	0.67%	$85,540
39	Medical Records Specialists	220	0.64%	$49,560
40	Bartenders	220	0.64%	$27,370
41	Customer Service Representatives	200	0.58%	$37,100
42	Other Engineering Technicians	190	0.55%	$63,460
43	Restaurant Cooks	190	0.55%	$37,350
44	Electricians	190	0.55%	$80,440
45	Financial Managers	180	0.52%	$110,010
46	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	170	0.49%	$60,230
47	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	160	0.46%	$60,960
48	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	160	0.46%	$65,430
49	Packers and Packagers	160	0.46%	$37,470
50	Medical and Health Services Managers	150	0.44%	$124,890
51	Medical Assistants	150	0.44%	$47,170
52	Tellers	150	0.44%	$37,200
53	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	150	0.44%	$48,190
54	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	140	0.41%	$48,350
55	Dental Assistants	140	0.41%	$49,800
56	Security Guards	140	0.41%	$43,040
57	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	140	0.41%	$81,850
58	Human Resources Specialists	130	0.38%	$70,770
59	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	130	0.38%	$78,770
60	Social and Human Service Assistants	130	0.38%	$43,900
61	Firefighters	130	0.38%	$47,730
62	Driver/Sales Workers	130	0.38%	$25,130
63	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	120	0.35%	$86,220
64	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	110	0.32%	$71,630
65	Project Management Specialists	110	0.32%	$82,330
66	Dishwashers	110	0.32%	$27,630
67	Counter and Rental Clerks	110	0.32%	$39,000
68	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	110	0.32%	$29,550
69	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	110	0.32%	$48,510
70	Construction Managers	100	0.29%	$126,450
71	Computer User Support Specialists	100	0.29%	$63,610
72	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	100	0.29%	$81,190
73	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	100	0.29%	$65,190
74	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	100	0.29%	$46,170
75	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	100	0.29%	$49,930
76	Social and Community Service Managers	90	0.26%	$72,850
77	All Other Managers	90	0.26%	$109,470
78	Management Analysts	90	0.26%	$86,690
79	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	90	0.26%	$79,100
80	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	90	0.26%	$60,310
81	Tutors	90	0.26%	$48,910
82	Family Medicine Physicians	90	0.26%	n/a
83	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	90	0.26%	$50,300
84	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	90	0.26%	$52,250
85	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	90	0.26%	$39,670
86	Childcare Workers	90	0.26%	$30,880
87	Parts Salespersons	90	0.26%	$37,300
88	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	90	0.26%	$77,380
89	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	90	0.26%	$76,030
90	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	90	0.26%	$88,310
91	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	90	0.26%	$31,130
92	Chief Executives	80	0.23%	$166,070
93	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	80	0.23%	$103,510
94	Logisticians	80	0.23%	$81,150
95	Budget Analysts	80	0.23%	$79,580
96	Lawyers	80	0.23%	$108,570
97	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	80	0.23%	$62,790
98	Instructional Coordinators	80	0.23%	$75,510
99	Coaches and Scouts	80	0.23%	$37,440
100	Physical Therapists	80	0.23%	$102,270

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