Healthcare Support Workers in Alaska

Is Alaska a good place for you to work as a Healthcare Support Worker?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Healthcare Support Workers in Alaska are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Healthcare Support Workers in Alaska is growing faster than average.

• Healthcare Support Workers in Alaska earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Healthcare Support Worker Career?

• Health Professions
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Radiologist Assistant
• Lactation Consultant
• Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
• Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies
• Medication Aide
• Rehabilitation Aide

How Many Healthcare Support Workers Work in Alaska?

340 people worked as Healthcare Support Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 430 Healthcare Support Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,250 Healthcare Support Workers working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Healthcare Support Workers than average.

Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Healthcare Support Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 23.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.7%.

Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 190 annual job openings, and 1,440 total jobs in 2026 for Healthcare Support Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 13,700 annual jobs and 108,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Healthcare Support Workers Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Healthcare Support Workers ranged from $34,070 to $61,400 with $44,670 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.38 to $29.52. The median hourly rate was $21.48.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.55 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.07.

The median salary in Alaska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alaska Metros for Healthcare Support Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Healthcare Support Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	210	$41,940
Fairbanks, AK	90	$48,040

Top States for Healthcare Support Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Healthcare Support Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	12,680	$42,640
Texas	6,630	$39,690
New York	6,360	$36,530
New Jersey	6,080	$34,840
Florida	4,190	$37,710
North Carolina	4,170	$32,640
Ohio	4,170	$37,890
Maryland	3,520	$36,100
Louisiana	2,580	$26,600
Washington	2,360	$43,510
Colorado	2,250	$31,330
Minnesota	2,080	$36,020
Oregon	1,920	$41,360
Indiana	1,910	$31,490
Arizona	1,850	$40,950
Nevada	1,580	$42,700
Illinois	1,520	$41,770
Tennessee	1,470	$32,960
Massachusetts	1,440	$39,950
Pennsylvania	1,350	$41,650

Below are the states where Healthcare Support Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Delaware	$49,470
District of Columbia	$48,940
Alaska	$44,670
West Virginia	$44,140
Washington	$43,510
Georgia	$42,710
Nevada	$42,700
California	$42,640
South Dakota	$42,200
South Carolina	$42,200

Related Careers in Alaska

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Alaska Employment Total
Medical Assistants	1,820
Dental Assistants	1,110
Phlebotomists	260
Medical Equipment Preparers	230
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	120
Medical Transcriptionists	80
Pharmacy Aides	60

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.