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Maintenance and Repair Workers in Alaska

Considering a career as a Maintenance and Repair Worker in Alaska?

3.5% Jobs Projection

$48,640 Median Salary

380 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Maintenance and Repair Workers in Alaska is growing slower than average.
Maintenance and Repair Workers in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Maintenance and Repair Workers Work in Alaska?

4,390 people worked as Maintenance and Repair Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,960 Maintenance and Repair Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 430 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 15,870 Maintenance and Repair Workers working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Maintenance and Repair Workers than average.

Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Maintenance and Repair Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 3.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.9%.

Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 380 annual Maintenance and Repair Workers job openings in Alaska, and 3,840 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 154,700 annual jobs and 1,545,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Maintenance and Repair Workers Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Maintenance and Repair Workers ranged from $32,100 to $74,560 with $48,640 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.43 to $35.85. The median hourly rate was $23.39.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $24.2 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.81.

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

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Top Alaska Metros for Maintenance and Repair Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Maintenance and Repair Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	1,600	$47,660
Fairbanks, AK	360	$52,640

Top States for Maintenance and Repair Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Maintenance and Repair Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	128,560	$42,530
Texas	112,020	$35,700
New York	108,050	$43,430
Florida	89,870	$33,600
Illinois	63,350	$41,410
Pennsylvania	59,920	$38,400
Ohio	54,960	$39,830
North Carolina	43,960	$37,890
Georgia	43,500	$35,590
Michigan	40,080	$35,360
Washington	35,400	$42,610
Indiana	34,840	$38,800
Wisconsin	34,600	$40,700
Virginia	32,260	$39,080
New Jersey	31,190	$42,800
Tennessee	28,790	$36,780
Arizona	28,410	$35,360
Missouri	28,150	$36,160
South Carolina	27,750	$34,630
Minnesota	24,320	$43,180

Below are the states where Maintenance and Repair Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$50,770
Alaska	$48,640
Connecticut	$46,340
Hawaii	$45,650
Massachusetts	$45,270
Rhode Island	$43,890
New York	$43,430
Minnesota	$43,180
Nevada	$42,940
New Jersey	$42,800

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