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Production Workers in Alaska

Get the information you need to know about working as a Production Worker.

-3% Jobs Projection

$52,340 Median Salary

130 Job Openings

While jobs for Production Workers in Alaska are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Production Workers in Alaska is expected to decrease.
Production Workers in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Production Workers Work in Alaska?

In Alaska, there were 230 people working as Production Workers in the year 2018.

There were 160 Production Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,830 Production Workers working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Production Workers than average.

Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Production Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 3.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.4%.

Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 130 annual job openings, and a total of 1,160 jobs for Alaska Production Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 31,400 annual jobs and 275,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Production Workers Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Production Workers ranged from $23,700 to $89,420 with $52,340 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.39 to $42.99. The median hourly rate was $25.16.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.73 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $3.57.

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

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Top Alaska Metros for Production Workers

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	80	$39,990

Top States for Production Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Production Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	32,900	$32,910
California	28,120	$28,690
Tennessee	13,620	$27,330
Ohio	13,400	$32,410
Louisiana	9,840	$33,690
Georgia	9,260	$25,430
Texas	8,910	$29,950
Florida	8,690	$24,100
Iowa	6,590	$45,150
Oregon	6,450	$31,190
Missouri	6,420	$28,070
Michigan	6,240	$31,620
Alabama	5,980	$24,560
Virginia	5,060	$24,200
Kentucky	4,850	$24,840
Indiana	4,700	$34,710
New York	4,650	$34,000
New Jersey	4,300	$28,120
Minnesota	4,270	$35,730
Massachusetts	3,640	$34,310

Below are the states where Production Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$53,920
Alaska	$52,340
New Mexico	$49,700
South Dakota	$47,490
District of Columbia	$47,410
Iowa	$45,150
Minnesota	$35,730
Indiana	$34,710
Connecticut	$34,550
Maryland	$34,400

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Alaska Employment Total
Helpers–Production Workers	310

References

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