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STEM careers in Alaska — which one fits you?

30 counties in 20 labor markets. Of 30 counties, 3 are manufacturing economies, 0 farming, 3 mining or energy, 8 government and 11 recreation; 4 carry a low post-secondary education flag and 2 persistent poverty.

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Labor markets in Alaska

Anchorage, AK5 in AKFairbanks, AK4 in AKKenai, AK3 in AKJuneau, AK2 in AKUnalaska, AK1 in AKKotzebue, AK1 in AKPetersburg, AK1 in AKBethel, AK1 in AKMetlakatla, AK1 in AKSitka, AK1 in AKSkagway, AK1 in AKDillingham, AK1 in AKWrangell city and, AK1 in AKHaines, AK1 in AKKetchikan, AK1 in AKKodiak–Mill Bay, AK1 in AKHooper Bay, AK1 in AKNome, AK1 in AKAkutan, AK1 in AKUtqiaġvik, AK1 in AK

Counties

Aleutians East BoroughAleutians West Census AreaAnchorage MunicipalityBethel Census AreaBristol Bay BoroughChugach Census AreaCopper River Census AreaDenali BoroughDillingham Census AreaFairbanks North Star BoroughHaines BoroughHoonah-Angoon Census AreaJuneau City and BoroughKenai Peninsula BoroughKetchikan Gateway BoroughKodiak Island BoroughKusilvak Census AreaLake and Peninsula BoroughMatanuska-Susitna BoroughNome Census AreaNorth Slope BoroughNorthwest Arctic BoroughPetersburg BoroughPrince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaSitka City and BoroughSkagway MunicipalitySoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaWrangell City and BoroughYakutat City and BoroughYukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Forty careers

Software & Technology — Build the digital world people live inside.

Software Developer+15%Web Developer+7%Computer Programmer-6%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%

Data Science & Statistics — Find the truth hiding in the numbers.

Data Scientist+34%Statistician+8%

Engineering — Design and build what has to work.

Aerospace Engineer+6%Chemical Engineer+3%Civil Engineer+5%Electrical Engineer+7%Environmental Engineer+4%Industrial Engineer+11%Marine Engineer & Naval Architect+6%Mechanical Engineer+9%

Healthcare & Life Sciences — Keep people alive, well, and cared for.

Biomedical Engineer+6%Registered Nurse+5%Physician Assistant+20%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%Medical Scientist+9%Epidemiologist+16%Microbiologist+5%

Physical Sciences & Research — Ask how the universe works, then prove it.

Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%

Mathematics & Analytics — Turn uncertainty into decisions.

Operations Research Analyst+21%Actuary+22%Mathematician+8%Mathematics Professor+7%

Cybersecurity & Networks — Protect the systems everyone depends on.

Computer Network Architect+12%Information Security Analyst+29%

Environmental & Earth Science — Understand and protect the living planet.

Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%Environmental Scientist+4%Geoscientist+5%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%
Sources. Career traits, education paths and value lines are the STEM Compass assessment library. Employment growth is U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024–2034. County economic types are USDA Economic Research Service County Typology Codes (2025); labor markets are Census commuting zones (2020). Salary is not shown anywhere in this campaign on purpose: the assessment measures fit and what the work is worth to the world.