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5Counties
2Metro counties
405,821MSA population 2025
States: Alaska
Careers the Anchorage, AK economy leans on
Ranked by how many counties in this zone carry the economy types each family hires into, then by growth. The fit is yours; the demand is local.
Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Software Developer+15%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Web Developer+7%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Computer Programmer-6%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Medical Scientist+9%Biomedical Engineer+6%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%Data Scientist+34%Information Security Analyst+29%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Computer Network Architect+12%Statistician+8%Mathematician+8%Mathematics Professor+7%Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Industrial Engineer+11%Mechanical Engineer+9%Electrical Engineer+7%Aerospace Engineer+6%Marine Engineer & Naval Architect+6%Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Civil Engineer+5%Geoscientist+5%Environmental Engineer+4%Environmental Scientist+4%Chemical Engineer+3%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%
Counties in this labor market
Anchorage Municipality, AKChugach Census Area, AKCopper River Census Area, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AKYakutat City and Borough, AK
Metros around Anchorage, AK
Fairbanks, AK4 countiesKenai, AK3 countiesJuneau, AK2 countiesAkutan, AK1 countiesBethel, AK1 countiesDillingham, AK1 countiesHaines, AK1 countiesHooper Bay, AK1 countiesKetchikan, AK1 countiesKodiak–Mill Bay, AK1 countiesKotzebue, AK1 countiesMetlakatla, AK1 counties
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Questions people ask
Which STEM careers are in demand in Anchorage, AK?
Computer & Information Research Scientist, Software Developer, Computer Systems Analyst, Web Developer and Database Administrator lead on local economy fit here; Data Scientist (+34%), Information Security Analyst (+29%) and Actuary (+22%) lead on national growth.
What is a commuting zone?
A Census labor market built from where people actually commute to work. It is the right geography for training and hiring: the job you train for is usually inside your zone, even when it is not inside your county.
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.