Fastest Growing Jobs in Alaska

Where OEWS publishes Alaska counts for the national growth list – BLS 2024–2034

The 37 published Alaska OEWS rows on this list

Ranked by published Alaska employment (not by national growth %). Sibling state pages diverge here because the occupation title set and order change with the OEWS footprint.

  1. 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Healthcare Support Occupations 6,530 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 2,350 jobs · +14.9%
  3. 3. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 2,140 jobs · +12.5%
  4. 4. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 2,020 jobs · +14.8%
  5. 5. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 1,640 jobs · +23.2%
  6. 6. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 1,290 jobs · +16.8%
  7. 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 970 jobs · +15.2%
  8. 8. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 860 jobs · +16.1%
  9. 9. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 800 jobs · +11.9%
  10. 10. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 710 jobs · +40.1%
  11. 11. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 700 jobs · +20.4%
  12. 12. Massage Therapists · Healthcare Support Occupations 570 jobs · +15.4%
  13. 13. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 550 jobs · +12.1%
  14. 14. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 530 jobs · +16.7%
  15. 15. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 530 jobs · +15.8%
  16. 16. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 410 jobs · +13.8%
  17. 17. Community Health Workers · Community and Social Service Occupations 400 jobs · +11.3%
  18. 18. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 370 jobs · +12.5%
  19. 19. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 340 jobs · +20%
  20. 20. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 340 jobs · +15%

Largest Alaska footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

6,530 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

37/50

Alaska employment published

National #1 growth

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

+49.9% · different from state footprint lead

Growth % and openings are national BLS projections. The employment and wage columns are Alaska OEWS estimates where published.

OEWS publishes Alaska employment for only a fraction of the occupations on the national fastest-growth list (coverage stat above) ; the largest published footprint is named there too. The national percentage leader remains Wind Turbine Service Technicians at +49.9% with no Alaska OEWS row yet.

Sparse coverage usually means many ultra-small growth occupations fall below the OEWS publish threshold in Alaska, not that growth is absent. After Home Health and Personal Care Aides, the next published counts are Cooks, Restaurant (2,350) and Medical Assistants (2,140). Treat blank state cells as unpublished estimates, then open the occupation profile for the national openings figure.

Annual openings (growth plus replacements) still live on each occupation profile. A high percentage on a tiny base can add fewer Alaska seats than a mid-single-digit gain on a large OEWS count. Education and credential columns on the profile set the entry clock; several fast-growth rows need multi-year training before the projection window helps a new entrant.

Alaska OEWS rows first, then unpublished national growth titles

Rows with published Alaska employment are sorted by in-state jobs. Occupations without a state OEWS row stay at the bottom in national growth order.

# Occupation Growth %
1 Home Health and Personal Care Aides +17%
2 Cooks, Restaurant +14.9%
3 Medical Assistants +12.5%
4 Financial Managers +14.8%
5 Medical and Health Services Managers +23.2%
6 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors +16.8%
7 Computer and Information Systems Managers +15.2%
8 Industrial Machinery Mechanics +16.1%
9 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors +11.9%
10 Nurse Practitioners +40.1%
11 Physician Assistants +20.4%
12 Massage Therapists +15.4%
13 Animal Caretakers +12.1%
14 Logisticians +16.7%
15 Software Developers +15.8%
16 Occupational Therapists +13.8%
17 Community Health Workers +11.3%
18 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists +12.5%
19 Psychiatric Technicians +20%
20 Speech-Language Pathologists +15%
21 Information Security Analysts +28.5%
22 Data Scientists +33.5%
23 Respiratory Therapists +12.1%
24 Medical Equipment Repairers +12.9%
25 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers +13%
26 Computer Network Architects +11.9%
27 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians +11.5%
28 Physical Therapist Assistants +22%
29 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians +19.8%
30 Operations Research Analysts +21.5%
31 Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars +14.7%
32 Counselors, All Other +12.6%
33 Occupational Therapy Assistants +19.2%
34 Marriage and Family Therapists +12.6%
35 Financial Examiners +18.5%
36 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists +11.2%
37 Hearing Aid Specialists +18.4%
38 Wind Turbine Service Technicians +49.9%
39 Solar Photovoltaic Installers +42.1%
40 Actuaries +21.8%
41 Computer and Information Research Scientists +19.7%
42 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary +17.3%
43 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary +16.8%
44 Epidemiologists +16.2%
45 Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists +14.6%
46 Orthotists and Prosthetists +13.3%
47 Forensic Science Technicians +12.8%
48 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers +12.8%
49 Therapists, All Other +11.5%
50 Mechanical Door Repairers +11.4%

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About This Data

Employment projections come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program, covering 2024 to 2034. Growth rates represent the projected percentage change in national employment over the 10-year period.

State employment and salary data comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. Some occupations may not have state-level data for Alaska if employment is too small to report.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034 and BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State employment totals for Alaska from BLS OEWS State and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. State employment and wage rows use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and openings use national BLS Employment Projections for 2024–2034. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.