Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Alaska, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations group in Alaska. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Alaska
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 29-0000 |
| Employment | 20,790 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 64.753 |
| Location quotient | 1.04 |
| Mean annual wage | $118,710 |
| Median annual wage | $102,660 |
| Mean hourly wage | $57.07 |
| Median hourly wage | $49.36 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $48,380 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $66,860 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $130,800 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $178,810 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Alaska
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Alaska, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Alaska.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 7,040 | $110,690 | $112,040 | $82,400 | $137,400 | $53.22 |
| Medical Records Specialists | 1,360 | $56,740 | $60,600 | $45,780 | $84,810 | $27.28 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | 880 | $49,900 | $59,530 | $42,220 | $94,360 | $23.99 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 870 | $50,440 | $52,040 | $38,650 | $64,600 | $24.25 |
| Dental Hygienists | 770 | $129,760 | $118,010 | $58,340 | $135,400 | $62.39 |
| Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | 700 | $62,290 | $71,590 | $40,750 | $105,350 | $29.95 |
| Physician Assistants | 670 | $136,350 | $139,590 | $69,970 | $185,300 | $65.55 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | 650 | # | $286,990 | $115,640 | # | # |
| Physical Therapists | 600 | $108,640 | $113,190 | $87,080 | $135,610 | $52.23 |
| Nurse Practitioners | 570 | $145,450 | $142,340 | $76,470 | $199,990 | $69.93 |
| Pharmacists | 510 | $163,200 | $158,430 | $123,220 | $183,920 | $78.46 |
| Physicians, All Other | 380 | # | $310,920 | $146,700 | # | # |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 360 | $85,870 | $90,530 | $71,300 | $113,880 | $41.29 |
| Occupational Therapists | 340 | $100,070 | $101,700 | $67,280 | $134,080 | $48.11 |
| Psychiatric Technicians | 330 | $49,340 | $49,770 | $38,860 | $61,120 | $23.72 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | 330 | $100,180 | $99,080 | $77,360 | $128,340 | $48.17 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 300 | $77,670 | $77,850 | $60,060 | $96,490 | $37.34 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | 290 | $56,900 | $59,870 | $48,200 | $85,790 | $27.36 |
| Surgical Technologists | 290 | $79,040 | $75,930 | $52,850 | $99,270 | $38 |
| Dentists, General | 260 | $230,830 | $202,250 | $107,530 | # | $110.98 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | 240 | $103,160 | $94,410 | $51,950 | $128,850 | $49.6 |
| Paramedics | 230 | $68,330 | $74,250 | $59,050 | $101,810 | $32.85 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | 170 | $168,040 | $267,910 | $113,340 | # | $80.79 |
| Respiratory Therapists | 170 | $94,210 | $93,670 | $76,900 | $104,610 | $45.29 |
| Veterinarians | 170 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other | 150 | $94,000 | $87,710 | $46,130 | $132,230 | $45.19 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other | 120 | $72,030 | $74,420 | $24,960 | $123,390 | $34.63 |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 110 | $81,010 | $84,150 | $64,150 | $102,800 | $38.95 |
| Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars | 110 | $58,630 | $68,730 | $43,730 | $93,590 | $28.19 |
| Chiropractors | 100 | $99,560 | $110,410 | $59,390 | $176,910 | $47.87 |
| Opticians, Dispensing | 90 | $56,260 | $58,030 | $44,190 | $74,150 | $27.05 |
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | 80 | $118,510 | $95,020 | $50,550 | $133,520 | $56.97 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | 80 | $102,690 | $106,890 | $89,020 | $133,740 | $49.37 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 70 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Optometrists | 70 | $165,830 | $154,110 | $43,000 | $236,860 | $79.73 |
| Nurse Midwives | 60 | $130,030 | $137,410 | $108,190 | $179,930 | $62.52 |
| Neurologists | 50 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 50 | # | $302,190 | $135,240 | # | # |
| Surgical Assistants | 50 | $49,200 | $59,450 | $42,290 | $83,010 | $23.65 |
| Acupuncturists | 40 | $82,040 | $80,150 | $50,630 | $121,160 | $39.44 |
| Pediatricians, General | 40 | # | $284,210 | $216,380 | # | # |
| Psychiatrists | 40 | $140,650 | $215,130 | $82,200 | # | $67.62 |
| Therapists, All Other | 40 | $107,070 | $117,460 | $74,010 | $168,780 | $51.48 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 30 | # | $268,970 | $189,840 | # | # |
| Athletic Trainers | ** | $62,740 | $64,210 | $28,440 | $86,270 | * |
| Audiologists | ** | $109,700 | $106,090 | $78,360 | $148,800 | $52.74 |
| Ophthalmic Medical Technicians | ** | $46,780 | $52,430 | $40,720 | $65,970 | $22.49 |
| Radiation Therapists | ** | $120,310 | $123,410 | $107,820 | $137,870 | $57.84 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=02&OCC_CODE=29-0000. the group row is AREA 02 / OCC_CODE 29-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 02 / OCC_CODE 29-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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