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Average Forest And Conservation Technicians Salary in Alaska

Forest And Conservation Technicians in Alaska earn a median annual salary of $68,160, which is +24.9% compared to the national median. There are 500 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Alaska (state).

$68,160
Alaska median annual wage
$33/hour median
+24.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $54,560
500
Local employment
1.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
7.88
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$50,290
25th
$56,800
Median
$68,160
75th
$81,720
90th
$97,820

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Alaska, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
102.4%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$66,589
Goods: 106.3%
Services: 119.0%
Rents: 93.8%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
North Dakota $68,600 Compare 160
Maryland $64,980 Compare 130
Wisconsin $62,700 Compare 620
Louisiana $59,370 Compare 210
Minnesota $58,990 Compare 580
California $58,120 Compare 6,640

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Alaska

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Emergency Medicine Physicians $452,620 2.76
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $421,450 1.03
General Internal Medicine Physicians $366,080 0.80
Physicians, All Other $355,100 0.37
Neurologists $354,760 4.46
Psychiatrists $342,170 0.93
Nurse Anesthetists $341,210 0.82
Family Medicine Physicians $323,490 3.40

Alaska has salary data for 528 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Emergency Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Forest And Conservation Technicians in Alaska

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Forest And Conservation Technicians are projected to change by -3.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.