Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (17-3029)

Gasline phases: Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Preconstruction and construction

Occupation description:  All engineering technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 483518 7.24 913
United States 70,60073,900 4.7330 1,3501,680

Job outlook

  • Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with moderate employment opportunities. Read more.


2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval
Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a29.25n/a 15.4128.5843.54
Alaska 30.4631.6032.74 18.5131.7644.25
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA) 32.0833.2134.34 19.3433.5045.51
Fairbanks North Star Borough (MSA) 25.9326.8427.75 15.3626.9538.55
Balance of State 25.3627.1528.94 17.1326.9136.02

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
67073 10.936.3 28.6
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation92
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation49
UI claimants previously working in occupation101
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 198
Number of job position postings 22
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 9.0

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Associate degree Work experience: None On-the-job training: None

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Technical Center
Heating Systems 3
Oil Fired Burner/Boilers Maintenance 18

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska West Training Center
Unescorted Module - NSTC01 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska’s Institute of Technology
Basic Refrigeration 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Charter College, Anchorage
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC) Certificate0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Northern Industrial Training
NCCER Gas Pipeline Operations Certificate0
NCCER Liquid Pipeline Operations Certificate0
Pipeline Electrical and Instrumentation Level 1 Certificate0
Pipeline Electrical and Instrumentation Level 2 Certificate0
Pipeline Electrical and Instrumentation Level 3 Certificate0
Pipeline Maintenance Level 1 Certificate0
Pipeline Maintenance Level 2 Certificate0
Pipeline Maintenance Level 3 Certificate0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Archit & Engr Technology, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage, Mat-Su
Archit & Engr Technology, AAS 0
Commercial HVAC Syst, OEC 0
Residential Air Cond & Ref, OEC 0
Residential Heat/Vent, OEC 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks, CTC
Mining Applications & Tech, CT2 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka
Environmental Technology, AAS 0