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- Alaska Occupations Information
  - Includes a searchable list of more than 2,500 occupational titles. It includes worker characteristics, licensing requirements, supply and demand, employment, wages, and training resources and requirements.
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  - The most current cost-of-living article published in Alaska Economic Trends. This annual article pulls together various data for Alaska and some of its boroughs/census areas.
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Writers and Authors (27-3043)

Occupation description: Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. Excludes Public Relations Specialists (27-3031) and Technical Writers (27-3042).

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Employment and Job Openings (click here for the 10-year forecast)

	Employment			Average annual openings
	2016 estimate	2026 projection	Percent change	Labor force exits	Occupation transfers	Total
Alaska	44	42	-4.5	2	2	4
United States	131,200	141,200	7.6	5,800	5,800	12,600

Job outlook

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

2017 Wages

	Mean Wage	Wage by Percentile
	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
United States	34.67	14.67	21.30	29.72	40.48	57.10
Alaska	36.26	20.93	25.90	33.80	47.19	58.60
Balance of State	28.40	19.47	21.93	27.13	34.16	39.85

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
48	3	6.3	43.5	26.1

2016 Potential Supply

Qualified but working in another occupation	9
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	4
UI claimants previously working in occupation	3

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data

Number of registrants	129
Number of job position postings	1
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	129.0

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

Education: Bachelor’s degree

Work experience: None

On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

Training Resources

	Degree
Conscious Solutions (Anchorage)
Conflict Prevention and Business Communication
From Propects to Customers - 5 Keys to Accelerate Business Growth
Team Building & Efficiency

	Degree
North Star Computing (Fairbanks)
Advanced Business Writing

	Degree
Partners for Progress in Delta, Inc (Delta Junction)
Academic Writing About Literature
Academic Writing About Science and Nature
Intro to Academic Writing

	Degree
University of Alaska Anchorage (Anchorage)
Creative Writing	MFA
Creative Writing & Literary Arts	MFA
Journalism & Public Communication	BA

	Degree
University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks)
Communication	BA
Creative Writing	MA
Creative Writing & Literary Arts	MFA
Journalism	BA
Professional Communication	MA

	Degree
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau (Juneau)
Communication	BLA

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