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Alaska Oil and Gas Industry Occupations

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$11,786	growth low, openings low
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$7,445	growth low, openings low

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$6,343	growth low, openings high
Carpenters	$5,502	growth low, openings very high
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$6,753	growth low, openings low
Chemical Engineers	$12,009	growth low, openings low
Chemists	$7,123	growth low, openings low
Civil Engineers	$8,405	growth low, openings high
Commercial Divers	$6,435	growth low, openings low
Compliance Officers	$6,812	growth low, openings moderate
Computer Hardware Engineers	n/a	growth low, openings low
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	n/a	n/a
Construction and Building Inspectors	$7,003	growth low, openings moderate
Construction Laborers	$4,410	growth low, openings very high
Construction Managers	$8,705	growth low, openings high
Crane and Tower Operators	$5,879	growth low, openings low

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$4,896	growth low, openings moderate

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	$7,109	growth low, openings low
Electrical Engineers	$9,205	growth low, openings low
Electricians	$6,279	growth low, openings very high
Electro-Mechanical Technicians	$4,990	growth low, openings low
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$7,895	growth low, openings low
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	n/a	growth low, openings moderate
Engineers, All Other	$9,879	growth low, openings high
Environmental Engineering Technicians	$5,320	growth low, openings low
Environmental Engineers	$8,257	growth low, openings low
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	n/a	growth low, openings moderate
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$6,815	growth low, openings moderate

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	n/a	growth low, openings moderate
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$5,864	growth low, openings high

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
General and Operations Managers	$9,108	growth low, openings very high
Geological and Petroleum Technicians	n/a	growth low, openings moderate
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$8,511	growth low, openings moderate

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$4,930	growth low, openings moderate
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$7,212	growth low, openings low
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$4,987	growth low, openings very high
Hydrologists	$7,401	growth low, openings low

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Industrial Engineering Technicians	$7,482	n/a
Industrial Engineers	n/a	n/a
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$6,726	growth low, openings low
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$6,031	growth low, openings high

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$3,351	growth low, openings very high
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$5,005	growth low, openings moderate

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Machinists	$4,895	growth low, openings low
Managers, All Other	n/a	growth low, openings very high
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$9,326	n/a
Materials Engineers	$7,777	growth low, openings low
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$4,446	growth low, openings low
Mechanical Engineers	$8,613	growth low, openings low
Meter Readers, Utilities	$5,370	growth low, openings low
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$9,438	growth low, openings low
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$5,881	growth low, openings high

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	n/a	growth low, openings low
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	n/a	growth low, openings low
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$4,255	growth low, openings very high
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$5,806	growth low, openings very high

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Petroleum Engineers	$12,510	growth low, openings moderate
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$6,769	growth low, openings moderate
Physical Scientists, All Other	$8,358	growth low, openings low
Physicists	n/a	n/a
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$6,634	growth low, openings very high
Production Workers, All Other	$4,863	growth low, openings very high

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$6,569	growth low, openings low
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$4,265	growth low, openings high

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$3,650	growth low, openings high
Sales Engineers	n/a	growth low, openings low
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$5,678	growth low, openings low
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	n/a	growth low, openings very high
Ship Engineers	$5,807	growth low, openings moderate
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	$3,703	growth low, openings very high
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$5,912	growth low, openings low
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers	$7,610	growth low, openings high

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	n/a	growth low, openings low
Transportation Workers, All Other	n/a	growth low, openings high
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$7,967	growth low, openings low

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Occupation	Average monthly wage	Employment outlook
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$5,456	growth low, openings moderate
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$5,562	growth low, openings high

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