Industry and Occupational Forecasts 2010 to 2020

Alaska is expected to add 38,749 jobs between 2010 and 2020, an increase of 12 percent. Health care and social assistance, which will benfit from the needs of an aging population, is projected to grow by about 31 percent by far the highest of any industry. The second-highest growth will be in mining, minus oil and gas, at 19 percent.