Statistics

Professional Trends

Alaska Vs. National Business Employment

Alaska	14,710
National	4,698,490

Of all of the business professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Alaska state.

Employment Growth for Business professionals In Alaska

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
15,730	15,730	16,080	15,900	14,710

Yellow: Actual Values

Business is a shrinking field in Alaska. 1,020 less business professionals were working in Alaska in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of business has shrunk by 6% in Alaska. This is faster than the trend for business professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of business professionals has grown by 3% between 2006 and 2010.

Business VS. All Professions salaries in Alaska

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$70,032	$72,611	$75,171	$79,661	$85,629
$43,172	$49,864	$52,177	$53,940	$55,586

Light Blue: Business
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to business professionals are growing in Alaska. Business professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $70,032 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $85,629 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Business professionals in Alaska

10th percentile	$49,290
25th percentile	$61,290
50th percentile	$78,102
75th percentile	$83,393
90th percentile	$107,055

This represents a 18% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of business, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid business professionals earning 117% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Alaska state.

Average Salaries for Business professionals and related professions in Alaska

Accounting	$50,472
Advertising	$65,520
Business	$85,629
Business Administration	$79,957
Business Management	$85,632
Fashion Marketing	$52,435
Fashion Merchandising	$59,400
Finance	$71,754
Forensic Accounting	$65,120
Hospitality	$37,719
Hotel Management	$66,190
Human Resources	$67,425
International Business	$84,752
Management	$76,796
Marketing	$76,167
Project Management	$89,460
Property Management	$59,660
Public Relations	$82,330
Restaurant Management	$50,150
Risk Management	$66,100
Small Business	$86,090
Sports Management	$88,370
Supply Chain Management	$72,430

In Alaska, business professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Business programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alaska

associate	15
bachelor	19
master	8
doctor	0
Certificate	13
Total	55

As the number of business professionals is decreasing in Alaska state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited business schools in Alaska state is increasing. In 2006 there were 504 business graduates from business courses in Alaska and in 2010 there were 668 graduates.

This represents a 33% increase in the number of business degree or certificate school graduates in Alaska state. Most of these graduates, or 35%, earned a bachelor's degree in business.

Business Faculty Salaries in Alaska

Share & Compare

Enter your salary to gain access to our continually growing higher education faculty salary database. Don't worry! This is 100% secure and anonymous.

Currently we are in the process of collecting data for the number of business faculty in Alaska, growth in the field of business academia and faculty salaries in Alaska. If you are involved in teaching business courses to students at the certificate in business, associates degree in business, bachelors degree in business, and masters degree in business levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of business in Alaska. A summary of the information we have collected thus far will appear once you submit your information.

Business Schools In Alaska