Exactly 100 of Alaska's 1,130 paralegals work in Fairbanks. There has been a 11% growth in the number of paralegals in Fairbanks between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of paralegals in Fairbanks has increased, overall employment in Fairbanks has decreased.

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As the number of paralegals in Fairbanks has grown, salaries for paralegals have also increased. In 2010 Fairbanks paralegals earned an average yearly salary of $47,900. Paralegals in Fairbanks made a yearly average salary of $43,990, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Fairbanks.

Fairbanks paralegals earn a median yearly salary of $45,965. The difference in pay between the paralegals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 76%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $35,605 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $62,745 per year.

Fairbanks paralegals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited paralegal school in the city. Many of Fairbanks' paralegals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in paralegal offered by Fairbanks' paralegal school.

Approximately 11 students completed paralegal courses in 2010.