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Alaska: 2 metros with trade pay data

Paving Equipment Operator pay in Alaska

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$83,520statewide median a year
$40.15median an hour
#4of 49 states + DC
80paving equipment operators employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Paving equipment operators in Alaska earn a statewide median of $83,520 a year, 67% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #4 of 49 states and DC. About 80 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$60,670Entry · 10th$66,83025th$83,520Median$100,24075th$100,260Top · 90th

States ranked near Alaska

Hawaii$111,360
District of Columbia$91,280
Washington$90,530
Alaska$83,520
California$83,130
Connecticut$77,480
Idaho$73,210

See all states on the paving equipment operators nationwide.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes paving equipment operator pay for 1 Alaska metro: Anchorage.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
AnchorageALASKA · AK$84,190$79,86260

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating paving equipment operator work in Alaska
Paving Equipment Operator pay in Alaska: $83,520 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 0.9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,100 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, paving equipment operators have 19 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 78% below the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often paving equipment operators deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningOccasionally
Very hot or cold conditionsOften
Working at heightsOccasionally
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesOccasionally
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsSometimes
Loud noiseOften
Hazardous conditionsOccasionally
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingSometimes
SittingSometimes

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in Alaska Official source

The main state licensing office in Alaska is the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. Contractors register with the state; electrical and mechanical administrators are licensed. It can point you to the right license for paving equipment operators.

Official Alaska licensing site ↗

Requirements for paving equipment operators vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Cities in Alaska

AnchorageALASKA · AK+1.9%population since 2020 · 4.2% unemployment

All trades in Alaska.

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