Ketchikan Alaska Employment Opportunities

Among the most common occupations in Ketchikan are Sales and office occupations, 25%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 25%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 62 percent of workers in Ketchikan, Alaska work for companies, 23 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Popular Ketchikan Jobs

Currently, the most commonly listed Ketchikan Jobs are for Occupational Therapists jobs and Certified Occupational Therapists Assistant jobs.

Ketchikan Industries

The leading industries in Ketchikan, Alaska are Educational, health and social services, 17%; Transportation and warehousing, and utilities, 10%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Ketchikan job listings indicate that the following industries in Ketchikan are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Trauma Centers and Blood & Organ Banks.

Ketchikan Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Ketchikan, Alaska is $36,168, and the median income of households in Ketchikan was $45,802.

Ketchikan Companies

The most popular companies with Ketchikan jobs are:

Safeway

Peace Health

PeaceHealth

Hospital Jobs Online

Ketchikan General Hospital

Alaska Job Centers

Toll-free in Alaska (877)724-2539
2030 Sea Level Drive, Suite 220, Ketchikan, AK 99901-6073
Phone: 225-3181 Fax: 247-0557
Job Seekers: ketchikan.jobcenter@alaska.gov
Employers: ketchikan.employers@alaska.gov

Ketchikan Unemployment Rate

Ketchikan has an unemployment rate of 8.2%, compared the national average of 5.8%.
According to our Ketchikan Trends data, the number of Ketchikan, Alaska jobs has increased by 35% since November 2008.

Ketchikan Employment Statistics

Population of Ketchikan

Total population 7,922 Male 50.42% Female 49.58% Median age 35.8

Ketchikan Housing

Owner-occupied homes 50.9%
Median cost of a home $143,700
Median mortgage payment $860
Renter-occupied homes 49.1%
Vacant housing 12.3%
Median monthly rent $758

Average Income

Median for all male full-time $41,926
Median for all female full-time $30,411

Household Income

Less than $10,000 5%
$10,000 to $14,999 5%
$15,000 to $24,999 13%
$25,000 to $34,999 15%
$35,000 to $49,999 18%
$50,000 to $74,999 21%
$75,000 to $99,999 12%
| $100,000 to $149,999 8%
$150,000 to $199,999 2%
$200,000 or more 1%

Education

Less than 9th grade 3%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8%
High school graduate 30%
Some college, no degree 32%
Associate's degree 5%
Bachelor's degree 15%
Graduate degree 7%

Marital Status

Never married 26%
Currently married 50%
Separated 1%
Widowed 6%
Divorced 16%

Race

White 72%
Black or African American 1%
Asian 7%
Other 20%

Ketchikan Commute

Carpool 19.3%
Public transportation 4.2%
Average travel time 11 minutes