Family and General Practitioners in Alaska

Is Alaska a good place for you to work as a Family and General Practitioner?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Family and General Practitioners in Alaska are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Family and General Practitioners in Alaska is growing faster than average.

• Family and General Practitioners in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Family and General Practitioner Career?

• Health Professions
• Medicine
• Medicine
• Osteopathic Medicine
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
• Residency Programs
• Medical Residency General Programs
• Family Medicine Residency Program

How Many Family and General Practitioners Work in Alaska?

In Alaska, there were 480 people working as Family and General Practitioners in the year 2018.

There were 450 Family and General Practitioners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,210 Family and General Practitioners working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Family and General Practitioners than average.

Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Family and General Practitioners in this state are growing at a rate of 25.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.3%.

Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Family and General Practitioners job openings in Alaska, and 450 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,600 annual jobs and 154,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Family and General Practitioners Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Family and General Practitioners ranged from $72,700 to $208,000 with $208,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $34.95 to $100. The median hourly rate was $100.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $100 an hour.

Wages between 2017 and 2018 did not increase or decrease.

The median salary in Alaska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alaska Metros for Family and General Practitioners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Family and General Practitioners.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	260	$185,330

Top States for Family and General Practitioners Employment

View the list below to see where most Family and General Practitioners work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Florida	12,870	$208,000
California	11,970	$195,060
Texas	8,200	$204,450
Illinois	7,970	$205,640
Virginia	4,990	$182,220
Missouri	4,820	$188,200
Pennsylvania	3,710	$194,210
Ohio	3,690	$188,520
Colorado	3,460	$208,000
Michigan	3,320	$194,930
Arizona	3,290	$196,640
South Carolina	2,710	$208,000
Oklahoma	2,700	$208,000
Minnesota	2,670	$201,730
Massachusetts	2,600	$200,740
New York	2,230	$178,260
New Jersey	1,890	$201,670
North Carolina	1,850	$204,930
Iowa	1,760	$208,000
Maryland	1,640	$190,500

Below are the states where Family and General Practitioners get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$208,000
Arkansas	$208,000
Colorado	$208,000
Florida	$208,000
Hawaii	$208,000
Idaho	$208,000
Iowa	$208,000
Mississippi	$208,000
Nebraska	$208,000
New Hampshire	$208,000

Related Careers in Alaska

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Alaska Employment Total
Physicians and Surgeons	630
Surgeons	190
Psychiatrists	70
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	50
Pediatricians, General	50

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.