Alaska's information industry has remained relatively stable in since 2003, employing 7,000 people as of April 2007. The state's overall unemployment rate that month was 5.8%, a figure slightly higher than the national average of 4.5%.

Alaska's largest population areas are Anchorage, Fairbanks, and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, which includes the cities of Palmer and Wasilla. Check out these popular information technology careers in Anchorage, with average salaries for the area according to Salary.com:

• Network administrator: $56,300
• Data architect: $67,900
• Database administrator: $102,697
• Programmer: $63,200

Popular IT degree programs in Alaska include management of information systems, computer science, and information technology. Many businesses and organizations hire IT workers in Alaska, including General Dynamics Information Technology, Geophysical Institute, SAIC, and CompuCom Systems, Inc.