Culture, Media & Gaming in Alaska

Film, TV, music, theaters, museums and the video game industry.

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
517
2024 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
122
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
National parks
8
Denali, Katmai, Glacier Bay, Kenai Fjords…
Highest peak
Denali, 6,190 m
Highest in North America
Signature event
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Heritage
Alaska Native Heritage Center, Sitka totem parks
Universities
University of Alaska (Fairbanks, Anchorage, Southeast)
Bachelor's degree or higher
31.0%

Museums & Heritage

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
517
2024 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
46
2024 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2024
517▲ 28%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Alaska, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 712.

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

2014–2024
46▲ 18%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Alaska, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 712.

Video Games

Software publishers employment (includes video games)
122
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$227,809
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

2014–2025
122▲ 307%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Alaska, private ownership, annual average, software publishers (NAICS 511210 to 2021, 513210 from 2022), the industry that includes video game publishers; not limited to games.

Software publishers average annual pay

2014–2025
$227,809▲ 366%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Alaska, private ownership, annual average, software publishers (NAICS 511210 to 2021, 513210 from 2022), the industry that includes video game publishers; not limited to games.

More figures

Glaciers
≈ 27,000
Historic milestone
Russian purchase 1867, statehood 1959