Occupational employment / Anchorage, AK

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Anchorage, AK" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 164,800 $23.10 $48,050
Office and administrative support occupations 28,560 $17.58 $36,560
Sales and related occupations 15,320 $16.30 $33,910
Food preparation and serving related occupations 13,270 $11.21 $23,310
Transportation and material moving occupations 12,760 $21.00 $43,680
Management occupations 12,430 $40.37 $83,960
Construction and extraction occupations 10,170 $28.90 $60,120
Education, training, and library occupations 9,490 $23.92 $49,760
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 8,580 $37.26 $77,510
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 8,000 $25.26 $52,540
Retail salespersons 6,390 $12.71 $26,430
Business and financial operations occupations 6,360 $30.27 $62,960
Personal care and service occupations 5,690 $12.47 $25,950
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 5,600 $13.69 $28,480
Architecture and engineering occupations 4,810 $41.63 $86,590
General and operations managers 4,560 $39.57 $82,300
Protective service occupations 4,540 $20.32 $42,270
Office clerks, general 4,350 $15.59 $32,430
Healthcare support occupations 3,900 $17.16 $35,700
Production occupations 3,470 $19.78 $41,140
Registered nurses 3,460 $35.45 $73,740
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 3,120 $17.01 $35,380
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 3,050 $8.86 $18,430
Cashiers 3,010 $11.24 $23,390
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 3,000 $14.15 $29,420
Community and social services occupations 2,970 $21.46 $44,630
Life, physical, and social science occupations 2,840 $30.15 $62,700
Computer and mathematical occupations 2,760 $32.06 $66,690
Waiters and waitresses 2,380 $9.72 $20,210
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,220 $18.73 $38,960
Personal and home care aides 2,120 $12.03 $25,020
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 2,100 $20.69 $43,040
Stock clerks and order fillers 2,080 $15.49 $32,220
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 1,890 $23.23 $48,310
Construction laborers 1,870 $24.88 $51,750
Customer service representatives 1,850 $16.57 $34,470
Carpenters 1,810 $27.35 $56,900
Receptionists and information clerks 1,810 $14.09 $29,310
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 1,620 $16.84 $35,030
Maintenance and repair workers, general 1,590 $21.71 $45,170
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 1,540 $22.18 $46,130
Teacher assistants 1,490 Not available $33,530
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,480 $22.84 $47,500
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 1,470 $19.55 $40,660
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,470 $10.85 $22,580
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 1,370 $9.60 $19,970
Security guards 1,360 $15.91 $33,090
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 1,280 $27.00 $56,160
Business operations specialists, all other 1,270 $33.28 $69,220
Food preparation workers 1,210 $13.46 $27,990
Electricians 1,140 $33.25 $69,170
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,110 $17.55 $36,490
Accountants and auditors 1,090 $31.82 $66,190
Cooks, restaurant 1,090 $12.40 $25,790
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,070 $14.92 $31,040
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 1,030 $27.66 $57,540
Home health aides 1,030 $13.21 $27,470
Managers, all other 1,010 $35.99 $74,850
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 1,010 $29.79 $61,960
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 970 $17.80 $37,020
Office and administrative support workers, all other 890 $20.53 $42,700
Civil engineers 860 $37.54 $78,090
Chief executives 850 $70.24 $146,100
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 830 $23.96 $49,830
Social and human service assistants 820 $15.95 $33,170
Administrative services managers 780 $30.15 $62,710
All other information and record clerks 760 $20.50 $42,630
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 710 $17.56 $36,530
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 710 $32.26 $67,090
Tellers 700 $13.10 $27,250
Dishwashers 690 $8.88 $18,470
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 680 Not available $107,760
Lawyers 680 $47.25 $98,270
Financial managers 670 $41.60 $86,520
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 670 $13.13 $27,310
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 630 $11.54 $24,000
Driver/sales workers 630 $13.59 $28,270
Business teachers, postsecondary 620 Not available $57,280
Bus drivers, school 600 $15.00 $31,200
Counter and rental clerks 600 $12.42 $25,830
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 600 $17.57 $36,550
Packers and packagers, hand 600 $12.09 $25,150
Medical assistants 590 $17.49 $36,390
Petroleum engineers 590 $80.81 $168,080
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 580 $13.97 $29,050
Bartenders 570 $11.91 $24,760
Child care workers 570 $10.72 $22,300
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 570 $33.83 $70,360
Medical secretaries 570 $15.51 $32,250
Material moving workers, all other 550 $18.24 $37,940
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 540 $43.21 $89,880
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 530 $10.29 $21,400
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 520 $31.05 $64,590
Sales managers 520 $33.90 $70,510
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 500 $22.12 $46,020
Computer support specialists 500 $22.33 $46,440
Network and computer systems administrators 500 $30.71 $63,880
Dental assistants 480 $20.32 $42,270
Teachers and instructors, all other 470 Not available $57,810
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 460 $15.97 $33,220
Sales representatives, services, all other 460 $25.39 $52,810
Construction managers 450 $49.44 $102,840
Medical and health services managers 440 $45.07 $93,740
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 440 $23.90 $49,710
Air traffic controllers 430 $45.99 $95,670
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 420 $17.46 $36,310
Pharmacy technicians 420 $17.55 $36,500
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 420 $22.59 $46,980
Bill and account collectors 410 $18.94 $39,400
Computer programmers 410 $33.08 $68,810
Cooks, short order 410 $11.27 $23,440
Fire fighters 410 $23.28 $48,420
Industrial truck and tractor operators 410 $19.56 $40,680
Engineers, all other 400 $44.05 $91,620
Protective service workers, all other 400 $16.67 $34,670
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 400 $29.21 $60,750
Preschool teachers, except special education 390 $12.47 $25,940
Paralegals and legal assistants 380 $26.62 $55,360
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 370 $19.11 $39,750
File clerks 360 $14.96 $31,110
Management analysts 360 $32.90 $68,440
Sheet metal workers 360 $27.01 $56,190
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 360 $33.72 $70,130
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 350 $30.13 $62,670
Postal service mail carriers 350 Not available Not available
Surveyors 350 $39.93 $83,060
Child, family, and school social workers 340 $21.45 $44,610
Legal secretaries 340 $21.56 $44,840
Computer specialists, all other 330 $36.62 $76,170
Family and general practitioners 330 $61.72 $128,380
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 330 $9.34 $19,440
Loan officers 330 $39.04 $81,200
Chefs and head cooks 320 Not available Not available
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 320 $25.96 $54,000
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 310 $18.77 $39,040
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 300 $31.30 $65,110
Radiologic technologists and technicians 300 $29.67 $61,720
Cargo and freight agents 290 $20.43 $42,490
Food service managers 290 $23.66 $49,210
Computer and information systems managers 280 $43.76 $91,020
Dental hygienists 280 $45.10 $93,810
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 280 $8.98 $18,670
Engineering managers 280 $51.20 $106,500
Hazardous materials removal workers 280 $28.13 $58,510
Painters, construction and maintenance 280 $18.88 $39,270
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 280 $40.34 $83,910
Financial specialists, all other 270 $27.11 $56,390
Healthcare support workers, all other 270 $18.56 $38,610
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 270 $30.50 $63,450
Parts salespersons 270 $16.99 $35,350
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 270 $20.02 $41,640
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 270 Not available Not available
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 270 $25.93 $53,930
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 270 $24.42 $50,800
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 260 $27.56 $57,320
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 260 $29.41 $61,170
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 260 $20.80 $43,270
Instructional coordinators 260 $25.26 $52,550
Insurance sales agents 260 $27.36 $56,920
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 260 $22.84 $47,500
Loan interviewers and clerks 260 $18.49 $38,460
Medical records and health information technicians 260 $17.94 $37,320
Natural sciences managers 260 $43.22 $89,900
Property, real estate, and community association managers 260 $23.34 $48,550
Service station attendants 260 $11.61 $24,140
Social workers, all other 260 $24.41 $50,770
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 250 $24.57 $51,110
Civil engineering technicians 250 $29.82 $62,020
Computer systems analysts 250 $34.09 $70,900
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 250 $28.68 $59,650
Nonfarm animal caretakers 250 $10.27 $21,350
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 250 $28.61 $59,520
Amusement and recreation attendants 240 $9.06 $18,850
Pharmacists 240 $53.57 $111,430
Social and community service managers 240 $30.19 $62,790
Baggage porters and bellhops 230 $11.07 $23,030
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 230 $22.47 $46,730
Conveyor operators and tenders 230 $15.46 $32,160
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 230 $20.25 $42,120
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 230 $22.11 $45,990
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 230 $30.34 $63,120
Mental health counselors 230 $26.44 $55,000
Physical therapists 230 $39.35 $81,850
Recreation workers 230 $15.43 $32,090
Tire repairers and changers 230 $14.03 $29,180
Transportation workers, all other 230 $20.63 $42,910
Architectural and civil drafters 220 $23.77 $49,450
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 220 $37.15 $77,260
Electrical engineers 220 $43.38 $90,230
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 220 $32.26 $67,090
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 220 $23.05 $47,940
Marketing managers 220 $39.80 $82,780
Physicians and surgeons, all other 220 $83.98 $174,680
Switchboard operators, including answering service 220 $13.12 $27,290
Travel agents 220 $16.50 $34,320
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 210 $25.41 $52,850
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 210 $46.34 $96,390
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 210 $19.42 $40,390
Network systems and data communications analysts 210 $33.16 $68,960
Advertising sales agents 200 $22.67 $47,140
Roofers 200 Not available Not available
Computer software engineers, applications 190 $38.96 $81,040
Cost estimators 190 $31.12 $64,730
Data entry keyers 190 $17.86 $37,160
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 190 $31.08 $64,640
Massage therapists 190 $40.90 $85,070
Mechanical engineers 190 $40.53 $84,300
Automotive body and related repairers 180 $27.64 $57,490
Bakers 180 $15.90 $33,070
Biological scientists, all other 180 $31.80 $66,150
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 180 $17.98 $37,390
Commercial pilots 180 Not available $80,140
Computer software engineers, systems software 180 $34.95 $72,700
Construction and related workers, all other 180 $27.62 $57,450
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 180 $21.76 $45,250
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 180 $19.07 $39,670
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 180 $29.67 $61,710
Occupational health and safety specialists 180 $39.56 $82,290
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 180 $25.79 $53,630
Demonstrators and product promoters 170 $12.74 $26,510
Financial analysts 170 $30.29 $63,000
Health educators 170 $19.89 $41,380
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 170 Not available Not available
Order clerks 170 $16.86 $35,060
Audio and video equipment technicians 160 $22.29 $46,360
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 160 $16.71 $34,760
Community and social service specialists, all other 160 $20.13 $41,860
Environmental engineers 160 $36.42 $75,750
Graphic designers 160 $20.10 $41,800
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 160 $12.90 $26,840
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 160 $24.68 $51,340
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 160 $34.67 $72,110
Speech-language pathologists 160 $39.00 $81,120
Cement masons and concrete finishers 150 $29.67 $61,720
Couriers and messengers 150 $15.67 $32,590
Health technologists and technicians, all other 150 $25.22 $52,450
Budget analysts 140 $34.01 $70,740
Butchers and meat cutters 140 $18.24 $37,950
Computer operators 140 $19.12 $39,760
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 140 $13.52 $28,120
Human resources managers, all other 140 $43.57 $90,620
Office machine operators, except computer 140 $13.69 $28,470
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 140 $28.88 $60,060
Training and development specialists 140 $28.98 $60,270
Veterinary technologists and technicians 140 $15.90 $33,060
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 130 $19.52 $40,600
Education teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $67,260
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 130 $10.60 $22,060
Industrial machinery mechanics 130 $27.05 $56,260
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 130 $11.90 $24,760
Logisticians 130 $33.47 $69,610
Procurement clerks 130 $20.73 $43,110
Public relations specialists 130 $30.59 $63,630
Respiratory therapists 130 $29.54 $61,440
Construction and building inspectors 120 $35.91 $74,700
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 120 $16.09 $33,480
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 120 $40.64 $84,530
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 120 $27.56 $57,330
Helpers--production workers 120 $12.18 $25,330
Physician assistants 120 $55.83 $116,120
Postal service clerks 120 Not available Not available
Court, municipal, and license clerks 110 $17.68 $36,770
Dentists, general 110 $75.00 More than $145,600
Editors 110 $28.07 $58,380
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 110 $19.96 $41,510
Helpers--extraction workers 110 Not available Not available
Library assistants, clerical 110 $15.59 $32,420
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 110 $16.21 $33,720
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 110 $11.57 $24,060
Psychiatric aides 110 $17.67 $36,750
Sales and related workers, all other 110 $19.41 $40,370
Surveying and mapping technicians 110 $23.87 $49,640
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 110 $11.91 $24,780
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 110 $32.08 $66,730
Biological technicians 100 $16.30 $33,900
Conservation scientists 100 $39.57 $82,310
Database administrators 100 $37.31 $77,610
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 100 $33.62 $69,930
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 100 $19.69 $40,960
Life scientists, all other 100 $23.18 $48,220
Occupational therapists 100 $33.52 $69,720
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 100 $11.16 $23,210
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 100 $22.92 $47,680
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 90 $29.48 $61,320
Coaches and scouts 90 Not available $37,970
Derrick operators, oil and gas 90 $30.05 $62,490
Electronics engineers, except computer 90 $37.78 $78,590
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 90 $32.60 $67,810
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 90 $15.05 $31,310
Printing machine operators 90 $19.73 $41,040
Public relations managers 90 $36.18 $75,260
Reporters and correspondents 90 $17.01 $35,380
Social scientists and related workers, all other 90 $28.22 $58,700
Urban and regional planners 90 $31.61 $65,740
Veterinarians 90 $42.35 $88,080
Advertising and promotions managers 80 $33.27 $69,200
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 80 $30.86 $64,190
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 80 $27.79 $57,810
Industrial engineers 80 $45.49 $94,610
Machine feeders and offbearers 80 $11.21 $23,310
Medical and public health social workers 80 $25.61 $53,260
Postsecondary teachers, all other 80 Not available $76,690
Rehabilitation counselors 80 Not available Not available
Security and fire alarm systems installers 80 $25.71 $53,470
Tour guides and escorts 80 $14.79 $30,760
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 80 $28.70 $59,700
Word processors and typists 80 $16.18 $33,650
Airfield operations specialists 70 $26.13 $54,350
Dental laboratory technicians 70 $22.11 $46,000
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 70 $16.71 $34,760
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 70 $35.86 $74,580
Floral designers 70 $13.35 $27,760
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 70 $39.13 $81,390
Library technicians 70 $18.51 $38,510
Lodging managers 70 $23.64 $49,180
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 70 $14.02 $29,160
Media and communication workers, all other 70 $21.02 $43,730
Opticians, dispensing 70 $19.19 $39,910
Physical scientists, all other 70 $35.45 $73,740
Private detectives and investigators 70 $26.09 $54,260
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas 70 Not available Not available
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 70 $22.93 $47,700
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 60 $17.03 $35,430
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 60 $12.74 $26,500
Chemists 60 $33.37 $69,410
Clergy 60 $20.10 $41,810
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 60 $25.95 $53,980
Dietitians and nutritionists 60 $29.47 $61,290
Drafters, all other 60 $29.82 $62,020
Education administrators, postsecondary 60 $42.41 $88,220
Food servers, nonrestaurant 60 $17.60 $36,610
Forest and conservation technicians 60 $18.46 $38,410
Home appliance repairers 60 $19.87 $41,330
Industrial production managers 60 $35.66 $74,160
Insurance underwriters 60 $29.02 $60,360
Market research analysts 60 $27.90 $58,020
Mechanical drafters 60 Not available Not available
Medical transcriptionists 60 $20.41 $42,460
Recreational vehicle service technicians 60 $13.03 $27,100
Anthropologists and archeologists 50 $32.58 $67,760
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 50 $22.50 $46,800
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 50 $20.51 $42,670
Job printers 50 $21.71 $45,160
Parking lot attendants 50 $11.56 $24,030
Personal financial advisors 50 Not available Not available
Political science teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $59,050
Prepress technicians and workers 50 $15.91 $33,090
Purchasing managers 50 $38.24 $79,530
Real estate sales agents 50 $33.08 $68,800
Surgical technologists 50 $20.67 $42,990
Team assemblers 50 $14.25 $29,640
Technical writers 50 $29.60 $61,570
Avionics technicians 40 $28.87 $60,060
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $84,040
Brickmasons and blockmasons 40 $32.09 $66,750
Compensation and benefits managers 40 $40.06 $83,330
Craft artists 40 $16.43 $34,180
Diagnostic medical sonographers 40 $35.50 $73,850
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 40 $19.20 $39,930
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 40 $23.48 $48,830
Forensic science technicians 40 $28.51 $59,300
Hydrologists 40 $39.81 $82,810
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 40 $17.56 $36,530
Legal support workers, all other 40 $23.72 $49,330
Legislators 40 Not available $36,710
Locksmiths and safe repairers 40 $16.03 $33,340
Meter readers, utilities 40 $23.06 $47,960
Operations research analysts 40 $44.38 $92,310
Optometrists 40 $53.07 $110,380
Plant and system operators, all other 40 $29.30 $60,930
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 40 $27.68 $57,580
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $83,550
Self-enrichment education teachers 40 $22.46 $46,710
Training and development managers 40 $38.90 $80,900
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 40 $11.96 $24,890
Art directors 30 $28.80 $59,910
Bindery workers 30 $14.66 $30,500
Concierges 30 $14.09 $29,310
Emergency management specialists 30 $23.15 $48,150
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $78,580
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 30 $22.88 $47,580
Interior designers 30 $31.82 $66,180
Maintenance workers, machinery 30 $21.58 $44,890
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $85,360
Meeting and convention planners 30 $21.33 $44,380
Obstetricians and gynecologists 30 $97.26 $202,290
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 30 $14.11 $29,350
Surgeons 30 $75.00 More than $145,600
Tile and marble setters 30 $22.24 $46,250
Writers and authors 30 $36.45 $75,820
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians Not available $41.45 $86,210
Architects, except landscape and naval Not available $30.83 $64,120
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $21.06 $43,810
Brokerage clerks Not available $19.18 $39,880
Commercial divers Not available $42.33 $88,040
Cooks, fast food Not available $9.68 $20,130
Counselors, all other Not available $20.60 $42,850
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles Not available $14.13 $29,380
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations Not available $14.31 $29,760
Gas plant operators Not available $27.22 $56,620
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $29.15 $60,640
Grounds maintenance workers, all other Not available $15.06 $31,330
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers Not available $23.88 $49,670
Helpers--electricians Not available $14.33 $29,810
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Not available $20.30 $42,230
Kindergarten teachers, except special education Not available Not available $50,470
Legal occupations Not available $37.68 $78,370
Loan counselors Not available $17.86 $37,140
Motorboat mechanics Not available $21.52 $44,770
Painters, transportation equipment Not available $15.97 $33,220
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $15.67 $32,590
Photographers Not available $18.84 $39,190
Psychiatric technicians Not available $14.25 $29,630
Real estate brokers Not available $36.96 $76,880
Roustabouts, oil and gas Not available $23.62 $49,130
Sailors and marine oilers Not available $19.57 $40,710
Skin care specialists Not available $14.94 $31,070
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters Not available $12.02 $25,000
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers Not available $9.43 $19,620
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