Alaska Minimum Wage Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $26.66 - $30.62 Hourly
Location : Anchorage, AK
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 53974
Department: Labor & Workforce Development
Division: LSS-Wage and Hour
Opening Date: 05/27/2026
Closing Date: 6/10/2026 5:00 PM Alaska
Division: Labor Standards and Safety
Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only
Bargaining Unit: General Government
Range: 14/16
Job Description
This recruitment is exempt from the Hiring Freeze (Administrative Order 358).
ATTENTION ALASKA RESIDENTS!
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Labor Standards and Safety, is recruiting for two
Investigators 1/2 located in Anchorage!
No Cover Letter Required!
These positions are in the General Government Unit (GGU) at a Range 14/16.
What You Will Be Doing:
Wage and Hour investigators perform investigations of alleged violations of the State wage and hour laws to include proper payment of wages, payment of minimum wage and overtime, paid sick leave, child labor, and prevailing wage payment on public construction projects. These positions also ensure compliance with State law through on-site inspections, providing seminars to educate and advise the public, and answering questions received through our public phone line and email address.
Our Mission, Values, and Culture:
The mission of Labor Standards and Safety is to ensure safe and legal working conditions. Wage and Hour investigators carry out this mission by ensuring employers are educated on their responsibilities, employees are properly compensated for their work, child labor laws are followed, and that public construction contracts meet prevailing wage requirements.
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
We provide training opportunities, a comprehensive employee benefits package to include retirement, health insurance, and paid holidays. This position works on a predictable schedule, and enjoys a degree of independence on the job.
Working with Wage and Hour provides the opportunity to work with a talented and dedicated group of employees who provide services to communities statewide. The work you do directly helps your fellow Alaskans by ensuring they receive proper compensation for their work.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This job is located at 1251 Muldoon Road, Suite 113 in Anchorage, Alaska. There is routine travel throughout the Anchorage area, occasional travel to the other regional offices located in Fairbanks and Juneau, and occasional travel throughout the state for on-site inspections.
Who We Are Looking For:
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

To view the general description and example of duties for the position, please go to the following link:
Minimum Qualifications
Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions:
This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency's description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.
Minimum Qualifications:
Investigator Level 1:
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Law: Knowledge of State and federal laws, including legal and court procedures, regulations, guidelines, precedents, admissibility of evidence, case preparation, and/or settlements for applicable areas of law practiced or supported
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or experience in performing duties such as assisting in investigative work or legal research; preparing legal documents; conducting searches to locate individuals and/or assets; providing accurate interpretative information on laws and regulations; conducting administrative reviews of cases under appeal and issuing decisions; conducting interviews; locating and gathering information and data, evidence, and/or testimony to be used in civil or criminal proceedings, administrative actions, or governmentally regulated activities; conducting adjudications of claims; and/or drafting documents in support of attorneys or agencies engaged in administrative adjudication.
Definitions:
"Competencies" means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
"Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
"Training" and "education" in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.
Special Note:
Some positions require applicants pass a background investigation, which includes a criminal record check for conviction of felony or misdemeanor crimes, as a prerequisite to employment.
Some positions require incumbents possess an Alaska driver's license and operate a motor vehicle.
Investigator Level 2:
A completed Investigator Flex 1 Training Plan
OR
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Investigation: Knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with investigation, including interviewing, evidence detection, locating, gathering, and handling, and drawing appropriate factual inferences and conclusions. Provide oral or written reports of findings. Presenting evidence and providing testimony.
• Law: Knowledge of State and federal laws, including legal and court procedures, regulations, guidelines, precedents, admissibility of evidence, case preparation, and/or settlements for applicable areas of law practiced or supported.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or experience in performing duties such as assisting in investigative work or legal research; preparing legal documents; conducting searches to locate individuals and/or assets; providing accurate interpretative information on laws and regulations; conducting administrative reviews of cases under appeal and issuing decisions; conducting interviews; locating and gathering information and data, evidence, and/or testimony to be used in civil or criminal proceedings, administrative actions, or governmentally regulated activities; conducting adjudications of claims; and/or drafting documents in support of attorneys or agencies engaged in administrative adjudication.
Definitions:
"Competencies" means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
"Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
"Training" and "education" in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.
Special Note:
Some positions require applicants pass a background investigation, which includes a criminal record check for conviction of felony or misdemeanor crimes, as a prerequisite to employment.
Some positions require incumbents possess an Alaska driver's license and operate a motor vehicle.
Additional Required Information
**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION CAREFULLY**
THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY
This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants must meet in order to be considered for employment at this time.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.
The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are: Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.
FLEXIBLY STAFFED
This position is flexibly staffed. The level of the job offer will be based on the selected candidate's credibly possessed and proven competencies. If hired at the lower level, you will be promoted to the higher level after successfully completing the training plan and demonstrating competency in the work.
DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT
Applicants must possess a valid driver's license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW

• A list of three (3) professional references, one of which should be your most recent supervisor, including name, job title, employer, and current phone number(s).
• A copy of your last three (3) performance evaluations, or two (2) letters of reference if evaluations are unavailable.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The State's online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.
APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy (paper) application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to successfully apply. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "" page.
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