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Economist 1/2/3 - PCN 043297
State of Alaska
Revenue
Location
Alaska, 99811
Salary
$2,296.50 - $3,180
per week
Type
Full-Time
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May 12, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves creating economic models to predict Alaska's state revenue, analyzing how policies and projects affect the economy, and preparing reports and estimates for lawmakers and the public, with a focus on non-oil income sources.
It's ideal for someone with a strong interest in economics who enjoys independent research and working with data to help shape state finances.
The role suits analytical thinkers who can adapt to changing priorities and collaborate in a professional team environment.
Key Requirements
- Competencies in economic modeling, forecasting, and analysis
- Experience with macroeconomic modeling software like REMI
- Ability to conduct research and prepare reports, presentations, and spreadsheets
- Skills in developing fiscal impact estimates for legislation
- Strong analytical reasoning and critical thinking
- Adaptability to multiple demands and changing environments
- Accountability in meeting high-quality, timely results independently and collaboratively
Full Job Description
This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.
The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is recruiting for an Economist 1/2/3. The position may be in Anchorage or Juneau depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Revenue Forecasting and Model Development – You will help develop and implement economic and revenue models to produce the state’s official revenue forecast.
- Macroeconomic Modeling and Analysis – You will use specialized software (REMI or similar) to model economic impacts of policy and projects.
- Conduct Research and Analysis – You will prepare white papers, presentations, spreadsheets, and other materials on a broad range of topics.
- Legislation – You will develop or assist with preparing fiscal impact estimates for proposed legislation.
- This position is primarily – but not exclusively – focused on non-petroleum revenue sources.
Our division’s mission is to “Collect taxes, inform stakeholders and regulate charitable gaming” and the Economic Research Group directly supports the “inform stakeholders” component of this mission.
Our group values self-motivated, dedicated professionals who care about Alaska’s revenue and economy.
We value strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
The Economic Research Group provides policy-neutral analysis to the administration, legislature, and public.
By joining our group, you will gain broad exposure to state policy issues and have an opportunity to directly contribute efforts to build a sustainable future for the state of Alaska.
The position will provide you with hands-on experience working directly with state financial data and fiscal policy.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:This position is being recruited as a dual location recruitment and can be located in either the State Office Building in Juneau, or the Atwood Building in Anchorage.
In person work is completed in a professional office environment, and while fully remote work is not an option, a hybrid telework schedule may be an option once initial training is complete.
Who We Are Looking For:
- Accountability - Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost- effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
- Adaptability - Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
- Reasoning - Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
Requirements
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in
- Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
- Economics: Knowledge of economic policy, principles, and practices, market and non-market values, and the analysis and reporting of economic data.
- Research: Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
Completion of a postsecondary education program with a major emphasis in a discipline of economics.
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in
- Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
- Economics: Knowledge of economic policy, principles, and practices, market and non-market values, and the analysis and reporting of economic data.
- Oral Communication: Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed.
- Research: Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
- Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
Completion of a postsecondary education program with a major emphasis in a discipline of economics.
And
Entry professional experience in the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of economic, social science, or similar data.
Special Note:"Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in
- Creativity and Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.
- Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, tax law and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
- Influencing/Negotiating: Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.
- Research: Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
- Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
Completion of a postsecondary education program with a major emphasis in a discipline of economics.
And
Progressively responsible professional experience in the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of economic, social science, or similar data.
Special Note:"Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
"Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
Qualifications
At the time of the interview, please provide the following:
- Copy of 2 prior evaluations (may substitute 1 or more letters of recommendation if evaluations are unavailable)
- A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.
Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.
BACKGROUND CHECK
Position requires passing a background and FBI fingerprint check
EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Position requires passing a background and FBI fingerprint check
EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.
WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.
If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application.
Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.
MULTIPLE VACANCIESThis recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy.
The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes.
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.APPLICATION NOTICEYou can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application.
If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully.
Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/.NOTICEQuestions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095.
If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domain.
For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword.EEO STATEMENTThe State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau, or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973, or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O.
Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201.
The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCEQuestions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area.
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