So my brother has been living and working in the aviation industry in AK for about a decade. He's been telling me that if I came up there I'd be able to get a job within an hour of getting off the plane. (Specifically the Anchorage region).

But would it be a good job? I'm near the top of the pay scale for this trade for the mid Atlantic area, and I know that the cost of living is much different up there. My brother seems to think that I could make a lot more, but would it be enough to make a net gain?

I specialize in electric machines, but with the new generation of ICEs being so heavily dependent on electronics, I don't feel out of place working on them either. Could there be enough of that type of machinery in the region to require a specialist? My fear is that the majority of the machinery is the crusty old & odd stuff that I go out of my way to avoid.

What is the commercial/ industrial culture like in the Anchorage area? Is it vibrant and up to date in relation to the lower 48, or broke and decades behind? My brother thinks it's booming, but I suspect that he can't see beyond the airport.

I've seen help wanted ads on this site for jobs in AK in the recent past, so I know something is going on up there.

I'd really like to know what knowledge the members of this forum could share about the Anchorage ,AK region forklift industry.

Thanks.