• determining the prevailing wage, and
• providing employers access to Alaska’s Job Bank to post job openings.

The steps used by employers to process a request for a permanent foreign labor certification are as follows:

Step 1: Request the Prevailing Wage Determination
from Alaska DOLWD
Request the prevailing wage determination by completing Alaska’s Permanent Prevailing Wage Determination Request form and submitting it to Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

The prevailing wage determination form is available as a Microsoft Word document or a Adobe Acrobat PDF.

Requests for a Permanent PWD must be submitted on Alaska’s Permanent Prevailing Wage Request form and can be sent to DOLWD via email, U.S. mail or FAX:

Email:
raweb@alaska.gov

Address:
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Foreign Labor Certification (R&A)
P.O. Box 115501
Juneau, AK 99811-5501
Phone: (907) 465-4508

FAX:
(907) 465-4506

You will receive the Prevailing Wage Determination within 14 working days from the time the form was received by DOLWD.

Step 2: Advertise the job through the state job center
After receiving the prevailing wage determination (PWD) from AKDOLWD, employers are responsible for advertising the job through the Alaska Job Bank to recruit U.S. workers. To place a job order contact the nearest job center office to the proposed worksite. For a complete list of job center offices click here. Job orders must be advertised for no less than 30 days. For more information about this process refer to ETA’s web site.

Step3: Submit the Prevailing Wage Request to U.S. Department of Labor
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is only responsible for providing the prevailing wage determination to employers. All other inquires about the Foreign Labor Certification process or the status of your request must be addressed to USDOL ETA. For more specific information about this process refer to the ETA web site.