Koncerned I do focus on the slope workers as the highest income earners in the state. While you fail to realize the commercial fishing industry employment,  on board factory processing ship workers and influx of shore processing cannery workers, the contracted workers in the timber industry, along with the summer workers at the hotels and tourist attractions from foreign countries.  All take their wages and leave.  


The 4,000 pipeline workers are in some of the highest paid hourly wage occupations in Alaska.  I would bet the gross wages paid to those workers exceeds all the minimum wages job payrolls  in Alaska. 

What I do is not relevant to the issue of what tax scheme is going to get a share from all those who benefit and do not pay.  As a resident of Alaska I will be paying either or both taxes. 

I suggest you read TRENDS by the Research and Analysis division of the Department of Labor and workforce Development. http://laborstats.alaska.gov