Business phone system for temporary help services in Alaska

How many temporary help services operate in Alaska

Alaska had 51 temporary help services in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 561320, Temporary Help Services). They employed 892 people in mid-March and reported $49.9 million in annual payroll. That is the 51st highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Temporary help services make up 0.23% of the 22,178 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Alaska has 6.9 temporary help services, 38.7% below the national rate of 11.2. The average establishment has 17.5 employees against 95.3 nationally. Payroll per employee is $55,989, 15.1% above the U.S. figure of $48,635.

Where temporary help services in Alaska are concentrated

Census published temporary staffing agency counts for 3 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Alaska. The largest is Anchorage, AK, with 36 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 84% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at temporary help services in Alaska

55.1% of Alaska's temporary help services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 37.2% nationally. 69.4% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

Why the phone matters for temporary help services in Alaska

Staffing agencies fill shifts on short notice, so the phone is constantly in use with workers and clients. Early-morning call-outs require quick action.

A few of the calls that come in to temporary help services in Alaska:

• The agency calls workers about open shifts.
• A client calls for extra workers tomorrow.
• A worker calls out sick before a shift.

When nobody can pick up

Call-outs and shift requests arrive early and late, so after-hours routing matters.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 17-person temporary staffing agency

Temporary help services in Alaska average 17.5 employees, so the comparison uses a 17-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $510.00 a month and 17 on Ooma Office Pro cost $424.15. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,052. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Alaska

Alaska has 1 geographic area code in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your workers and clients know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for temporary help services in Alaska

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Alaska, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.