I actually endured reading the whole thing.   First, I never used ISER or other UA resources nor did I use AKDOL for salary survey data as I didn't consider either sufficiently objective.   I barely even talked to AKDOL after the early '90s when their "data" was nothing more than union propaganda.   I'll be charitable and conclude that rather than shilling Democrat "war on women" propaganda, Berman just doesn't understand how State employment works.   You are extraordinarily unlikely to get a "Widget-making Supervisor" job from the street or even with a degree in Widget-making.   You get the mid to upper level jobs in a class by working your way up and promoting into them.   If you leave or lose your State job at that level, you're just another entry-level employee when you go to the private sector.   Frankly, unless you're a professional, the job that is legitimately worth $80 -100K with the State really doesn't qualify you for any more than a job that gets you a blue vest elsewhere.