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2022 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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New Hires Job Skills Survey, 2020

Published June 2022.

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Note: This table includes only the SOC code, occupation, educational requirement, the number of new hires, and the median hourly wage. For all variables including percent offered benefits, important job skills, demographics, and more, please click here to download the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Table: New Hires Occupations Requiring A High School Diploma or Equivalent Across All Industries in Wyoming, 2020
SOCa Code Occupation N Median Hourly Wage
00-0000 Total, All Occupations Requiring a High School Diploma or Equivalent 25,225 $16.13
43-9061 Office Clerks, General 2,096 $15.00
43-4081 Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks 1,778 $10.00
47-2031 Carpenters 1,354 $22.00
47-2111 Electricians 1,320 $17.50
49-9071 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 1,129 $13.00
31-1122 Personal Care Aides 979 $11.50
43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks 846 $13.50
47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators 832 $20.00
39-9011 Childcare Workers 754 $11.00
53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 688 $9.00
43-4051 Customer Service Representatives 516 $12.00
47-5099 Extraction Workers, All Other 461 $20.00
43-6013 Medical Secretaries & Administrative Assistants 402 $15.00
49-3093 Tire Repairers & Changers 384 $12.00
49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers 382 $15.00
47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 348 $22.00
53-3033 Light Truck Drivers 325 $11.25
51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 314 $25.00
49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 309 $28.00
47-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 307 $33.55
39-7011 Tour Guides & Escorts 292 $21.88
43-3071 Tellers 266 $14.00
43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, & Inventory Clerks 256 $14.00
49-3031 Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists 248 $24.00
35-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers 228 $15.87
49-3042 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 220 $29.00
51-8031 Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant & System Operators 197 $18.00
31-9099 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 190 $14.00
39-2021 Animal Caretakers 190 $10.00
37-3012 Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, & Applicators, Vegetation 181 $13.00
53-7073 Wellhead Pumpers 176 $25.00
47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 175 $14.75
51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 174 $15.00
21-1093 Social & Human Service Assistants 168 $15.00
41-4012 Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Except Technical & Scientific Products 167 $18.00
53-3051 Bus Drivers, School 160 $16.11
33-9032 Security Guards 158 $14.99
49-9099 Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers, All Other 156 $19.87
41-3021 Insurance Sales Agents 154 $14.25
33-3051 Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 142 $22.19
53-3053 Shuttle Drivers & Chauffeurs 127 $10.00
49-2098 Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installers 119 $15.00
51-2092 Team Assemblers 119 $14.00
49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers 115 $25.00
47-5081 Helpers--Extraction Workers 113 $16.00
47-3013 Helpers--Electricians 113 $16.00
17-3031 Surveying & Mapping Technicians 108 $17.85
39-9099 Personal Care & Service Workers, All Other 100 $13.00
25-3021 Self-Enrichment Teachers 100 $25.00
49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers 99 $16.00
51-9111 Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 98 $12.00
53-3052 Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity 95 $15.00
33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers 95 $19.65
43-5032 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, & Ambulance 94 $13.00
27-4021 Photographers 94 $15.00
43-6012 Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants 91 $16.00
47-4011 Construction & Building Inspectors 88 $17.00
29-2052 Pharmacy Technicians 87 $14.50
47-2132 Insulation Workers, Mechanical 87 $20.00
41-3091 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, & Travel 87 $36.06
11-9051 Food Service Managers 87 $17.34
43-4031 Court, Municipal, & License Clerks 85 $14.45
11-9141 Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers 84 $16.00
37-3013 Tree Trimmers & Pruners 83 $15.00
23-2093 Title Examiners, Abstractors, & Searchers 83 $17.99
43-6014 Secretaries & Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive 82 $18.00
47-5022 Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 81 $12.50
51-4041 Machinists 78 $19.00
39-9032 Recreation Workers 76 $14.00
43-9021 Data Entry Keyers 76 $10.00
31-2022 Physical Therapist Aides 74 $12.00
47-2021 Brickmasons & Blockmasons 69 $22.00
47-4099 Construction & Related Workers, All Other 65 $25.00
27-1026 Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers 64 $14.00
29-2081 Opticians, Dispensing 62 $15.00
49-3021 Automotive Body & Related Repairers 62 $17.00
43-4121 Library Assistants, Clerical 61 $10.50
41-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 60 $16.00
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers 59 $12.50
49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers 58 $24.30
43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 58 $10.00
51-9071 Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers 58 $8.00
51-2099 Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other 57 $12.00
43-5111 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping 56 $12.00
49-3043 Rail Car Repairers 51 $19.13
37-2021 Pest Control Workers 51 $12.00
37-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers 50 $14.00
43-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers 49 $18.32
47-2071 Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators 49 $20.00
51-9021 Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders 48 $21.00
51-7041 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Wood 47 $13.00
51-9199 Production Workers, All Other 46 $19.00
49-9051 Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers 46 $42.46
47-5023 Earth Drillers, Except Oil & Gas 46 $22.00
53-1043 First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators 45 $21.63
43-4131 Loan Interviewers & Clerks N/D N/D
43-9199 Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other N/D N/D
51-9032 Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders N/D N/D
49-3022 Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers N/D N/D
37-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers N/D N/D
43-3051 Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks N/D N/D
43-5031 Public Safety Telecommunicators N/D N/D
13-2082 Tax Preparers N/D N/D
53-6032 Aircraft Service Attendants N/D N/D
51-7011 Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters N/D N/D
43-3021 Billing & Posting Clerks N/D N/D
35-1011 Chefs & Head Cooks N/D N/D
27-2032 Choreographers N/D N/D
39-4021 Funeral Attendants N/D N/D
53-7072 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers N/D N/D
47-2121 Glaziers N/D N/D
13-1031 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators N/D N/D
43-6011 Executive Secretaries & Executive Administrative Assistants N/D N/D
33-9099 Protective Service Workers, All Other N/D N/D
51-9023 Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders N/D N/D
21-1094 Community Health Workers N/D N/D
39-9031 Exercise Trainers & Group Fitness Instructors N/D N/D
49-9069 Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairers, All Other N/D N/D
47-5032 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters N/D N/D
51-8099 Plant & System Operators, All Other N/D N/D
41-3011 Advertising Sales Agents N/D N/D
45-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers N/D N/D
43-4181 Reservation & Transportation Ticket Agents & Travel Clerks N/D N/D
47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers N/D N/D
47-2231 Solar Photovoltaic Installers N/D N/D
53-7021 Crane & Tower Operators N/D N/D
51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers N/D N/D
51-4031 Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic N/D N/D
51-4072 Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic N/D N/D
11-9013 Farmers, Ranchers, & Other Agricultural Managers N/D N/D
41-9099 Sales & Related Workers, All Other N/D N/D
49-3053 Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mechanics N/D N/D
41-9022 Real Estate Sales Agents N/D N/D
51-9012 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders N/D N/D
49-3092 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians N/D N/D
43-4141 New Accounts Clerks N/D N/D
51-7021 Furniture Finishers N/D N/D
51-9124 Coating, Painting, & Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders N/D N/D
31-9096 Veterinary Assistants & Laboratory Animal Caretakers N/D N/D
43-5061 Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks N/D N/D
49-9096 Riggers N/D N/D
51-8092 Gas Plant Operators N/D N/D
51-2022 Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers N/D N/D
51-2031 Engine & Other Machine Assemblers N/D N/D
51-6041 Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers N/D N/D
39-1014 First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment & Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services N/D N/D
43-4071 File Clerks N/D N/D
49-3041 Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians N/D N/D
45-4029 Logging Workers, All Other N/D N/D
41-3041 Travel Agents N/D N/D
43-5021 Couriers & Messengers N/D N/D
47-4041 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers N/D N/D
43-4111 Interviewers, Except Eligibility & Loan N/D N/D
51-2011 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers N/D N/D
51-3092 Food Batchmakers N/D N/D
33-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers N/D N/D
41-2012 Gambling Change Persons & Booth Cashiers N/D N/D
43-9041 Insurance Claims & Policy Processing Clerks N/D N/D
49-9012 Control & Valve Installers & Repairers, Except Mechanical Door N/D N/D
53-2012 Commercial Pilots N/D N/D
53-7071 Gas Compressor & Gas Pumping Station Operators N/D N/D
49-9094 Locksmiths & Safe Repairers N/D N/D
51-8013 Power Plant Operators N/D N/D
27-3099 Media & Communication Workers, All Other N/D N/D
51-2051 Fiberglass Laminators & Fabricators N/D N/D
51-4021 Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic N/D N/D
51-5112 Printing Press Operators N/D N/D
51-6061 Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Operators & Tenders N/D N/D
51-8093 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers N/D N/D
51-9041 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders N/D N/D
51-9194 Etchers & Engravers N/D N/D
51-9195 Molders, Shapers, & Casters, Except Metal & Plastic N/D N/D
43-5041 Meter Readers, Utilities N/D N/D
41-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers N/D N/D
43-3011 Bill & Account Collectors N/D N/D
49-3091 Bicycle Repairers N/D N/D
45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators N/D N/D
43-9051 Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service N/D N/D
The 2020 estimates are based on an 8-quarter period from 2019Q1 to 2020Q4. 
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. Occupations with fewer than 45 estimated new hires were considered non-discloseable. 
aStandard Occupational Classification. 
Source: Wyoming New Hires Job Skills Survey. 
Prepared by L. Knapp and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/15/22.