Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2017-2019

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000)

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Base Period Projected  Change, 2017Q2-2019Q2 Types of Openingsb
SOCa Code SOC Title 2017Q2 2019Q2 % Exits Transfers Change Total Typical Education Work Experience Job Training
19-0000
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
4,251 4,361 110 2.6% 237 560 110 907
19-1000
Life Scientists
815 817 2 0.2% 33 104 2 139
19-1011
Animal Scientists
11 12 1 9.1% 1 2 1 4 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1012
Food Scientists and Technologists
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Bachelor's degree None None
19-1013
Soil and Plant Scientists
40 40 0 0.0% 2 6 0 8 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1021
Biochemists and Biophysicists
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1023
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
332 333 1 0.3% 14 43 1 58 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1029
Biological Scientists, All Other
158 158 0 0.0% 6 20 0 26 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1031
Conservation Scientists
171 170 -1 -0.6% 7 21 -1 27 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1032
Foresters
60 60 0 0.0% 2 7 0 9 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1041
Epidemiologists
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Master's degree None None
19-1042
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1099
Life Scientists, All Other
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Bachelor's degree None None
19-2000
Physical Scientists
918 939 21 2.3% 40 122 21 183
19-2011
Astronomers
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2012
Physicists
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2021
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
68 70 2 2.9% 3 6 2 11 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2031
Chemists
109 113 4 3.7% 6 14 4 24 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2041
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
467 474 7 1.5% 20 65 7 92 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2042
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
199 207 8 4.0% 9 28 8 45 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2043
Hydrologists
31 31 0 0.0% 1 4 0 5 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2099
Physical Scientists, All Other
30 30 0 0.0% 1 4 0 5 Bachelor's degree None None
19-3000
Social Scientists and Related Workers
646 649 3 0.5% 32 65 3 100
19-3011
Economists
49 49 0 0.0% 1 5 0 6 Master's degree None None
19-3022
Survey Researchers
54 54 0 0.0% 3 7 0 10 Master's degree None None
19-3031
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
259 261 2 0.8% 13 20 2 35 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
19-3039
Psychologists, All Other
34 34 0 0.0% 2 3 0 5 Master's degree None Internship/residency
19-3041
Sociologists
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Master's degree None None
19-3051
Urban and Regional Planners
120 118 -2 -1.7% 5 14 -2 17 Master's degree None None
19-3091
Anthropologists and Archeologists
80 81 1 1.3% 5 10 1 16 Master's degree None None
19-3092
Geographers
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Bachelor's degree None None
19-3093
Historians
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Master's degree None None
19-3099
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
35 35 0 0.0% 2 4 0 6 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4000
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
1,872 1,956 84 4.5% 132 269 84 485
19-4011
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4021
Biological Technicians
239 238 -1 -0.4% 12 32 -1 43 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4031
Chemical Technicians
323 335 12 3.7% 22 39 12 73 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4041
Geological and Petroleum Technicians
312 383 71 22.8% 19 50 71 140 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4061
Social Science Research Assistants
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND Bachelor's degree None None
19-4091
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
130 135 5 3.8% 11 20 5 36 Associate's degree None None
19-4092
Forensic Science Technicians
49 50 1 2.0% 4 7 1 12 Bachelor's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4093
Forest and Conservation Technicians
621 616 -5 -0.8% 50 92 -5 137 Associate's degree None None
19-4099
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
127 128 1 0.8% 10 19 1 30 Associate's degree None None

aStandard Occupational Classification. 
b For more information, please see http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/projections/2018/separations.pdf. Provided by projectionscentral.com.
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Prepared by P. Manning, Research & Planning, Wyoming DWS, 3/1/17.
Source: Wyoming Short-Term Projections, 2017-2019.