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| Table 2: Hourly Mean Wage for Seven High Demand Occupations in Wyoming Compared to the U.S. and Surrounding States, 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Title | WY | U.S. | % of WY | CO | % of WY | ID | % of WY | MT | % of WY | NE | % of WY | SD | % of WY | UT | % of WY |
| Social and Human Service Assistant | $9.21 | $11.46 | 124% | $11.74 | 127% | $9.57 | 104% | $9.78 | 106% | $9.51 | 103% | $9.31 | 101% | $9.38 | 102% |
| Computer Support Specialist | 12.24 | 19.08 | 156% | 19.55 | 160% | 17.61 | 144% | 15.73 | 129% | 16.98 | 139% | 12.19 | 100% | 10.87 | 89% |
| Paralegal and Legal Assistant | 14.24 | 18.65 | 131% | 18.04 | 127% | 16.98 | 119% | 14.03 | 99% | 16.88 | 119% | 13.54 | 95% | 18.30 | 129% |
| Medical Records and Health Info Tech | 10.60 | 11.74 | 111% | 13.09 | 123% | 10.32 | 97% | 10.14 | 96% | 11.47 | 108% | 11.03 | 104% | 10.35 | 98% |
| Systems Analyst | 21.12 | 29.43 | 139% | 31.23 | 148% | 25.47 | 121% | 23.38 | 111% | 25.58 | 121% | 25.76 | 122% | 24.12 | 114% |
| Construction Manager | 27.27 | 30.43 | 112% | 29.56 | 108% | 25.91 | 95% | 21.44 | 79% | 33.76 | 124% | 27.00 | 99% | 27.75 | 102% |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 19.43 | 23.31 | 120% | 22.88 | 118% | 20.99 | 108% | 22.45 | 116% | 18.96 | 98% | 16.65 | 86% | 19.88 | 102% |
| Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, "2000 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates," December 14, 2001, <http://www.bls.gov/oes/2000/oessrcst.htm> (March 6, 2002). | |||||||||||||||
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