Table 1: 30 Occupations with the Highest Hourly Wages in Wyoming, 1999^*

Standard Occupational Classification			Mean
Code	Title	Employment	Wage
29-1067	Surgeons	150	$67.28
13-2052	Personal financial advisors	140	59.55
29-1063	Internists, general	140	55.51
29-1065	Pediatricians, general	30	52.82
29-1062	Family and general practitioners	140	50.65
29-1020	Dentists	60	42.34
41-3031	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	160	38.09
11-9041	Managers, engineering	270	37.21
11-1011	Chief executives	990	34.47
17-2112	Engineers, industrial	30	33.75
29-1199	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	120	33.42
11-9033	Education administrators, postsecondary	220	33.17
17-2171	Engineers, petroleum	290	30.48
13-1111	Management analysts	170	30.22
19-3099	Scientists, social and related workers, all other	60	29.90
17-2071	Engineers, electrical	100	29.73
25-1042	Teachers, biological science, postsecondary	70	60,210**
19-2042	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	180	28.90
17-2151	Engineers, mining and geological, including mining safety engineers and inspectors	120	28.37
29-1051	Pharmacists	560	28.17
47-5012	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	ND***	28.11
29-1123	Therapists, physical	300	27.84
25-1053	Teachers, environmental science, postsecondary	ND	56,250**
29-1071	Physician assistants	ND	26.96
25-1052	Teachers, chemistry, postsecondary	30	55,240**
17-2111	Engineers, health and safety, except mining safety	30	26.15
25-1071	Teachers, health specialties, postsecondary	80	54,280**
11-9121	Natural sciences managers	150	25.88
25-1011	Teachers, business, postsecondary	70	53,830**
11-9032	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	420	52,820**
Total****		5,080

* Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning, 1999 Wage Survey, March 2001.
** Annual wages, not hourly wages, are reported for these occupations.
*** Employment estimates for occupations having fewer than 30 employees are not disclosable, due to confidentiality.
**** Total employment does not include employment from nondisclosable occupations.

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