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Table 4: Ten Occupations with Highest Employment for Select Industries in Wyoming and the U.S., 1998 | |||||||||
Wyoming | US | ||||||||
Industry | OES* Code | Occupational Title | Education Title | Number of Jobs | Percent of Industry Jobs** | Hourly Wage Per Job | Annual Wage Per Job | Hourly Wage Per Job | Annual Wage Per Job |
Oil & Gas Extraction | 87989 | All Other Extractive Workers, Except Helpers | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 1,161 | 14.2% | $16.45 | $34,210 | $15.05 | $31,310.00 |
87921 | Roustabouts | Short-term on-the-job-training | 763 | 9.3 | 12.60 | 26,200 | 10.40 | 21,630.00 | |
81005 | First-line Supervisors And Managers/supervisors - Construction Trades And Extractive Workers | Work experience in a related occupation | 574 | 7.0 | 20.12 | 41,850 | 20.34 | 42,310.00 | |
87914 | Derrick Operators, Oil And Gas Extraction | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 553 | 6.8 | 13.83 | 28,770 | 13.81 | 28,720.00 | |
95005 | Gas Plant Operators | Long-term on-the-job training | 428 | 5.2 | 20.00 | 41,600 | 19.31 | 40,160.00 | |
87911 | Rotary Drill Operators, Oil And Gas Extraction | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 390 | 4.8 | 24.11 | 50,150 | 17.58 | 36,560.00 | |
87917 | Service Unit Operators | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 376 | 4.6 | 11.85 | 24,650 | 11.94 | 24,840.00 | |
97911 | Wellhead Pumpers | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 277 | 3.4 | 15.78 | 32,830 | 15.81 | 32,880.00 | |
19005 | General Managers And Top Executives | Work experience plus degree | 188 | 2.3 | 21.92 | 45,600 | 30.08 | 62,570.00 | |
22111 | Petroleum Engineers | Bachelor's degree | 129 | 1.6 | 30.50 | 63,430 | 33.70 | 70,090.00 | |
Trucking | 97102 | Truck Drivers, Heavy Or Tractor-trailer | Short-term on-the-job-training | 1,824 | 50.9 | 14.08 | 29,290 | 12.74 | 26,500.00 |
97105 | Truck Drivers, Light, Include Delivery And Route Workers | Short-term on-the-job-training | 434 | 12.1 | 10.59 | 22,020 | 9.97 | 20,750.00 | |
97989 | All Other Material-moving Equipment Operators | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 119 | 3.3 | 12.27 | 25,520 | 12.07 | 25,100.00 | |
85311 | Bus And Truck Mechanics And Diesel Engine Specialists | Long-term on-the-job training | 112 | 3.1 | 14.66 | 30,490 | 13.39 | 27,850.00 | |
19005 | General Managers And Top Executives | Work experience plus degree | 100 | 2.8 | 30.08 | 62,570 | 21.92 | 45,600.00 | |
55347 | General Office Clerks | Short-term on-the-job-training | 94 | 2.6 | 10.06 | 20,920 | 8.66 | 18,000.00 | |
97899 | All Other Transportation And Related Workers | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 88 | 2.4 | 12.92 | 26,880 | 11.37 | 23,660.00 | |
55108 | Secretaries, Except Legal And Medical | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 87 | 2.4 | 11.86 | 24,670 | 9.35 | 19,440.00 | |
15023 | Communications, Transportation, And Utilities Operations Managers | Work experience plus degree | 74 | 2.1 | 26.11 | 54,310 | 21.18 | 44,060.00 | |
51002 | First-line Supervisors And Managers/supervisors - Clerical And Administrative Support Workers | Work experience in a related occupation | 55 | 1.5 | 16.34 | 33,990 | 13.44 | 27,960.00 | |
Public Warehousing & Storage | 98902 | Hand Packers And Packagers | Short-term on-the-job-training | 56 | 40.6 | 7.59 | 15,790 | 6.39 | 13,300.00 |
19005 | General Managers And Top Executives | Work experience plus degree | 18 | 13.4 | 30.08 | 62,570 | 21.92 | 45,600.00 | |
55347 | General Office Clerks | Short-term on-the-job-training | 11 | 7.9 | 10.06 | 20,920 | 8.66 | 18,000.00 | |
98999 | Other Helpers, Laborers, And Material Movers, Hand | Short-term on-the-job-training | 11 | 7.7 | 9.65 | 20,070 | 8.49 | 17,660.00 | |
55338 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, And Auditing Clerks | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 9 | 6.4 | 11.71 | 24,350 | 9.70 | 20,170.00 | |
59999 | All Other Clerical And Administrative Support Workers | Short-term on-the-job-training | 7 | 5.1 | 11.65 | 24,220 | 9.76 | 20,310.00 | |
58028 | Shipping, Receiving, And Traffic Clerks | Short-term on-the-job-training | 6 | 4.2 | 11.65 | 24,240 | 12.30 | 25,590.00 | |
51002 | First-line Supervisors And Managers/supervisors - Clerical And Administrative Support Workers | Work experience in a related occupation | 5 | 4.0 | 16.34 | 33,990 | 13.44 | 27,960.00 | |
81017 | First-line Supervisors And Managers/supervisors - Helpers, Laborers, And Material Movers, Hand | Work experience in a related occupation | 5 | 4.0 | 15.52 | 32,280 | 17.43 | 36,260.00 | |
81011 | First-line Supervisors And Managers/supervisors - Transportation And Material-moving Machine And Vehicle Operators | Work experience in a related occupation | 4 | 2.7 | 18.49 | 38,460 | 20.26 | 42,130.00 | |
Gas Stations | 49023 | Cashiers | Short-term on-the-job-training | 1,095 | 25.7 | 7.32 | 15,230 | 6.95 | 14,460.00 |
65008 | Waiters And Waitresses | Short-term on-the-job-training | 344 | 8.1 | 6.13 | 12,750 | 5.74 | 11,930.00 | |
51002 | First-line Supervisors And Managers/supervisors - Clerical And Administrative Support Workers | Work experience in a related occupation | 325 | 7.6 | 16.34 | 33,990 | 13.44 | 27,960.00 | |
97805 | Service Station Attendants | Short-term on-the-job-training | 285 | 6.7 | 7.34 | 15,270 | 6.26 | 13,020.00 | |
55338 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, And Auditing Clerks | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 285 | 6.7 | 11.71 | 24,350 | 9.70 | 20,170.00 | |
85302 | Automotive Mechanics | Postsecondary vocational training | 205 | 4.8 | 13.97 | 29,060 | 12.25 | 25,470.00 | |
41002 | First-line Supervisors And Managers/supervisors - Sales And Related Workers | Work experience in a related occupation | 180 | 4.2 | 17.30 | 35,990 | 13.60 | 28,300.00 | |
65035 | Cooks, Short Order | Short-term on-the-job-training | 168 | 3.9 | 7.29 | 15,160 | 6.78 | 14,100.00 | |
55347 | General Office Clerks | Short-term on-the-job-training | 148 | 3.5 | 10.06 | 20,920 | 8.66 | 18,000.00 | |
19005 | General Managers And Top Executives | Work experience plus degree | 146 | 3.4 | 30.08 | 62,570 | 21.92 | 45,600.00 | |
* Occupational Employment Statistics **Percent of jobs within industry does not
sum to 100 percent because not all occupations within the industry are
listed. Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Survey, compiled by Tony Glover, Research Analyst, March 30, 2001. |
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