| Table 4: Quarterly Wages for Men Aged 25 to 34 by Industry and Educational Attainment, 2000 | ||||||||||
| No Known College | Community College 1996-1998 Graduates | |||||||||
| Avg. Wage | Qtrs. | Number | Percent of Total Number | Qtrs/SSN | Avg. Wage | Qtrs. | Number | Percent of Total Number | Qtrs/SSN | |
| Agriculture | $4,898 | 57 | 17 | 1.3 | 3.4 | $3,380 | 12 | 5 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Mining | 8,389 | 841 | 229 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 11,268 | 79 | 22 | 7.0 | 3.6 |
| Construction | 5,794 | 950 | 254 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 5,873 | 109 | 36 | 11.4 | 3.0 |
| Manufacturing | 6,503 | 537 | 134 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 7,137 | 63 | 19 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
| TCPU* | 7,048 | 298 | 76 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 5,513 | 27 | 8 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| Wholesale Trade | 7,588 | 436 | 114 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 9,190 | 102 | 30 | 9.5 | 3.4 |
| Retail Trade | 4,533 | 1,014 | 255 | 18.8 | 4.0 | 3,291 | 200 | 59 | 18.7 | 3.4 |
| FIRE** | 8,963 | 25 | 8 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 5,949 | 24 | 7 | 2.2 | 3.4 |
| Services | 5,532 | 627 | 167 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 4,639 | 219 | 67 | 21.2 | 3.3 |
| Government | 6,719 | 416 | 106 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 5,256 | 215 | 63 | 19.9 | 3.4 |
| Total | $6,606 | 5,201 | 1,360 | 100.0 | 3.8 | $5,765 | 1,050 | 316 | 100.0 | 3.3 |
| University of Wyoming 1996-1998 Graduates | College Proxy | |||||||||
| Avg. Wage | Qtrs. | Number | Percent of Total Number | Qtrs/SSN | Avg. Wage | Qtrs. | Number | Percent of Total Number | Qtrs/SSN | |
| Agriculture | *** | *** | *** | $5,160 | 16 | 5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | ||
| Mining | $10,413 | 27 | 8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 12,959 | 179 | 47 | 15.8 | 3.8 |
| Construction | 5,612 | 50 | 16 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 8,012 | 94 | 27 | 9.1 | 3.5 |
| Manufacturing | 7,976 | 24 | 9 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 11,029 | 118 | 31 | 10.4 | 3.8 |
| TCPU* | 8,256 | 22 | 7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 9,422 | 52 | 15 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| Wholesale Trade | *** | *** | *** | 9,672 | 74 | 19 | 6.4 | 3.9 | ||
| Retail Trade | 5,068 | 60 | 17 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 6,854 | 136 | 34 | 11.4 | 4.0 |
| FIRE** | 8,857 | 37 | 13 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 10,682 | 21 | 6 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| Services | 6,838 | 173 | 54 | 28.4 | 3.2 | 8,318 | 183 | 48 | 16.2 | 3.8 |
| Government | 6,345 | 195 | 59 | 31.1 | 3.3 | 8,764 | 262 | 65 | 21.9 | 4.0 |
| Total | $6,895 | 616 | 190 | 100.0 | 3.2 | $9,372 | 1,135 | 297 | 100.0 | 3.8 |
| * Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities. | ||||||||||
| ** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate. | ||||||||||
| *** Suppressed for confidentiality. | ||||||||||
| Note: Qtrs/SSN represents the average number of quarters each individual worked in 2000. | ||||||||||
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