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Table 1: Wyoming Registered Nurses Licensed in the State by Primary Industry,* Average Quarterly Wage, and Average Age, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, and 2000
Industry by SIC** Variable 1992 1995 1998 1999 2000
   
Hospitals Number 1,349 1,833 2,003 2,152 2,224
  Average Quarterly Wage $7,264 $8,097 $9,426 $9,554 $10,073
  Average Age 39.0 40.3 41.5 41.9 42.4
Nursing Care Facilities Number 164 352 348 326 292
  Average Quarterly Wage $6,361 $6,670 $7,554 $8,006 $8,606
  Average Age 41.0 39.5 41.6 43.3 44.5
Offices and Clinics Number 186 283 366 417 442
  Average Quarterly Wage $5,237 $5,878 $6,597 $6,782 $7,298
  Average Age 41.7 43.1 43.4 43.9 44.4
Balance of Health Services Number 45 117 183 133 117
  Average Quarterly Wage $7,400 $7,755 $7,762 $7,599 $8,091
  Average Age 41.4 41.2 41.3 41.7 42.7
Educational Services Number 199 220 252 258 271
  Average Quarterly Wage $6,107 $6,662 $7,228 $7,565 $7,620
  Average Age 44.0 45.6 47.6 48.1 48.4
Social Services Number 32 52 76 79 77
  Average Quarterly Wage $4,823 $6,369 $6,265 $6,875 $6,985
  Average Age 44.7 43.2 45.6 46.7 47.1
Public Administration Number 177 251 271 268 284
  Average Quarterly Wage $6,688 $7,175 $7,739 $8,493 $8,769
  Average Age 42.3 43.7 46.0 46.4 47.5
Balance All Other Industries Number 69 101 126 143 166
  Average Quarterly Wage $5,687 $7,266 $6,785 $6,830 $7,602
  Average Age 38.9 43.0 44.1 45.0 46.0
Total Number 2,221 3,209 3,625 3,776 3,873
  Average Quarterly Wage $6,817 $7,527 $8,458 $8,717 $9,183
  Average Age 40.2 41.2 42.6 43.2 43.8
*The industry which paid the individual the largest portion of wages during the year.
**Industries are grouped by the following 2- and 3-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes: Hospitals (SIC 806), Nursing Care Facilities (SIC 805), Offices and Clinics of Physicians and Other Health Practitioners (SIC 801-804), Balance of Health Services (SIC 807-809), Educational Services (SIC 82), Social Services (SIC 83), and Public Administration (SIC 943). The industries include both public and private entities.
Source: Wyoming State Board of Nursing database combined with Wyoming's Wage Records.


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