DO YOU WANT TO BE A COWBOY IN WYOMING?

by

Valerie A. Davis

 

 

So, you want to be a Cowboy in Wyoming? After examining information on wage rates, you might want to think again. Research & Planning found the average wage to be $1,050/ month plus room; this is for those who've been working steady. With all the work and the unpredictable weather to consider, is the love of the outdoors enough to sustain a cowboy?

Due to the lack of responses to the June/July 1995 Cattlehand, Summer Range and Livestock Worker Wage Surveys, the total number of cowboys in Wyoming cannot be determined. The results are as follows:

The job descriptions are as follows:


Valerie A. Davis is a Statistician with Research & Planning.



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