© Copyright 2006 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 12

 

Table 5: Index of Skills Needs Reflecting Changes in the Projected Staffing Pattern for Occupations in Industries With the Greatest Forecasted Long-Term Employment Growth, 2002 - 2012
	Index of Importance 2002 2012
O*Net Skill
Active Listening	1.5	1.5
Speaking	1.5	1.5
Reading Comprehension	1.4	1.4
Problem Identification	1.3	1.3
Mathematics	1.3	1.3
Writing	1.3	1.3
Service Orientation	1.3	1.3
Information Gathering	1.2	1.2
Information Organization	1.2	1.2
Product Inspection	1.2	1.2
Coordination	1.2	1.2
Social Perceptiveness	1.2	1.2
Monitoring	1.2	1.2
Operation and Control	1.2	1.2
Equipment Selection	1.1	1.1
Solution Appraisal	1.1	1.1
Judgment and Decision Making	1.1	1.1
Identification of Key Causes	1.1	1.1
Critical Thinking	1.0	1.0
Time Management	1.0	1.0
Idea Evaluation	1.0	1.0
Active Learning	1.0	1.0
Implementation Planning	0.9	1.0
Idea Generation	0.9	0.9
Equipment Maintenance	0.9	0.9
Learning Strategies	0.9	0.9
Management of Material Resources	0.9	0.9
Operation Monitoring	0.9	0.9
Instructing	0.9	0.9
Visioning	0.9	0.9
Synthesis/Reorganization	0.9	0.9
Troubleshooting	0.8	0.9
Systems Perception	0.8	0.8
Repairing	0.8	0.8
Operations Analysis	0.8	0.8
Identifying Downstream Consequences	0.8	0.8
Installation	0.8	0.8
Management of Financial Resources	0.8	0.8
Systems Evaluation	0.8	0.8
Management of Personnel Resources	0.8	0.8
Persuasion	0.8	0.8
Science	0.8	0.8
Testing	0.8	0.8
Technology Design	0.7	0.7
Negotiation	0.7	0.7
Programming	0.5	0.5