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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2025 Annual Data

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Mining, Including Oil & Gas (NAICS 21)


Table 32: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Mining, Including Oil & Gas, 2024-2025
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2025 2024 N % 2025 2024 $ % 2025 2024 $ %
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas - Private 15,520 16,059 -539 -3.4 $1,701,810,340 $1,712,444,264 -$10,633,924 -0.6 $109,651 $106,634 $3,017 2.8
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,296 2,335 -39 -1.7 $335,491,645 $327,631,441 $7,860,204 2.4 $146,131 $140,308 $5,822 4.1
2111  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,296 2,335 -39 -1.7 $335,491,645 $327,631,441 $7,860,204 2.4 $146,131 $140,308 $5,822 4.1
211120 Crude Petroleum Extraction  776 876 -100 -11.4 $115,698,043 $125,640,129 -$9,942,086 -7.9 $149,095 $143,371 $5,725 4.0
211130 Natural Gas Extraction  1,520 1,459 61 4.2 $219,793,602 $201,991,312 $17,802,290 8.8 $144,617 $138,469 $6,148 4.4
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas 6,787 7,058 -272 -3.9 $753,481,323 $761,991,107 -$8,509,784 -1.1 $111,026 $107,955 $3,072 2.8
2121  Coal Mining  3,432 3,697 -266 -7.2 $377,230,120 $389,392,789 -$12,162,669 -3.1 $109,932 $105,324 $4,607 4.4
2122  Metal Ore Mining  219 143 76 52.7 $22,219,848 $14,754,046 $7,465,802 50.6 $101,614 $103,053 -$1,439 -1.4
212290 Other Metal Ore Mining  216 140 76 53.9 $22,085,348 $14,593,546 $7,491,802 51.3 $102,403 $104,113 -$1,710 -1.6
2123  Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying  3,136 3,218 -82 -2.5 $354,031,355 $357,844,272 -$3,812,917 -1.1 $112,881 $111,195 $1,686 1.5
212319 Other Crushed & Broken Stone Mining  14 15 -1 -8.9 $651,723 $745,007 -$93,284 -12.5 $47,675 $49,667 -$1,992 -4.0
212321 Construction Sand & Gravel Mining  334 392 -57 -14.7 $25,507,127 $29,880,904 -$4,373,777 -14.6 $76,312 $76,291 $21 0.0
212322 Industrial Sand Mining  83 74 9 12.2 $6,299,429 $5,560,339 $739,090 13.3 $76,126 $75,394 $732 1.0
212323 Kaolin, Clay, & Ceramic & Refractory Minerals Mining  916 894 21 2.4 $70,450,708 $67,898,461 $2,552,247 3.8 $76,947 $75,913 $1,033 1.4
212390 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying  1,712 1,768 -56 -3.2 $244,711,997 $248,339,478 -$3,627,481 -1.5 $142,960 $140,450 $2,510 1.8
213  Support Activities For Mining  6,438 6,666 -228 -3.4 $612,837,372 $622,821,716 -$9,984,344 -1.6 $95,192 $93,438 $1,753 1.9
2131  Support Activities For Mining  6,438 6,666 -228 -3.4 $612,837,372 $622,821,716 -$9,984,344 -1.6 $95,192 $93,438 $1,753 1.9
213111 Drilling Oil & Gas Wells  938 957 -19 -2.0 $108,381,882 $105,531,791 $2,850,091 2.7 $115,505 $110,274 $5,232 4.7
213112 Support Activities For Oil & Gas Operations  5,020 5,279 -259 -4.9 $464,440,403 $482,212,675 -$17,772,272 -3.7 $92,519 $91,351 $1,168 1.3
213113 Support Activities For Coal Mining  214 232 -18 -7.9 $16,676,627 $17,279,023 -$602,396 -3.5 $77,990 $74,398 $3,592 4.8
213114 Support Activities For Metal Mining  195 127 68 53.5 $18,942,025 $12,461,112 $6,480,913 52.0 $96,930 $97,865 -$935 -1.0
213115 Support Activities For Nonmetallic Minerals  70 70 0 0.1 $4,396,435 $5,337,115 -$940,680 -17.6 $62,432 $75,887 -$13,455 -17.7
bNorth American Industry Classification System.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract Date: July 2026.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/6/26.