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2022 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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New Hires Job Skills Survey, 2020

Published June 2022.

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Note: This table includes only the SOC code, occupation, educational requirement, the number of new hires, and the median hourly wage. For all variables including percent offered benefits, important job skills, demographics, and more, please click here to download the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Table: New Hires Occupations Requiring No Formal Educational Credential Across All Industries in Wyoming, 2020
SOCa Code Occupation N Median Hourly Wage
00-0000 Total, All Occupations with No Formal Educational Credential 38,437 $11.23
35-3023 Fast Food & Counter Workers 3,753 $10.00
35-3031 Waiters & Waitresses 3,512 $4.50
47-2061 Construction Laborers 3,348 $17.00
41-2011 Cashiers 2,917 $9.50
41-2031 Retail Salespersons 2,836 $11.00
37-2012 Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 2,393 $10.00
53-7062 Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand 2,236 $13.50
37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 2,206 $13.00
35-2014 Cooks, Restaurant 1,942 $11.00
37-2011 Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 1,724 $12.00
35-3011 Bartenders 1,457 $7.50
35-9021 Dishwashers 1,330 $8.00
47-5071 Roustabouts, Oil & Gas 796 $18.00
35-9011 Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers 684 $7.00
45-2093 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, & Aquacultural Animals 683 $15.00
35-2011 Cooks, Fast Food 533 $10.00
35-2021 Food Preparation Workers 459 $10.00
53-7065 Stockers & Order Fillers 415 $12.00
39-3091 Amusement & Recreation Attendants 400 $9.00
47-2051 Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers 384 $18.00
35-9031 Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 352 $10.00
35-2012 Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria 329 $14.50
41-2022 Parts Salespersons 324 $14.00
53-6031 Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants 285 $10.50
53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment 275 $10.00
41-2021 Counter & Rental Clerks 236 $13.87
33-9092 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 194 $10.50
47-2181 Roofers 175 $14.00
51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers 153 $15.00
53-7051 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 152 $16.25
47-4031 Fence Erectors 140 $20.00
33-9091 Crossing Guards & Flaggers 139 $18.00
47-4071 Septic Tank Servicers & Sewer Pipe Cleaners 131 $16.00
47-5013 Service Unit Operators, Oil & Gas 128 $23.00
47-3014 Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, & Stucco Masons 115 $12.00
47-2041 Carpet Installers 109 $20.00
35-2015 Cooks, Short Order 90 $8.00
35-3041 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 85 $20.00
51-3011 Bakers 81 $10.00
47-2141 Painters, Construction & Maintenance 76 $17.00
45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 69 $13.50
47-3016 Helpers--Roofers 65 $15.00
47-3019 Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 65 $18.00
51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 62 $13.00
53-7081 Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors 60 $11.00
51-6011 Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers 58 $12.00
53-7064 Packers & Packagers, Hand 54 $8.50
45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators 52 $18.00
51-3021 Butchers & Meat Cutters 52 $14.00
47-2161 Plasterers & Stucco Masons N/D N/D
47-3012 Helpers--Carpenters N/D N/D
47-2081 Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers N/D N/D
51-6052 Tailors, Dressmakers, & Custom Sewers N/D N/D
27-1019 Artists & Related Workers, All Other N/D N/D
41-9091 Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers N/D N/D
47-2131 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, & Wall N/D N/D
37-3019 Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other N/D N/D
37-2019 Building Cleaning Workers, All Other N/D N/D
45-2099 Agricultural Workers, All Other N/D N/D
41-9041 Telemarketers N/D N/D
53-3099 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other N/D N/D
51-6031 Sewing Machine Operators N/D N/D
51-9123 Painting, Coating, & Decorating Workers N/D N/D
47-5041 Continuous Mining Machine Operators N/D N/D
51-3023 Slaughterers & Meat Packers N/D N/D
39-3031 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, & Ticket Takers N/D N/D
The 2020 estimates are based on an 8-quarter period from 2019Q1 to 2020Q4. 
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. Occupations with fewer than 45 estimated new hires were considered non-discloseable. 
aStandard Occupational Classification. 
Source: Wyoming New Hires Job Skills Survey. 
Prepared by L. Knapp and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/15/22.