Appendix Table 5: Wyoming Projected Occupational Growth by Standard Occupational Classification Major Group, 2006 and 2016 (Projected)
		Employment		Projected Change				Wagesa
Standard Occupational Classification Major Group Code and Title		2006	2016 (Projected)	Net	% of Total Net Growth	% Change	Total Annual Change	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual	Amount Above/Below Poverty Guidelineb
00-0000	Total, All Occupations	264,279	321,836	57,557	100.0%	21.8%	11,818	$17.77	$36,974	$15,774
11-0000	Management Occupations	12,193	14,148	1,955	3.4%	16.0%	471	$33.47	$69,620	$48,420
13-0000	Business & Financial Operations Occupations	6,708	8,249	1,541	2.7%	23.0%	266	$25.00	$51,990	$30,790
15-0000	Computer & Mathematical Occupations	1,932	2,570	638	1.1%	33.0%	110	$24.53	$51,020	$29,820
17-0000	Architecture & Engineering Occupations	4,391	5,748	1,357	2.4%	30.9%	243	$28.51	$59,300	$38,100
19-0000	Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations	3,673	4,547	874	1.5%	23.8%	187	$23.47	$48,820	$27,620
21-0000	Community & Social Services Occupations	4,218	5,407	1,189	2.1%	28.2%	187	$16.53	$34,380	$13,180
23-0000	Legal Occupations	1,489	1,852	363	0.6%	24.4%	62	$27.38	$56,950	$35,750
25-0000	Education, Training, & Library Occupations	16,114	18,883	2,769	4.8%	17.2%	618	$19.27	$40,080	$18,880
27-0000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations	3,013	3,457	444	0.8%	14.7%	133	$14.86	$30,910	$9,710
29-0000	Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations	11,640	14,757	3,117	5.4%	26.8%	527	$29.22	$60,770	$39,570
31-0000	Healthcare Support Occupations	6,663	8,650	1,987	3.5%	29.8%	270	$11.69	$24,310	$3,110
33-0000	Protective Service Occupations	4,833	5,673	840	1.5%	17.4%	246	$17.11	$35,590	$14,390
35-0000	Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations	24,652	28,589	3,937	6.8%	16.0%	1,259	$8.60	$17,880	-$3,320
37-0000	Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations	11,504	14,291	2,787	4.8%	24.2%	480	$10.87	$22,600	$1,400
39-0000	Personal Care & Service Occupations	6,407	7,981	1,574	2.7%	24.6%	323	$10.45	$21,730	$530
41-0000	Sales & Related Occupations	23,186	27,017	3,831	6.7%	16.5%	1,116	$12.98	$27,000	$5,800
43-0000	Office & Administrative Support Occupations	37,003	42,779	5,776	10.0%	15.6%	1,377	$13.14	$27,320	$6,120
45-0000	Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations	443	480	37	0.1%	8.4%	16	$14.44	$30,030	$8,830
47-0000	Construction & Extraction Occupations	30,974	40,711	9,737	16.9%	31.4%	1,556	$19.47	$40,500	$19,300
49-0000	Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations	16,654	21,602	4,948	8.6%	29.7%	773	$20.04	$41,670	$20,470
51-0000	Production Occupations	13,808	16,661	2,853	5.0%	20.7%	592	$18.02	$37,490	$16,290
53-0000	Transportation & Material Moving Occupations	22,781	27,784	5,003	8.7%	22.0%	1,010	$16.61	$34,540	$13,340
a2008 wages from the Estimate Delivery System.
bThe 2008 federal poverty guideline as established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is $21,200.