| Base Period | Projected | Change, 2017Q2-2019Q2 | Types of Openingsb | |||||||||
| SOCa Code | SOC Title | 2017Q2 | 2019Q2 | N | % | Exits | Transfers | Change | Total | Typical Education | Work Experience | Job Training | 
| 
	      19-0000 | 
	      Life, Physical, and Social    Science Occupations | 4,251 | 4,361 | 110 | 2.6% | 237 | 560 | 110 | 907 | |||
| 19-1000 | Life Scientists | 815 | 817 | 2 | 0.2% | 33 | 104 | 2 | 139 | |||
| 19-1011 | Animal Scientists | 11 | 12 | 1 | 9.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-1012 | Food Scientists and Technologists | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-1013 | Soil and Plant Scientists | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-1021 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Doctoral or professional degree | None | None | 
| 19-1023 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 332 | 333 | 1 | 0.3% | 14 | 43 | 1 | 58 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-1029 | Biological Scientists, All Other | 158 | 158 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 20 | 0 | 26 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-1031 | Conservation Scientists | 171 | 170 | -1 | -0.6% | 7 | 21 | -1 | 27 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-1032 | Foresters | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-1041 | Epidemiologists | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Master's degree | None | None | 
| 19-1042 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Doctoral or professional degree | None | None | 
| 19-1099 | Life Scientists, All Other | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-2000 | Physical Scientists | 918 | 939 | 21 | 2.3% | 40 | 122 | 21 | 183 | |||
| 19-2011 | Astronomers | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Doctoral or professional degree | None | None | 
| 19-2012 | Physicists | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Doctoral or professional degree | None | None | 
| 19-2021 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 68 | 70 | 2 | 2.9% | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-2031 | Chemists | 109 | 113 | 4 | 3.7% | 6 | 14 | 4 | 24 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-2041 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 467 | 474 | 7 | 1.5% | 20 | 65 | 7 | 92 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-2042 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 199 | 207 | 8 | 4.0% | 9 | 28 | 8 | 45 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-2043 | Hydrologists | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-2099 | Physical Scientists, All Other | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-3000 | Social Scientists and Related Workers | 646 | 649 | 3 | 0.5% | 32 | 65 | 3 | 100 | |||
| 19-3011 | Economists | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Master's degree | None | None | 
| 19-3022 | Survey Researchers | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Master's degree | None | None | 
| 19-3031 | Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 259 | 261 | 2 | 0.8% | 13 | 20 | 2 | 35 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | Internship/residency | 
| 19-3039 | Psychologists, All Other | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Master's degree | None | Internship/residency | 
| 19-3041 | Sociologists | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Master's degree | None | None | 
| 19-3051 | Urban and Regional Planners | 120 | 118 | -2 | -1.7% | 5 | 14 | -2 | 17 | Master's degree | None | None | 
| 19-3091 | Anthropologists and Archeologists | 80 | 81 | 1 | 1.3% | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | Master's degree | None | None | 
| 19-3092 | Geographers | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-3093 | Historians | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Master's degree | None | None | 
| 19-3099 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-4000 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians | 1,872 | 1,956 | 84 | 4.5% | 132 | 269 | 84 | 485 | |||
| 19-4011 | Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Associate's degree | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 
| 19-4021 | Biological Technicians | 239 | 238 | -1 | -0.4% | 12 | 32 | -1 | 43 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-4031 | Chemical Technicians | 323 | 335 | 12 | 3.7% | 22 | 39 | 12 | 73 | Associate's degree | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 
| 19-4041 | Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 312 | 383 | 71 | 22.8% | 19 | 50 | 71 | 140 | Associate's degree | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 
| 19-4061 | Social Science Research Assistants | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Bachelor's degree | None | None | 
| 19-4091 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including    Health | 130 | 135 | 5 | 3.8% | 11 | 20 | 5 | 36 | Associate's degree | None | None | 
| 19-4092 | Forensic Science Technicians | 49 | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | Bachelor's degree | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 
| 19-4093 | Forest and Conservation Technicians | 621 | 616 | -5 | -0.8% | 50 | 92 | -5 | 137 | Associate's degree | None | None | 
| 19-4099 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 127 | 128 | 1 | 0.8% | 10 | 19 | 1 | 30 | Associate's degree | None | None | 
aStandard Occupational Classification.     
	  b
	  For more information, please see http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/projections/2018/separations.pdf. Provided by projectionscentral.com. 
      N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
	  
	  Prepared by P. Manning, Research & Planning, Wyoming DWS, 3/1/17.
	  
  Source: Wyoming Short-Term Projections, 2017-2019.