| 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 | 
| 
        31-0000 | 
        Healthcare Support Occupations | 6,837 | 7,027 | 190 | 2.8% | 788 | 759 | 190 | 1,737 | |||
| 31-1000 | Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides | 4,136 | 4,246 | 110 | 2.7% | 509 | 424 | 110 | 1,043 | |||
| 31-1011 | Home Health Aides | 905 | 956 | 51 | 5.6% | 113 | 94 | 51 | 258 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training | 
| 31-1013 | Psychiatric Aides | 96 | 98 | 2 | 2.1% | 12 | 10 | 2 | 24 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training | 
| 31-1014 | Nursing Assistants | 3,068 | 3,124 | 56 | 1.8% | 376 | 313 | 56 | 745 | Postsecondary non-degree award | None | None | 
| 31-1015 | Orderlies | 67 | 68 | 1 | 1.5% | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training | 
| 31-2000 | Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and    Aides | 393 | 409 | 16 | 4.1% | 37 | 59 | 16 | 112 | |||
| 31-2011 | Occupational Therapy Assistants | 79 | 82 | 3 | 3.8% | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 | Associate's degree | None | None | 
| 31-2012 | Occupational Therapy Aides | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training | 
| 31-2021 | Physical Therapist Assistants | 155 | 161 | 6 | 3.9% | 14 | 23 | 6 | 43 | Associate's degree | None | None | 
| 31-2022 | Physical Therapist Aides | 144 | 151 | 7 | 4.9% | 13 | 22 | 7 | 42 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training | 
| 31-9000 | Other Healthcare Support Occupations | 2,308 | 2,372 | 64 | 2.8% | 242 | 276 | 64 | 582 | |||
| 31-9011 | Massage Therapists | 200 | 208 | 8 | 4.0% | 27 | 15 | 8 | 50 | Postsecondary non-degree award | None | None | 
| 31-9091 | Dental Assistants | 647 | 656 | 9 | 1.4% | 66 | 75 | 9 | 150 | Postsecondary non-degree award | None | None | 
| 31-9092 | Medical Assistants | 637 | 661 | 24 | 3.8% | 57 | 80 | 24 | 161 | Postsecondary non-degree award | None | None | 
| 31-9093 | Medical Equipment Preparers | 86 | 88 | 2 | 2.3% | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training | 
| 31-9094 | Medical Transcriptionists | 82 | 79 | -3 | -3.7% | 11 | 8 | -3 | 16 | Postsecondary non-degree award | None | None | 
| 31-9095 | Pharmacy Aides | 39 | 41 | 2 | 5.1% | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training | 
| 31-9096 | Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | 134 | 140 | 6 | 4.5% | 16 | 26 | 6 | 48 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training | 
| 31-9097 | Phlebotomists | 309 | 321 | 12 | 3.9% | 27 | 36 | 12 | 75 | Postsecondary non-degree award | None | None | 
| 31-9099 | Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | 174 | 178 | 4 | 2.3% | 22 | 21 | 4 | 47 | High school diploma or equivalent | 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.