Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2018-2020

Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000)

		Base Period	Projected	Change, 2018Q2-2020Q2		Types of Openings^b
SOC^a Code	SOC Title	2018Q2	2020Q2	N	%	Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Typical Education	Work Experience	Job Training
19-0000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	4,300	4,404	104	2.4	238	569	104	911
19-1000	Life Scientists	814	816	2	0.3	33	106	2	141
19-1011	Animal Scientists	11	11	0	0.0	1	2	0	3	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	328	330	2	0.6	13	42	2	57	Bachelor's degree	None	None
19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	160	159	-1	-0.6	7	21	-1	27	Bachelor's degree	None	None
19-1031	Conservation Scientists	171	173	2	1.2	7	21	2	30	Bachelor's degree	None	None
19-1032	Foresters	59	59	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	935	950	15	1.6	41	125	15	181
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	73	75	2	2.7	4	7	2	13	Bachelor's degree	None	None
19-2031	Chemists	115	117	2	1.7	6	15	2	23	Bachelor's degree	None	None
19-2041	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	466	470	4	0.9	20	64	4	88	Bachelor's degree	None	None
19-2042	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	205	210	5	2.4	9	29	5	43	Bachelor's degree	None	None
19-2043	Hydrologists	32	34	2	6.3	1	5	2	8	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	640	652	12	1.9	31	65	12	108
19-3011	Economists	48	48	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	253	257	4	1.6	13	19	4	36	Doctoral or professional degree	None	Internship/residency
19-3039	Psychologists, All Other	34	36	2	5.9	2	3	2	7	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	119	122	3	2.5	5	15	3	23	Master's degree	None	None
19-3091	Anthropologists and Archeologists	81	83	2	2.5	5	10	2	17	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	1,911	1,986	75	3.9	133	273	75	481
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	237	239	2	0.8	12	32	2	46	Bachelor's degree	None	None
19-4031	Chemical Technicians	329	339	10	3.0	22	39	10	71	Associate's degree	None	Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4041	Geological and Petroleum Technicians	343	396	53	15.5	20	53	53	126	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	134	139	5	3.7	11	20	5	36	Associate's degree	None	None
19-4092	Forensic Science Technicians	49	49	0	0.0	4	7	0	11	Bachelor's degree	None	Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4093	Forest and Conservation Technicians	624	625	1	0.2	50	93	1	144	Associate's degree	None	None
19-4099	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	126	130	4	3.2	10	19	4	33	Associate's degree	None	None

^aStandard Occupational Classification.
^b For more information, please see https://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, 3/5/19.
Source: Wyoming Short-Term Projections, 2018-20.