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2020 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2019-2021

Table: Short-Term Occupational Projections for Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000), 2019Q2-2021Q2

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Change (Growth) Types of Openings Requirements
SOCa Code SOC Title Base Employment (2019Q2) Projected Employment (2021Q2) N % Exits Transfers Growth Total Education Experience Training
00-0000 Total, All Occupations 299,533 302,509 2,976 1.0 26,193 43,420 2,976 72,589  
19-0000 Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations 4,272 4,361 89 2.1 177 703 89 969  
19-1011 Animal Scientists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-1012 Food Scientists & Technologists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-1013 Soil & Plant Scientists 25 25 0 0.0 1 5 0 6 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1021 Biochemists & Biophysicists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1023 Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists 316 319 3 1.0 10 48 3 61 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1029 Biological Scientists, All Other 156 157 1 0.6 5 24 1 30 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1031 Conservation Scientists 169 172 3 1.8 7 29 3 39 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1032 Foresters 56 55 -1 -1.8 2 9 -1 10 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1041 Epidemiologists 19 19 0 0.0 1 3 0 4 Master's degree None None
19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1099 Life Scientists, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-2011 Astronomers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2012 Physicists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2021 Atmospheric & Space Scientists 78 83 5 6.4 3 13 5 21 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2031 Chemists 125 129 4 3.2 4 19 4 27 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2041 Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health 503 521 18 3.6 19 92 18 129 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists & Geographers 169 176 7 4.1 6 31 7 44 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2043 Hydrologists 40 41 1 2.5 1 7 1 9 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2099 Physical Scientists, All Other 30 31 1 3.3 1 4 1 6 Bachelor's degree None None
19-3011 Economists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
19-3022 Survey Researchers 58 58 0 0.0 4 10 0 14 Master's degree None None
19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, & School Psychologists 435 438 3 0.7 19 42 3 64 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
19-3039 Psychologists, All Other 28 28 0 0.0 1 3 0 4 Master's degree None Internship/residency
19-3051 Urban & Regional Planners 75 77 2 2.7 2 12 2 16 Master's degree None None
19-3091 Anthropologists & Archeologists 75 77 2 2.7 5 13 2 20 Master's degree None None
19-3092 Geographers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-3093 Historians N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
19-3099 Social Scientists & Related Workers, All Other 33 33 0 0.0 2 6 0 8 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4011 Agricultural & Food Science Technicians N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4021 Biological Technicians 216 217 1 0.5 6 39 1 46 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4031 Chemical Technicians 390 407 17 4.4 15 64 17 96 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4041 Geological & Petroleum Technicians 161 162 1 0.6 4 28 1 33 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4061 Social Science Research Assistants N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-4091 Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health 126 136 10 7.9 7 24 10 41 Associate's degree None None
19-4092 Forensic Science Technicians 47 48 1 2.1 3 9 1 13 Bachelor's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4093 Forest & Conservation Technicians 630 633 3 0.5 34 115 3 152 Associate's degree None None
19-4099 Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians, All Other 180 185 5 2.8 10 33 5 48 Associate's degree None None

aStandard Occupational Classification.

Transfers are openings due to workers changing jobs.

Exits are openings due to individuals leaving the workforce.

N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality.

Source: Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2019Q2-2021Q2.

Prepared by P. Manning and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 3/11/20.

Published March 2020.