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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 Transportation & Material Moving Occupations (SOC 53-0000), 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  
53-0000 Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 23,942 24,186 244 1.0 2,084 3,626 244 5,954  
53-1011 Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years None
53-1048 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years None
53-2011 Airline Pilots, Copilots, & Flight Engineers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-2012 Commercial Pilots 143 144 1 0.7 8 21 1 30 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-2021 Air Traffic Controllers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Associate's degree None Long-term on-the-job training
53-2022 Airfield Operations Specialists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Long-term on-the-job training
53-2031 Flight Attendants N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-3011 Ambulance Drivers & Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-3021 Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity 278 279 1 0.4 43 27 1 71 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-3022 Bus Drivers, School or Special Client 1,385 1,382 -3 -0.2 215 134 -3 346 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers 1,553 1,541 -12 -0.8 127 224 -12 339 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
53-3032 Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 7,300 7,450 150 2.1 607 1,070 150 1,827 Postsecondary non-degree award None Short-term on-the-job training
53-3033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1,601 1,636 35 2.2 133 235 35 403 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
53-3041 Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs 1,123 1,122 -1 -0.1 121 123 -1 243 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-3099 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 98 99 1 1.0 20 13 1 34 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-4011 Locomotive Engineers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-4013 Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, & Hostlers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-4021 Railroad Brake, Signal, & Switch Operators N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-4031 Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-4041 Subway & Streetcar Operators N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-5021 Captains, Mates, & Pilots of Water Vessels N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Postsecondary non-degree award Less than 5 years None
53-6021 Parking Lot Attendants 82 85 3 3.7 9 17 3 29 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-6031 Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants 290 291 1 0.3 26 60 1 87 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-6041 Traffic Technicians N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-6051 Transportation Inspectors 158 155 -3 -1.9 10 22 -3 29 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-6099 Transportation Workers, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7011 Conveyor Operators & Tenders 63 63 0 0.0 4 11 0 15 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7021 Crane & Tower Operators 109 110 1 0.9 7 19 1 27 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-7032 Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators 611 593 -18 -3.0 44 99 -18 125 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-7033 Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7041 Hoist & Winch Operators N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7051 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 1,117 1,165 48 4.3 68 188 48 304 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment 697 702 5 0.7 70 134 5 209 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7062 Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand 2,822 2,877 55 2.0 257 534 55 846 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7064 Packers & Packagers, Hand 583 572 -11 -1.9 69 97 -11 155 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7071 Gas Compressor & Gas Pumping Station Operators 108 107 -1 -0.9 7 18 -1 24 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-7072 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 113 112 -1 -0.9 8 19 -1 26 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-7073 Wellhead Pumpers 340 339 -1 -0.3 23 58 -1 80 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
53-7081 Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors 345 352 7 2.0 38 58 7 103 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7111 Mine Shuttle Car Operators 35 32 -3 -8.6 3 5 -3 5 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7121 Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders 51 55 4 7.8 5 8 4 17 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
53-7199 Material Moving Workers, All Other 24 23 -1 -4.2 2 4 -1 5 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training

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.