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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 Occupations Requiring a Master's, Doctoral, or Professional Degree in Wyoming by 6-Digit SOC Code (Detailed Industry), 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  
00-0000 Subtotal, Occupations Requiring a Master's, Doctoral, or Professional Degree 11,232 11,397 165 1.5 614 872 165 1,651  
11-9032 Education Administrators, Elementary & Secondary School 423 424 1 0.2 22 44 1 67 Master's degree 5 years or more None
11-9033 Education Administrators, Postsecondary 134 135 1 0.8 7 14 1 22 Master's degree Less than 5 years None
15-2041 Statisticians 48 52 4 8.3 2 6 4 12 Master'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
19-1041 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
19-2011 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
19-3011 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
19-3093 Historians N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
21-1012 Educational, Guidance, School, & Vocational Counselors 644 651 7 1.1 42 91 7 140 Master's degree None None
21-1013 Marriage & Family Therapists 56 57 1 1.8 4 8 1 13 Master's degree None Internship/residency
21-1015 Rehabilitation Counselors 167 169 2 1.2 11 23 2 36 Master's degree None None
21-1022 Healthcare Social Workers 171 172 1 0.6 10 23 1 34 Master's degree None Internship/residency
21-1023 Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers 208 213 5 2.4 12 29 5 46 Master's degree None Internship/residency
23-1011 Lawyers 1,060 1,117 57 5.4 47 58 57 162 Doctoral or professional degree None None
23-1012 Judicial Law Clerks N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
23-1021 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, & Hearing Officers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree 5 years or more Short-term on-the-job training
23-1023 Judges, Magistrate Judges, & Magistrates N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree 5 years or more Short-term on-the-job training
25-1011 Business Teachers, Postsecondary 114 117 3 2.6 9 11 3 23 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1021 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 35 35 0 0.0 3 3 0 6 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1022 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 162 161 -1 -0.6 12 15 -1 26 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1032 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 111 113 2 1.8 8 10 2 20 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1041 Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 62 63 1 1.6 5 6 1 12 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1042 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 113 114 1 0.9 8 10 1 19 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1051 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 41 41 0 0.0 3 4 0 7 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1052 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 37 38 1 2.7 3 3 1 7 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1053 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1054 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 27 27 0 0.0 2 2 0 4 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1061 Anthropology & Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 16 16 0 0.0 1 1 0 2 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1062 Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1063 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 24 24 0 0.0 2 2 0 4 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1064 Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 12 12 0 0.0 1 1 0 2 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1065 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 37 37 0 0.0 3 3 0 6 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1066 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 44 44 0 0.0 3 4 0 7 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1067 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 11 11 0 0.0 1 1 0 2 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1069 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1071 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 169 175 6 3.6 13 16 6 35 Doctoral or professional degree Less than 5 years None
25-1072 Nursing Instructors & Teachers, Postsecondary 116 120 4 3.5 9 11 4 24 Doctoral or professional degree Less than 5 years None
25-1081 Education Teachers, Postsecondary 80 81 1 1.3 6 7 1 14 Doctoral or professional degree Less than 5 years None
25-1111 Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 40 41 1 2.5 3 4 1 8 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1112 Law Teachers, Postsecondary 24 25 1 4.2 2 2 1 5 Doctoral or professional degree Less than 5 years None
25-1113 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1121 Art, Drama, & Music Teachers, Postsecondary 177 179 2 1.1 13 16 2 31 Master's degree None None
25-1122 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 44 45 1 2.3 3 4 1 8 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1123 English Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 101 101 0 0.0 7 9 0 16 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1124 Foreign Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 19 19 0 0.0 1 2 0 3 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1125 History Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1126 Philosophy & Religion Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1192 Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
25-1193 Recreation & Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 34 35 1 2.9 3 3 1 7 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1199 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 364 364 0 0.0 27 33 0 60 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-4011 Archivists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
25-4012 Curators 112 113 1 0.9 10 14 1 25 Master's degree None None
25-4021 Librarians 360 363 3 0.8 39 33 3 75 Master's degree None None
25-9021 Farm & Home Management Advisors 151 151 0 0.0 13 16 0 29 Master's degree None None
25-9031 Instructional Coordinators 287 287 0 0.0 24 29 0 53 Master's degree 5 years or more None
29-1011 Chiropractors 145 142 -3 -2.1 5 3 -3 5 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1021 Dentists, General 322 316 -6 -1.9 14 5 -6 13 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1022 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1023 Orthodontists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1029 Dentists, All Other Specialists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1041 Optometrists 94 93 -1 -1.1 3 2 -1 4 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1051 Pharmacists 586 584 -2 -0.3 28 25 -2 51 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1061 Anesthesiologists 69 68 -1 -1.5 2 2 -1 3 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1062 Family & General Practitioners 302 300 -2 -0.7 10 8 -2 16 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1063 Internists, General 62 62 0 0.0 2 2 0 4 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1064 Obstetricians & Gynecologists 64 63 -1 -1.6 2 2 -1 3 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1065 Pediatricians, General 57 56 -1 -1.8 2 1 -1 2 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1066 Psychiatrists 25 25 0 0.0 1 1 0 2 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1067 Surgeons 99 98 -1 -1.0 3 3 -1 5 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1069 Physicians & Surgeons, All Other 477 476 -1 -0.2 16 12 -1 27 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1071 Physician Assistants 225 232 7 3.1 7 19 7 33 Master's degree None None
29-1081 Podiatrists 17 16 -1 -5.9 1 1 -1 1 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1122 Occupational Therapists 329 332 3 0.9 15 22 3 40 Master's degree None None
29-1123 Physical Therapists 494 504 10 2.0 18 23 10 51 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1127 Speech-Language Pathologists 305 315 10 3.3 12 21 10 43 Master's degree None Internship/residency
29-1131 Veterinarians 260 289 29 11.2 10 11 29 50 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists 30 31 1 3.3 1 2 1 4 Master's degree None None
29-1161 Nurse Midwives N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
29-1171 Nurse Practitioners 301 308 7 2.3 12 21 7 40 Master's degree None None
29-1181 Audiologists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1199 Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, All Other 79 79 0 0.0 4 3 0 7 Master's degree None None
29-2091 Orthotists & Prosthetists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None Internship/residency
29-9092 Genetic Counselors N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master'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.