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Table: Short-Term Occupational Employment Projections for Protective Service Occupations (SOC 33-0000) in Wyoming, 2020Q1-2022Q1 | ||||||||||||
Change (Growth) | Types of Openings | Requirements | ||||||||||
SOCa Code | SOC Title | Base Employment (2020Q1) | Projected Employment (2022Q1) | N | % | Exits | Transfers | Growth | Total | Education | Experience | Training |
00-0000 | Total, All Occupations | 288,315 | 282,191 | -6,124 | -2.1 | 24,876 | 40,914 | -6,124 | 59,666 | |||
33-0000 | Protective Service Occupations | 5,901 | 5,741 | -160 | -2.7 | 645 | 749 | -160 | 1,234 | |||
33-1000 | Supervisors of Protective Service Workers | 697 | 673 | -24 | -3.4 | 39 | 58 | -24 | 73 | |||
33-1011 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 99 | 94 | -5 | -5.1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 8 | High school diploma or equivalent | Less than 5 years | None |
33-1012 | First-Line Supervisors of Police & Detectives | 304 | 295 | -9 | -3.0 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 28 | High school diploma or equivalent | Less than 5 years | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-1021 | First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting & Prevention Workers | 118 | 114 | -4 | -3.4 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 | Postsecondary non-degree award | Less than 5 years | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-1099 | First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other | 176 | 170 | -6 | -3.4 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 26 | High school diploma or equivalent | Less than 5 years | None |
33-2000 | Fire Fighting & Prevention Workers | 566 | 545 | -21 | -3.7 | 20 | 56 | -21 | 55 | |||
33-2011 | Firefighters | 550 | 530 | -20 | -3.6 | 19 | 54 | -20 | 53 | Postsecondary non-degree award | None | Long-term on-the-job training |
33-2021 | Fire Inspectors & Investigators | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Postsecondary non-degree award | 5 years or more | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-2022 | Forest Fire Inspectors & Prevention Specialists | 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 |
33-3000 | Law Enforcement Workers | 2,300 | 2,228 | -72 | -3.1 | 133 | 214 | -72 | 275 | |||
33-3011 | Bailiffs | 21 | 20 | -1 | -4.8 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-3012 | Correctional Officers & Jailers | 852 | 821 | -31 | -3.6 | 64 | 84 | -31 | 117 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-3021 | Detectives & Criminal Investigators | 142 | 140 | -2 | -1.4 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 16 | High school diploma or equivalent | Less than 5 years | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-3031 | Fish & Game Wardens | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | Bachelor's degree | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-3041 | Parking Enforcement Workers | 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 |
33-3051 | Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 1,157 | 1,122 | -35 | -3.0 | 55 | 105 | -35 | 125 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-3052 | Transit & Railroad Police | 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 |
33-9000 | Other Protective Service Workers | 2,338 | 2,295 | -43 | -1.8 | 453 | 421 | -43 | 831 | |||
33-9011 | Animal Control Workers | 59 | 56 | -3 | -5.1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 8 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-9021 | Private Detectives & Investigators | 32 | 34 | 2 | 6.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | High school diploma or equivalent | Less than 5 years | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
33-9032 | Security Guards | 791 | 768 | -23 | -2.9 | 80 | 121 | -23 | 178 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training |
33-9091 | Crossing Guards | 175 | 166 | -9 | -5.1 | 40 | 16 | -9 | 47 | No formal educational credential | None | Short-term on-the-job training |
33-9092 | Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 413 | 408 | -5 | -1.2 | 108 | 90 | -5 | 193 | No formal educational credential | None | Short-term on-the-job training |
33-9093 | Transportation Security Screeners | 52 | 51 | -1 | -1.9 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 8 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training |
33-9099 | Protective Service Workers, All Other | 816 | 812 | -4 | -0.5 | 214 | 179 | -4 | 389 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Short-term on-the-job training |
aStandard Occupational Classification.
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality.
Transfers are openings due to workers changing jobs.
Exits are openings due to individuals leaving the workforce.
Source: Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2020Q1-2022Q1.
Prepared by D. Bullard, L. Yetter, and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 2/17/21.
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