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| SOCᵃ Code | SOCᵃ Title | Base Employment (2024) | Projection Employment (2034) | N | % | Exits | Transfers | Total | Education | Experience | Training | |
| 17-0000 | Architecture & Engineering Occupations | 4,579 | 5,063 | 484 | 10.6 | 1,235 | 1,903 | 3,622 | ||||
| 17-1000 | Architects, Surveyors, & Cartographers | 478 | 532 | 54 | 11.3 | 160 | 160 | 374 | ||||
| 17-1011 | Architects, Except Landscape & Naval | 116 | 131 | 15 | 12.9 | 31 | 41 | 87 | Bachelor's degree | None | Internship/residency | |
| 17-1012 | Landscape Architects | 25 | 28 | 3 | 12.0 | 9 | 11 | 23 | Bachelor's degree | None | Internship/residency | |
| 17-1021 | Cartographers & Photogrammetrists | 110 | 122 | 12 | 10.9 | 39 | 35 | 86 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-1022 | Surveyors | 227 | 251 | 24 | 10.6 | 81 | 73 | 178 | Bachelor's degree | None | Internship/residency | |
| 17-2000 | Engineers | 2,981 | 3,323 | 342 | 11.5 | 673 | 1,118 | 2,133 | ||||
| 17-2011 | Aerospace Engineers | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2021 | Agricultural Engineers | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2041 | Chemical Engineers | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2051 | Civil Engineers | 1,085 | 1,202 | 117 | 10.8 | 235 | 423 | 775 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2061 | Computer Hardware Engineers | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2071 | Electrical Engineers | 266 | 290 | 24 | 9.0 | 62 | 83 | 169 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2072 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 96 | 111 | 15 | 15.6 | 23 | 31 | 69 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2081 | Environmental Engineers | 174 | 192 | 18 | 10.3 | 58 | 70 | 146 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2111 | Health & Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers & Inspectors | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2112 | Industrial Engineers | 218 | 260 | 42 | 19.3 | 52 | 86 | 180 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2131 | Materials Engineers | 38 | 40 | 2 | 5.3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | 300 | 376 | 76 | 25.3 | 64 | 107 | 247 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2151 | Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | 151 | 149 | -2 | -1.3 | 30 | 59 | 87 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2171 | Petroleum Engineers | 341 | 356 | 15 | 4.4 | 70 | 138 | 223 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-2199 | Engineers, All Other | 193 | 213 | 20 | 10.4 | 47 | 67 | 134 | Bachelor's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3000 | Drafters, Engineering Technicians, & Mapping Technicians | 1,120 | 1,208 | 88 | 7.9 | 402 | 625 | 1,115 | ||||
| 17-3011 | Architectural & Civil Drafters | 194 | 213 | 19 | 9.8 | 77 | 94 | 190 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3012 | Electrical & Electronics Drafters | 17 | 19 | 2 | 11.8 | 6 | 9 | 17 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3013 | Mechanical Drafters | 66 | 71 | 5 | 7.6 | 23 | 35 | 63 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3019 | Drafters, All Other | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 13 | 22 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3022 | Civil Engineering Technologists & Technicians | 316 | 337 | 21 | 6.7 | 105 | 165 | 291 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3023 | Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technologists & Technicians | 159 | 169 | 10 | 6.3 | 63 | 82 | 155 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3024 | Electro-Mechanical & Mechatronics Technologists & Technicians | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3025 | Environmental Engineering Technologists & Technicians | 39 | 42 | 3 | 7.7 | 13 | 20 | 36 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3026 | Industrial Engineering Technologists & Technicians | 19 | 23 | 4 | 21.1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3027 | Mechanical Engineering Technologists & Technicians | 19 | 21 | 2 | 10.5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3028 | Calibration Technologists & Technicians | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3029 | Engineering Technologists & Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 134 | 142 | 8 | 6.0 | 44 | 70 | 122 | Associate's degree | None | None | |
| 17-3031 | Surveying & Mapping Technicians | 123 | 138 | 15 | 12.2 | 47 | 111 | 173 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training | |
ᵃStandard Occupational Classification.
Source: Wyoming Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
Prepared by L. Yetter, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/8/26.
Note: N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality.
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