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Wyoming Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections, 2024-2034

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Table 16: Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections for Protective Service Occupations (SOC Code 31-0000) in Wyoming, 2024-2034


Type of Openings
Change (Growth) Type of Openings Typical Requirements
SOCᵃ Code SOCᵃ Title Base Employment (2024) Projection Employment (2034) N % Exits Transfers Total Education Experience Training
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations 7170 7474 304 4.2 4029 4897 9230      
33-1000 Supervisors of Protective Service Workers 977 1030 53 5.4 296 426 775      
33-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 100 97 -3 -3.0 32 46 75 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years None
33-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Police & Detectives 469 485 16 3.4 121 184 321 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-1021 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting & Prevention Workers 199 207 8 4.0 53 75 136 Postsecondary non-degree award Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-1091 First-line Supervisors of Security Workers 55 64 9 16.4 24 32 65 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years None
33-1099 First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 154 177 23 14.9 66 89 178 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years None
33-2000 Firefighting & Prevention Workers 755 788 33 4.4 161 417 611      
33-2011 Firefighters 718 750 32 4.5 147 395 574 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 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 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3000 Law Enforcement Workers 2630 2605 -25 -1.0 738 1321 2034      
33-3011 Bailiffs 45 45 0 0.0 25 20 45 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers 915 845 -70 -7.7 294 487 711 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3021 Detectives & Criminal Investigators 182 186 4 2.2 40 83 127 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3031 Fish & Game Wardens 87 81 -6 -6.9 36 37 67 Bachelor's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3041 Parking Enforcement Workers 25 25 0 0.0 11 11 22 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
33-3051 Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers 1376 1423 47 3.4 332 683 1062 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-9000 Other Protective Service Workers 2808 3051 243 8.7 2834 2733 5810      
33-9011 Animal Control Workers 45 47 2 4.4 18 28 48 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-9021 Private Detectives & Investigators 48 56 8 16.7 17 26 51 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-9031 Gambling Surveillance Officers & Gambling Investigators 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
33-9032 Security Guards 1063 1191 128 12.0 572 858 1558 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
33-9091 Crossing Guards & Flaggers 146 172 26 17.8 218 84 328 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
33-9092 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 650 704 54 8.3 943 896 1893 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
33-9093 Transportation Security Screeners 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
33-9094 School Bus Monitors 292 295 3 1.0 367 168 538 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
33-9099 Protective Service Workers, All Other 450 468 18 4.0 639 608 1265 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-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.