Table 1: Wages for the 30 Occupations with the Highest Employment in Wyoming, 1999
| Standard Occupational Classification | |||
| Code | Title | Total Employment | Hourly Mean Wage |
| Retail salespersons | 7,790 | $7.87 | |
| 11-1021 | General and operations managers | 5,000 | 25.16 |
| 53-3032 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,780 | 13.10 |
| 37-2011 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,580 | 8.24 |
| 41-2011 | Cashiers | 4,330 | 7.23 |
| 43-3031 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 4,130 | 9.95 |
| 43-6014 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 4,100 | 9.52 |
| 37-2012 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,960 | 7.09 |
| 25-2031 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education * | 3,720 | 34,621 |
| 47-2061 | Construction laborers | 3,500 | 10.65 |
| 43-9061 | Office clerks, general | 2,700 | 8.55 |
| 49-9042 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 2,660 | 13.59 |
| 47-2031 | Carpenters | 2,520 | 15.24 |
| 41-1011 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 2,520 | 12.46 |
| 25-9041 | Teacher assistants * | 2,470 | 14,980 |
| 43-6011 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 2,370 | 11.96 |
| 31-1012 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 2,280 | 7.74 |
| 43-5081 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 2,230 | 8.99 |
| 47-2111 | Electricians | 2,090 | 17.57 |
| 25-2021 | Elementary school teachers, except special education * | 2,020 | 33,813 |
| 41-4012 | Sales representatives, wholesale & mfg., except technical & scientific products | 1,900 | 16.63 |
| 53-7062 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 1,730 | 9.60 |
| 43-1011 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 1,710 | 14.39 |
| 35-9021 | Dishwashers | 1,700 | 5.85 |
| 53-7064 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,660 | 6.88 |
| 47-1011 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,610 | 19.89 |
| 35-3011 | Bartenders | 1,560 | 6.74 |
| 47-2073 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,530 | 14.23 |
| 49-3023 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,520 | 11.34 |
| 53-7032 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 1,490 | 18.99 |
| Total | 86,160 | $11.83 | |
* Annual wages, not hourly wages, are reported for these occupations.
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