Table 3: Wyoming Employment Projections 1996-2006

The Fifteen Lowest Paid Occupations for Both 1996 and 1997
OES				Change
Code	Occupational Title	1996	2006	Number	Percent
53911	Proofreaders & Copy Markers	11	6	-5	-45.5
57311	Messengers	52	61	9	17.3
65002	Hosts & Hostesses-Restaurant, Lounge or Coffee Shop	550	563	13	2.4
65008	Waiters & Waitresses	5,520	5,810	290	5.3
65014	Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers	1,036	1,089	53	5.1
65017	Counter Attendants-Lunchroom, Coffee Shop, or Cafeteria	936	988	52	5.6
65032	Cooks, Fast Food	1,308	1,490	182	13.9
65035	Cooks, Short Order	482	550	68	14.1
65038	Food Preparation Workers	3,344	3,713	369	11.0
65041	Combined Food Preparation & Service Workers	2,641	2,794	153	5.8
67002	Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	2,798	2,818	20	0.7
68021	Ushers, Lobby Attendants & Ticket Takers	130	137	7	5.4
68023	Baggage Porters & Bellhops	60	61	1	1.7
68035	Personal & Home Care Aides	176	278	102	58.0
68038	Child Care Workers	759	924	165	21.7
97805	Service Station Attendants	456	415	-41	-9.0
98902	Hand Packers & Packagers	907	1,017	110	12.1
98905	Vehicle Washers & Equipment Cleaners	270	311	41	15.2
The Fifteen Highest Paid Occupations for Both 1996 and 1997
OES				Change
Code	Occupational Title	1996	2006	Number	Percent
13002	Financial Managers	1,551	1,791	240	15.5
13017	Engineering, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Managers	329	439	110	33.4
15005	Education Administrators	1,107	974	-133	-12.0
15021	Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Well Drilling Managers	218	238	20	9.2
22108	Mining Engineers, Including Mine Safety	142	152	10	7.0
22111	Petroleum Engineers	209	246	37	17.7
22114	Chemical Engineers	22	28	6	27.3
22128	Industrial Engineers, Except Safety	74	72	-2	-2.7
22132	Safety Engineers, Except Mining	31	33	2	6.5
24111	Geologists, Geophysicists & Oceanographers	215	230	15	7.0
25103	Database Administrators	33	49	16	48.5
28108	Lawyers	712	771	59	8.3
32102	Physicians	535	632	97	18.1
32105	Dentists	139	144	5	3.6
32108	Optometrists	69	75	6	8.7
32199	Health Practitioners, NEC*	4	6	2	50.0
32305	Occupational Therapists	109	151	42	38.5
32308	Physical Therapists	214	317	103	48.1
32511	Physician's Assistants	67	89	22	32.8
32517	Pharmacists	359	425	66	18.4
81011	First Line Supervisors & Managers-Transportation and Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators	264	244	-20	-7.6
81099	All Other First-Line Supervisors and Managers - Production, Construction, Maintenance and Related Workers	604	660	56	9.3
87905	Blasters & Explosives Workers	60	60	0	0.0
87949	Mining Machine Operators, NEC	124	127	3	2.4
97926	Dragline Operators	102	102	0	0.0

*NEC = Not Elsewhere Classified
Source: Wyoming Industry and Occupational Projections 1996-2006 publication