Table 6: Casper MSA Hourly, Mean, Entry and Experienced Level Wage by Industry and Occupation


Hourly Wage
Total Mean Entry Experienced
Code Occupational Title Employment Wage Level Level
I. Managerial and Administrative Occupations
A. Staff and Administrative Specialty Managerial Occupations
13002 Financial managers 60 $21.63 $17.06 $26.51
13005 Personnel, training & labor relations managers 20 20.45 11.00 30.16
13008 Purchasing managers 20 15.15 9.76 19.38
13011 Marketing/advertising/public relations managers 50 20.07 14.14 25.82
13014 Administrative managers 40 22.48 16.22 32.73
13017 Engineering, mathematical & natural sciences managers 20 28.37 26.69 38.34
B. Line and Middle Management Industry Specific Managerial Occupations
15008 Health services managers 30 19.89 17.76 22.25
15011 Property/real estate managers 60 8.48 5.68 11.03
15014 Industrial production managers 20 17.15 11.02 22.96
15017 Construction managers 70 25.01 15.30 36.17
15021 Mining/quarrying/oil-gas well drilling managers 20 30.73 29.72 39.45
15023 Communications/transportation & utilities managers 40 19.88 16.92 21.66
15026 Food service/lodging managers 90 11.61 9.27 11.68
C. Other Managerial and Administrative Occupations
19005 General managers & top executives 1130 22.13 12.32 31.31
19999 All other managers & administrators 110 20.71 15.24 26.73
II. Professional, Paraprofessional, and Technical Occupations
A. Management Support Occupations
1. Accountants, Auditors, and Other Financial Specialists
21102 Insurance underwriters 20 $31.24 $30.46 $40.44
21108 Loan officers & counselors 80 19.54 12.47 23.67
21114 Accountants & auditors 190 15.93 11.40 19.41
21199 All other financial specialists 50 14.63 11.58 15.80
2. Purchasing Agents and Buyers
21302 Buyers, except farm products 40 11.54 8.59 14.03
21308 Purchasing agents 30 19.27 12.81 27.50
3. Other Management Support Workers
21902 Cost estimators 40 22.10 16.74 23.44
21911 Compliance officers, except construction 30 22.43 14.90 32.70
21999 All other management support workers 320 13.10 8.66 16.62
B. Engineers and Related Occupations
1. Engineers
22111 Petroleum engineers 50 28.59 23.38 37.91
22121 Civil engineers, including traffic 40 24.19 18.41 33.86
22126 Electrical & electronic engineers 30 16.44 12.31 21.12
22135 Mechanical engineers 30 19.18 15.17 22.74
22199 All other engineers 100 14.76 9.87 13.74
2. Engineering and Related Technicians and Technologist
22311 Surveying & mapping scientists 20 13.60 7.32 17.98
22505 Electrical/electronic technicians & technologists 20 11.80 7.25 18.46
22514 Drafters 60 15.20 10.90 17.63
C. Natural Scientists and Related Workers
1. Physical and Life Science Technicians and Technologists
24505 Chemical technicians & technologists, except health 70 11.31 8.56 13.26
24511 Petroleum technicians & technologists 60 15.24 10.56 20.19
D. Computer, Mathematical, Operations Research, and Related Occupations
1. Computer Scientists and Related Workers
25104 Computer support specialists 20 11.13 8.95 13.36
E. Social Scientists and Other Social, Recreational, and Religious Occupations
1. Social Scientists, Including Urban and Regional Planners
27305 Social workers, except medical & psychiatric 80 12.52 10.69 13.84
F. Law and Related Occupations
1. Lawyers and Related Workers
28108 Lawyers 100 30.93 22.11 41.93
2. Legal Assistants and Technicians, Except Clerical
28305 Paralegal personnel 20 10.63 9.41 11.31
G. Teachers, Educators, Librarians, and Related Occupations
1. Other Teachers and Instructors
31303 Teachers, preschool 60 7.09 5.43 7.11
31314 Instructors, vocational 60 13.71 6.72 18.34
31321 Instructors & coaches, sports & physical training 40 10.97 6.31 12.15
H. Health Practitioners, Technologists, Technicians, and Related Health Occupations
1. Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners
32102 Physicians & surgeons 60 55.12 N.A. N.A.
32105 Dentists 20 47.10 39.39 N.A
32114 Veterinarians & veterinary inspectors 20 19.46 17.25 21.98
2. Therapists
32305 Occupational therapists 20 24.76 20.92 32.77
32308 Physical therapists 30 25.37 19.76 34.79
32314 Speech pathologists & audiologists 20 25.64 20.18 34.89
3. Health Care Maintenance and Treating Workers
32502 Registered nurses 230 14.57 13.28 15.96
32505 Licensed practical nurses 100 11.35 9.80 12.52
32511 Physician's assistants 20 18.91 10.64 24.09
32517 Pharmacists 20 24.91 21.49 30.80
4. Other Health Professionals, Paraprofessionals, and Technicians
32908 Dental hygienists 40 17.90 16.70 19.23
32951 Veterinary technicians & technologists 30 6.63 5.55 7.61
I. Writers, Artists, Entertainers, Athletes, and Related Occupations
34017 Announcers, radio/television 30 8.00 5.65 9.65
34023 Photographers 30 7.76 6.65 8.44
34026 Camera operators, television & motion picture 20 7.11 5.47 10.07
34028 Broadcast technicians 40 6.61 5.48 7.41
34035 Artists & related workers 10 9.18 7.70 10.67
34038 Designers, except interior 40 10.11 6.80 11.17
J. Other Professional, Paraprofessional, and Technical Occupations
39999 All other professional, paraprofessional/technicians 220 15.61 10.12 21.71
III. Sales and Related Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors and Managers/Supervisors-Sales and Related Workers
41002 First line supervisors, sales & related 450 $12.76 $7.66 $14.63
B. Sales Occupations, Services
43002 Sales agents, insurance 100 14.22 9.68 19.19
43017 Sales agents, business services 30 12.41 7.82 16.80
43023 Sales agents, advertising 70 13.48 7.13 18.77
C. Merchandise, Products, and Other Sales and Sales-Related Occupations
49005 Salespersons, scientific products & services 110 18.91 13.25 23.31
49008 Salespersons, except scientific & retail 350 14.37 9.29 18.40
49011 Salespersons, retail 1170 7.54 5.53 8.15
49014 Salespersons, parts 170 10.91 7.58 13.16
49017 Counter & rental clerks 120 7.19 6.06 8.04
49021 Stock clerks, sales floor 170 6.84 5.74 7.86
49023 Cashiers 500 6.21 5.47 7.11
49026 News, street vendors & phone solicitors 50 7.36 5.87 8.41
49034 Demonstrators & promoters 40 7.45 6.58 8.26
49999 All other sales & related workers 80 10.67 5.59 13.50
IV. Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors & Managers/Supervisors
51002 First line supervisors, clerical & administrative 340 $13.83 $9.35 $16.82
B. Industry Specific Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations
1. Banking, Security, Finance, and Credit Workers
53123 Adjustment clerks 40 11.73 7.48 15.08
2. Insurance Workers
53311 Insurance claims clerks 40 13.15 11.73 15.05
53314 Insurance policy processing clerks 40 9.53 8.93 10.59
3. Investigative and Related Workers, Except Insurance
53508 Bill & account collectors 100 15.69 8.87 25.57
4. Lodging and Travel Workers
53808 Hotel desk clerks 70 6.38 5.52 7.36
C. Secretarial and General Office Occupations
1. Secretaries
55102 Legal secretaries 70 9.97 8.70 11.21
55105 Medical secretaries 40 8.40 6.95 9.88
55108 Secretaries, except legal & medical 630 9.17 7.08 10.53
2. Other Secretarial Related and General Office Workers
55305 Receptionists & information clerks 270 7.72 6.29 8.68
55307 Typists, including word processing 70 7.28 5.91 8.18
55314 Personnel clerks, except payroll & timekeeping 10 12.82 8.65 16.09
55321 File clerks 30 7.31 6.19 7.96
55323 Order clerks, materials, merchandise & service 30 10.05 6.79 14.09
55338 Bookkeeping, accounting & auditing clerks 560 9.37 6.98 11.17
55341 Payroll & timekeeping clerks 40 8.18 5.71 10.82
55344 Billing, cost & rate clerks 120 9.07 7.41 10.54
55347 General office clerks 510 8.79 6.21 9.71
D. Electronic Data Processing and Other Office Machine Occupations
56002 Operators, billing/posting/calculating machines 30 8.46 6.96 9.65
56011 Computer operators, except peripheral equipment 20 11.27 7.19 12.42
56017 Data entry keyers, except composing 30 7.06 6.17 7.90
E. Communications, Mail and Message Distributing Occupations
1. Communications Equipment Operators
57102 Switchboard operators 30 7.27 6.04 8.43
2. Mail and Message Distribution Workers
57302 Mail clerks, except machine operators 50 6.57 5.46 7.58
57311 Messengers 20 5.88 5.41 5.91
F. Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Occupations
58005 Dispatchers, except police, fire & ambulance 30 14.15 11.15 16.29
58008 Production, planning & expediting clerks 20 12.40 7.80 16.98
58023 Stock clerks, stockroom, warehouse or storage yard 150 9.20 7.12 9.82
58028 Traffic, shipping, & receiving clerks 180 10.39 6.80 14.93
G. Other Clerical and Administrative Support Occupations
59999 All other clerical & administrative support workers 170 9.58 7.77 10.83
V. Service Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors and Managers/Supervisors-Service
61099 All other service supervisors 110 $11.20 $6.52 $13.35
B. Food and Beverage Preparation and Service Occupations
65002 Hosts & hostesses, lounge, restaurant & coffee shop 30 5.63 5.35 5.76
65005 Bartenders 90 6.43 5.58 7.41
65008 Waiters & waitresses 600 5.39 5.35 5.75
65014 Dining room & cafeteria attendants, bartender helpers 130 6.38 5.59 7.43
65021 Bakers, bread & pastry 60 6.68 5.61 7.78
65026 Cooks, restaurant 170 5.90 5.40 5.95
65028 Cooks, institution or cafeteria 20 7.22 6.46 7.99
65032 Cooks, fast food 220 5.58 5.37 5.84
65038 Food preparation workers 210 5.54 5.35 5.74
65041 Combined food preparation & service workers 780 5.43 5.34 5.71
65099 All other food service workers 80 6.19 5.47 7.05
C. Health Service and Related Occupations
66002 Dental assistants 50 8.19 6.96 8.84
66008 Nursing aides, orderlies & attendants 170 7.27 6.32 8.26
66011 Home health aides 90 7.42 6.59 8.07
66017 Physical & corrective therapy assistants & aides 20 9.33 7.10 10.79
D. Cleaning and Building Service Occupations
67002 Maids & housekeeping cleaners 230 5.76 5.37 5.87
67005 Janitors & cleaners 460 7.40 5.75 8.06
67099 All other cleaning & building service workers 70 7.51 6.68 8.29
E. Personal Service Occupations
68005 Hairdressers, hairstylists & cosmetologists 70 8.38 6.23 10.89
VI. Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing, and Related Occupations
A. Other Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing, and Related Occupations
79017 Animal caretakers 10 $6.28 $5.40 $7.14
79041 Laborers, landscaping & groundskeeping 260 7.34 5.53 8.41
79806 Veterinary assistants 20 7.40 6.65 8.07
VII. Production, Construction, Operating, Maintenance, and Material Handling Occupations
A. First Line Supervisors and Managers/Supervisors-Production, Construction,
81002 First line supervisors, mechanics/installers/repairers 180 $15.66 $11.09 $18.22
81005 First line supervisors, trades & extractive 220 18.07 12.34 22.57
81008 First line supervisors, production & operating 50 21.51 11.50 34.16
81011 First line supervisors, transport/moving machines 50 21.47 15.90 28.60
81017 First line supervisors, helpers/laborers/movers-hand 70 11.50 7.43 13.79
81099 All other first line supervisors, product/construct/maintenance 40 18.59 12.07 26.93
B. Inspectors and Related Occupations
83005 Production inspectors, test/grade/sort/sample/weigh 70 11.23 9.25 13.01
C. Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1. Machinery and Related Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85110 Machinery maintenance mechanics 80 13.27 11.87 13.83
85132 Maintenance repairers, general utility 250 10.78 7.54 13.23
2. Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85302 Automotive mechanics 10 14.41 12.62 16.43
85305 Automotive body & related repairers 240 11.21 8.01 12.39
85311 Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists 80 13.37 11.27 16.63
85314 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 120 15.01 12.57 17.70
3. Other Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85705 Data processing equipment repairers 40 10.17 7.33 11.59
4. Other Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
85902 Heating/air conditioning/refrigeration mechanics 20 14.47 12.38 15.34
85938 Installers & repairers, buildings & mobile homes 20 12.02 11.64 13.04
85953 Tire repairers & changers 30 10.43 6.92 10.86
85999 All other mechanics, installers & repairers 90 11.13 9.06 12.26
D. Construction Trades and Extractive Occupations, Except Material Moving
1. Carpentry and Related Workers
87102 Carpenters 100 11.61 10.13 12.75
2. Electrical and Related Workers
87202 Electricians 280 14.48 10.54 17.13
3. Masonry and Related Workers
87311 Concrete & terrazzo finishers 70 10.87 9.24 12.66
4. Painting and Related Workers
87402 Painters & paperhangers, construction & maintenance 20 10.60 7.04 11.00
5. Plumbing and Related Workers
87502 Plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters 70 13.76 8.54 17.82
6. Road, Rail, and Related Construction and Maintenance Workers, Except Masonry Workers
87708 Paving, surfacing & tamping equipment operators 30 11.41 9.43 13.10
7. Other Construction Trades Workers
87808 Roofers 20 12.19 10.87 13.30
87899 All other construction trades workers 70 12.26 7.27 14.89
8. Extractive and Related Workers-Including Blasters
87902 Earth drillers, except oil & gas 40 11.19 8.33 12.23
87914 Derrick operators, oil & gas extraction 270 13.23 11.25 14.90
87917 Service unit operators 150 10.50 8.47 12.11
87921 Roustabouts 130 8.44 6.74 8.39
87989 Other extractive workers, except helpers 370 13.89 13.28 14.92
E. Precision Production Occupations
1. Precision Metal Workers
89108 Machinists 60 10.03 8.92 10.79
89132 Sheet metal workers 70 10.85 7.60 14.07
F. Machine Setters, Set-up Operators, Operators and Tenders
1. Metal Fabrication and Related Machine Setters, Operators and Other Related Workers
91705 Welding machine operators 50 10.31 8.47 12.06
2. Textile and Related Setters, Operators, and Related Workers
92726 Laundry & dry-cleaning operators, except pressing 20 6.45 5.58 7.44
3. Other Machine Setters, Set-up Operators, Operators and Tenders-Except Metal and Plastic
92947 Painters, transportation equipment 30 11.26 7.54 13.63
G. Hand Working Occupations , Including Assemblers and Fabricators
1. Other Hand Workers, Including Assemblers and Fabricators
93914 Welders & cutters 310 11.80 9.26 13.52
93956 Assemblers/fabricators except machine/electronic/precision 290 9.36 6.92 11.02
93999 All other hand workers, nec 110 16.46 7.62 30.55
H. Plant and System Occupations
95017 Gaugers 100 26.36 22.32 36.69
I. Transportation and Material Moving Machines and Vehicle Operators
1. Motor Vehicle Operators
97102 Truck drivers, heavy or tractor trailer 340 15.36 11.35 19.08
97105 Truck drivers-light, include delivery/route workers 220 9.07 5.67 10.54
97117 Driver/sales workers 140 9.65 5.71 11.30
2. Air Transportation Workers
97702 Aircraft pilots & flight engineers 50 17.74 14.51 19.16
3. Material Moving Equipment Operators
97911 Well head pumpers 40 19.81 17.25 22.57
97938 Grader, bulldozer & scraper operators 10 18.36 14.36 18.65
97947 Industrial truck & tractor operators 10 8.73 7.01 10.43
97956 Operating engineers 10 18.33 16.87 21.64
97989 Other material moving equipment operators 60 8.34 6.45 9.51
J. Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand-Excluding Agriculture
1. Helpers-Mechanics and Repairers
98102 Helpers, mechanics & repairers 170 9.32 7.11 10.77
2. Helpers-Construction Trades and Extractive Workers
98312 Helpers, carpenters 20 7.35 6.61 8.02
98313 Helpers, electricians & powerline installers 40 7.88 6.67 8.31
98315 Helpers, plumbers/pipefitters/steamfitters 20 6.49 5.44 7.40
98316 Helpers, roofers 50 9.80 7.65 10.84
98319 Helpers, other construction trades 70 8.69 6.82 10.79
3. Other Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
98799 All other freight, stock, and material movers, hand 130 6.88 5.64 8.09
98902 Hand packers & packagers 110 6.16 5.46 7.01
98905 Vehicle washers & equipment cleaners 90 5.53 5.35 5.75
98999 All other helpers, laborers & material movers, hand 220 8.42 6.86 9.60

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