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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Occupations

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Updated March 11, 2025.

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Long-Term Projections for STEM Occupations in Wyoming and the U.S., 2022-2032

Table 3: Long-Term Projected Growth of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Occupations in Wyoming and the U.S., 2022-2032
Wyomingb U.S.c  
Change, 2022-2032   Change, 2022-2032 Typical Requirements
SOCa Code Occupation 2022 (Base) 2032 (Proj.) N  % 2022 (Base) 2032 (Proj.) N  % Education Experience Training
00-0000 Total, All Occupations 292,580 328,313 35,733 12.2 164,482,590 169,148,090 4,665,500 2.8  
00-0001 Subtotal, STEM Occupations 18,156 20,928 2,772 15.3 10,183,100 11,295,500 1,112,400 9.8  
11-3021 Computer & Information Systems Managers 331 406 75 22.7 557,400 643,300 85,900 15.4 Bachelor's degree 5 years or more None
11-9041 Architectural & Engineering Managers 179 192 13 7.3 201,500 209,700 8,200 4.1 Bachelor's degree 5 years or more None
11-9121 Natural Sciences Managers 147 152 5 3.4 86,300 90,500 4,200 4.9 Bachelor's degree 5 years or more None
15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts 164 200 36 22.0 531,400 582,600 51,200 9.6 Bachelor's degree None None
15-1212 Information Security Analysts 30 43 13 43.3 168,900 222,200 53,300 31.6 Bachelor's degree Less than 5 years None
15-1221 Computer & Information Research Scientists 16 23 7 43.8 36,500 44,800 8,300 22.7 Master's degree None None
15-1231 Computer Network Support Specialists 326 347 21 6.4 177,900 190,400 12,500 7.0 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
15-1232 Computer User Support Specialists 695 780 85 12.2 736,200 772,900 36,700 5.0 Some college, no degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
15-1241 Computer Network Architects 21 19 -2 -9.5 180,200 186,600 6,400 3.6 Bachelor's degree 5 years or more None
15-1242 Database Administrators 114 129 15 13.2 85,200 91,200 6,000 7.0 Bachelor's degree None None
15-1243 Database Architects 108 110 2 1.9 64,000 70,400 6,400 10.0 Bachelor's degree Less than 5 years None
15-1244 Network & Computer Systems Administrators 547 581 34 6.2 339,900 348,200 8,300 2.4 Bachelor's degree None None
15-1251 Computer Programmers 69 65 -4 -5.8 147,400 130,800 -16,600 -11.3 Bachelor's degree None None
15-1252 Software Developers 671 928 257 38.3 1,594,500 2,004,900 410,400 25.7 Bachelor's degree None None
15-1253 Software Quality Assurance Analysts & Testers 12 16 4 33.3 200,800 241,600 40,800 20.3 Bachelor's degree None None
15-1254 Web Developers 54 68 14 25.9 98,800 115,500 16,700 16.9 Bachelor's degree None None
15-1255 Web & Digital Interface Designers 138 183 45 32.6 117,900 135,800 17,900 15.2 Bachelor's degree None None
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other 169 208 39 23.1 449,400 493,100 43,700 9.7 Bachelor's degree None None
15-2011 Actuaries 11 14 3 27.3 30,000 36,900 6,900 23.0 Bachelor's degree None Long-term on-the-job training
15-2031 Operations Research Analysts 11 13 2 18.2 109,900 134,700 24,800 22.6 Bachelor's degree None None
15-2041 Statisticians 32 44 12 37.5 33,300 43,900 10,600 31.8 Master's degree None None
15-2051 Data Scientists 41 66 25 61.0 168,900 228,200 59,300 35.1 Bachelor's degree None None
15-2099 Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D 4,100 4,400 300 7.3 Bachelor's degree None None
17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape & Naval 157 182 25 15.9 123,700 129,700 6,000 4.9 Bachelor's degree None Internship/residency
17-1012 Landscape Architects 18 18 0 0.0 23,600 23,800 200 0.8 Bachelor's degree None Internship/residency
17-1021 Cartographers & Photogrammetrists N/D N/D N/D N/D 14,000 14,700 700 5.0 Bachelor's degree None None
17-1022 Surveyors 219 250 31 14.2 50,800 53,100 2,300 4.5 Bachelor's degree None Internship/residency
17-2011 Aerospace Engineers N/D N/D N/D N/D 63,800 67,700 3,900 6.1 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2021 Agricultural Engineers 5 5 0 0.0 1,600 1,700 100 6.3 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2041 Chemical Engineers 61 63 2 3.3 20,800 22,500 1,700 8.2 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2051 Civil Engineers 894 1,019 125 14.0 326,300 342,500 16,200 5.0 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2061 Computer Hardware Engineers 53 64 11 20.8 78,100 81,600 3,500 4.5 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2071 Electrical Engineers 308 334 26 8.4 188,800 196,600 7,800 4.1 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2072 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 111 124 13 11.7 110,900 118,900 8,000 7.2 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2081 Environmental Engineers 157 175 18 11.5 47,300 50,200 2,900 6.1 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2111 Health & Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers & Inspectors 16 16 0 0.0 22,000 22,800 800 3.6 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2112 Industrial Engineers 208 254 46 22.1 327,300 365,700 38,400 11.7 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2121 Marine Engineers & Naval Architects N/D N/D N/D N/D 8,000 8,100 100 1.3 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2131 Materials Engineers 16 17 1 6.3 22,300 23,500 1,200 5.4 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2141 Mechanical Engineers 281 362 81 28.8 286,100 314,700 28,600 10.0 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2151 Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 91 87 -4 -4.4 7,500 7,600 100 1.3 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2171 Petroleum Engineers 201 215 14 7.0 21,400 21,900 500 2.3 Bachelor's degree None None
17-2199 Engineers, All Other 126 137 11 8.7 170,300 176,000 5,700 3.3 Bachelor's degree None None
17-3011 Architectural & Civil Drafters 185 203 18 9.7 107,100 107,700 600 0.6 Associate's degree None None
17-3012 Electrical & Electronics Drafters 12 14 2 16.7 21,800 22,000 200 0.9 Associate's degree None None
17-3013 Mechanical Drafters 97 105 8 8.2 49,600 46,000 -3,600 -7.3 Associate's degree None None
17-3019 Drafters, All Other 9 10 1 11.1 18,700 17,300 -1,400 -7.5 Associate's degree None None
17-3021 Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technologists & Technicians N/D N/D N/D N/D 10,200 11,000 800 7.8 Associate's degree None None
17-3022 Civil Engineering Technologists & Technicians 271 286 15 5.5 64,800 65,400 600 0.9 Associate's degree None None
17-3023 Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technologists & Technicians 153 164 11 7.2 102,500 103,300 800 0.8 Associate's degree None None
17-3024 Electro-Mechanical & Mechatronics Technologists & Technicians 11 11 0 0.0 15,200 14,800 -400 -2.6 Associate's degree None None
17-3025 Environmental Engineering Technologists & Technicians 47 50 3 6.4 13,900 14,100 200 1.4 Associate's degree None None
17-3026 Industrial Engineering Technologists & Technicians 19 24 5 26.3 69,100 71,300 2,200 3.2 Associate's degree None None
17-3027 Mechanical Engineering Technologists & Technicians 23 28 5 21.7 41,100 41,400 300 0.7 Associate's degree None None
17-3029 Engineering Technologists & Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 100 106 6 6.0 74,100 76,400 2,300 3.1 Associate's degree None None
17-3031 Surveying & Mapping Technicians 172 202 30 17.4 64,200 66,300 2,100 3.3 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-1011 Animal Scientists N/D N/D N/D N/D 2,800 2,900 100 3.6 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1012 Food Scientists & Technologists 5 5 0 0.0 15,300 16,500 1,200 7.8 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1013 Soil & Plant Scientists 16 17 1 6.3 17,200 18,100 900 5.2 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1021 Biochemists & Biophysicists N/D N/D N/D N/D 34,500 36,800 2,300 6.7 Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1022 Microbiologists N/D N/D N/D N/D 20,900 22,000 1,100 5.3 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1023 Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists 303 322 19 6.3 19,100 19,700 600 3.1 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1029 Biological Scientists, All Other 159 165 6 3.8 60,400 62,700 2,300 3.8 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1031 Conservation Scientists 168 181 13 7.7 24,700 25,700 1,000 4.0 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1032 Foresters 58 59 1 1.7 11,300 11,600 300 2.7 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1041 Epidemiologists 16 24 8 50.0 10,000 12,700 2,700 27.0 Master's degree None None
19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 12 15 3 25.0 119,000 130,700 11,700 9.8 Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1099 Life Scientists, All Other 8 10 2 25.0 9,000 9,400 400 4.4 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2011 Astronomers 4 4 0 0.0 2,400 2,600 200 8.3 Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2012 Physicists N/D N/D N/D N/D 21,100 22,100 1,000 4.7 Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2021 Atmospheric & Space Scientists 37 40 3 8.1 10,500 11,000 500 4.8 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2031 Chemists 119 139 20 16.8 87,100 92,500 5,400 6.2 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2041 Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health 457 512 55 12.0 80,500 85,300 4,800 6.0 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists & Geographers 189 214 25 13.2 26,300 27,600 1,300 4.9 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2043 Hydrologists 32 34 2 6.3 6,600 6,700 100 1.5 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2099 Physical Scientists, All Other 57 63 6 10.5 25,400 25,900 500 2.0 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4012 Agricultural Technicians 25 29 4 16.0 17,600 18,400 800 4.5 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4021 Biological Technicians 211 222 11 5.2 81,400 85,300 3,900 4.8 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4031 Chemical Technicians 252 284 32 12.7 58,800 60,700 1,900 3.2 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4042 Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health 118 141 23 19.5 35,000 37,100 2,100 6.0 Associate's degree None None
19-4043 Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 62 68 6 9.7 9,400 9,600 200 2.1 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4044 Hydrologic Technicians 20 21 1 5.0 3,100 3,100 0 0.0 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4051 Nuclear Technicians N/D N/D N/D N/D 5,900 5,800 -100 -1.7 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4099 Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians, All Other 95 103 8 8.4 80,000 83,100 3,100 3.9 Associate's degree None None
25-1021 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 32 36 4 12.5 42,000 44,300 2,300 5.5 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1022 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 108 122 14 13.0 55,900 57,700 1,800 3.2 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1041 Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 106 122 16 15.1 10,100 10,500 400 4.0 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1042 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 118 140 22 18.6 62,400 67,700 5,300 8.5 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1051 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 39 45 6 15.4 13,600 14,100 500 3.7 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1052 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 35 39 4 11.4 25,900 26,800 900 3.5 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1053 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 13 1 8.3 7,900 8,200 300 3.8 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1054 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 26 30 4 15.4 16,200 16,800 600 3.7 Doctoral or professional degree None None
41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products 206 235 29 14.1 305,600 317,100 11,500 3.8 Bachelor's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
41-9031 Sales Engineers 14 16 2 14.3 60,900 63,800 2,900 4.8 Bachelor's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
STEM Occupations defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Note: Occupations with insufficient data for Wyoming were not included in this list. 
aStandard Occupational Classification. 
bSource: Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2022-2032. 
cSource: U.S. Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2022-2032, Projections Central. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 3/11/25.