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2022 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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New Hires Job Skills Survey, 2020

Published June 2022.

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Note: This table includes only the SOC code, occupation, educational requirement, the number of new hires, and the median hourly wage. For all variables including percent offered benefits, important job skills, demographics, and more, please click here to download the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Table: New Hires Occupations in Construction (NAICS 23) in Wyoming, 2020
SOCa Code Occupation Typical Education N Median Hourly Wage
00-0000 Total, All Occupations 12,001 $19.00
47-2061 Construction Laborers  No formal educational credential 3,120 $17.00
47-2031 Carpenters  High school diploma or equivalent 1,309 $24.50
47-2111 Electricians  High school diploma or equivalent 1,309 $17.50
53-3032 Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers  Postsecondary non-degree award 764 $21.00
49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers  Postsecondary non-degree award 567 $18.50
47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators  High school diploma or equivalent 545 $22.00
47-2051 Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers  No formal educational credential 371 $18.00
47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters  High school diploma or equivalent 327 $22.00
43-9061 Office Clerks, General  High school diploma or equivalent 240 $15.50
47-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers  High school diploma or equivalent 240 $30.00
47-2181 Roofers  No formal educational credential 175 $14.00
47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters  High school diploma or equivalent 175 $14.75
47-4031 Fence Erectors  No formal educational credential 131 $20.00
49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers  High school diploma or equivalent 131 $26.50
47-2041 Carpet Installers  No formal educational credential 109 $20.00
47-3013 Helpers--Electricians  High school diploma or equivalent 109 $16.00
47-3014 Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, & Stucco Masons  No formal educational credential 109 $12.00
49-9071 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General  High school diploma or equivalent 109 $13.00
51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers  High school diploma or equivalent 109 $28.00
11-1021 General & Operations Managers  Bachelor's degree 87 $23.41
43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks  Some college, no degree 87 $21.00
47-2132 Insulation Workers, Mechanical  High school diploma or equivalent 87 $20.00
47-5071 Roustabouts, Oil & Gas  No formal educational credential 87 $16.50
49-3042 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines  High school diploma or equivalent 87 $29.50
49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers  High school diploma or equivalent 87 $16.00
37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers  No formal educational credential 65 $12.00
47-2021 Brickmasons & Blockmasons  High school diploma or equivalent 65 $22.00
47-2141 Painters, Construction & Maintenance  No formal educational credential 65 $17.00
47-3016 Helpers--Roofers  No formal educational credential 65 $15.00
47-3019 Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other  No formal educational credential 65 $18.00
47-4099 Construction & Related Workers, All Other  High school diploma or equivalent 65 $25.00
47-5022 Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators, Surface Mining  High school diploma or equivalent 65 $12.50
47-5081 Helpers--Extraction Workers  High school diploma or equivalent 65 $16.00
49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers  High school diploma or equivalent 65 $25.00
53-7062 Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand  No formal educational credential 65 $18.43
11-3121 Human Resources Managers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
13-1071 Human Resources Specialists  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape & Naval  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
19-5012 Occupational Health & Safety Technicians  Associate's degree N/D N/D
33-9091 Crossing Guards & Flaggers  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
41-2011 Cashiers  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
47-2071 Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
47-2161 Plasterers & Stucco Masons  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
47-3012 Helpers--Carpenters  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
49-3031 Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
11-3031 Financial Managers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
11-9021 Construction Managers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
13-1082 Project Management Specialists  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
17-1022 Surveyors  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
17-2051 Civil Engineers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
17-3031 Surveying & Mapping Technicians  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
41-9091 Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
45-2093 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, & Aquacultural Animals  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
47-2081 Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
47-2131 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, & Wall  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
47-2231 Solar Photovoltaic Installers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
47-5023 Earth Drillers, Except Oil & Gas  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
47-5099 Extraction Workers, All Other  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
49-2022 Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers, Except Line Installers  Postsecondary non-degree award N/D N/D
49-9081 Wind Turbine Service Technicians  Some college, no degree N/D N/D
51-9021 Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
53-7021 Crane & Tower Operators  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
The 2020 estimates are based on an 8-quarter period from 2019Q1 to 2020Q4. 
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. Occupations with fewer than 45 estimated new hires were considered non-discloseable. 
aStandard Occupational Classification. 
Source: Wyoming New Hires Job Skills Survey. 
Prepared by L. Knapp and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/15/22.