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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 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (NAICS 54) in Wyoming, 2020
SOCa Code Occupation Typical Education N Median Hourly Wage
00-0000 Total, All Occupations 2,062 $18.00
43-9061 Office Clerks, General  High school diploma or equivalent 188 $14.00
23-2011 Paralegals & Legal Assistants  Associate's degree 140 $21.63
43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks  Some college, no degree 129 $17.00
13-2011 Accountants & Auditors  Bachelor's degree 124 $28.85
51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers  High school diploma or equivalent 118 $15.00
43-6012 Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants  High school diploma or equivalent 86 $16.00
23-1011 Lawyers  Doctoral or professional degree 81 $36.06
17-3031 Surveying & Mapping Technicians  High school diploma or equivalent 75 $17.85
43-4051 Customer Service Representatives  High school diploma or equivalent 70 $16.00
29-2056 Veterinary Technologists & Technicians  Associate's degree 65 $12.00
13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other  Bachelor's degree 59 $19.23
17-2051 Civil Engineers  Bachelor's degree 48 $25.00
39-2021 Animal Caretakers  High school diploma or equivalent 48 $7.25
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other  Associate's degree N/D N/D
17-2141 Mechanical Engineers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
19-4099 Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians, All Other  Associate's degree N/D N/D
11-1021 General & Operations Managers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
13-2082 Tax Preparers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
15-2051 Data Scientists  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
17-3022 Civil Engineering Technologists & Technicians  Associate's degree N/D N/D
13-1161 Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
15-1231 Computer Network Support Specialists  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape & Naval  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists & Geographers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
17-1022 Surveyors  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
43-6014 Secretaries & Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
11-9051 Food Service Managers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
17-2171 Petroleum Engineers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
19-2031 Chemists  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
19-4042 Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
27-1026 Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
27-4021 Photographers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
31-9096 Veterinary Assistants & Laboratory Animal Caretakers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
33-9032 Security Guards  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
13-1082 Project Management Specialists  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
15-1232 Computer User Support Specialists  Associate's degree N/D N/D
15-1252 Software Developers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
15-1255 Web & Digital Interface Designers  Associate's degree N/D N/D
17-3011 Architectural & Civil Drafters  Associate's degree N/D N/D
17-3023 Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologists & Technicians  Associate's degree N/D N/D
19-1023 Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
19-2041 Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
19-4031 Chemical Technicians  Associate's degree N/D N/D
27-1024 Graphic Designers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
29-1131 Veterinarians  Doctoral or professional degree N/D N/D
39-5012 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists  Postsecondary non-degree award N/D N/D
41-3091 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, & Travel  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
43-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
43-4111 Interviewers, Except Eligibility & Loan  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
47-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
47-2141 Painters, Construction & Maintenance  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
53-7062 Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
11-1011 Chief Executives  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
11-2021 Marketing Managers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
11-2022 Sales Managers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
27-1025 Interior Designers  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
27-3031 Public Relations Specialists  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
37-2011 Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners  No formal educational credential N/D N/D
41-3021 Insurance Sales Agents  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products  Bachelor's degree N/D N/D
43-9021 Data Entry Keyers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
47-2111 Electricians  High school diploma or equivalent N/D N/D
53-7051 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators  No formal educational credential 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.