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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 Public Administration (NAICS 92) in Wyoming, 2020
SOCa Code Occupation Typical Education N Median Hourly Wage
00-0000 Total, All Occupations   1,619 $17.70
37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers  No formal educational credential 224 $10.00
33-3051 Police & Sheriff’s Patrol Officers  High school diploma or equivalent 142 $22.19
49-9071 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General  High school diploma or equivalent 100 $16.50
33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers  High school diploma or equivalent 95 $19.65
43-9061 Office Clerks, General  High school diploma or equivalent 90 $16.50
43-4031 Court, Municipal, & License Clerks  High school diploma or equivalent 85 $14.45
51-8031 Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant & System Operators  High school diploma or equivalent 85 $18.35
29-1141 Registered Nurses  Bachelor's degree 47 $26.00
33-9092 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers  No formal educational credential N/D
43-5031 Public Safety Telecommunicators  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
37-3012 Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, & Applicators, Vegetation  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
47-2073 Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
53-7062 Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand  No formal educational credential N/D
21-1094 Community Health Workers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
33-2011 Firefighters  Postsecondary non-degree award N/D
37-2011 Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners  No formal educational credential N/D
43-9199 Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
53-3032 Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers  Postsecondary non-degree award N/D
25-1194 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary  Bachelor's degree N/D
39-9011 Childcare Workers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
43-5032 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, & Ambulance  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
43-4171 Receptionists & Information Clerks  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
45-2099 Agricultural Workers, All Other  No formal educational credential N/D
49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics  Postsecondary non-degree award N/D
11-9111 Medical & Health Services Managers  Bachelor's degree N/D
13-1041 Compliance Officers  Bachelor's degree N/D
23-1011 Lawyers  Doctoral or professional degree N/D
29-2042 Emergency Medical Technicians  Postsecondary non-degree award N/D
11-1011 Chief Executives  Bachelor's degree N/D
11-3013 Facilities Managers  Associate's degree N/D
13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other  Bachelor's degree N/D
15-1243 Database Architects  Bachelor's degree N/D
19-4044 Hydrologic Technicians  Associate's degree N/D
19-5011 Occupational Health & Safety Specialists  Bachelor's degree N/D
43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks  Some college, no degree N/D
43-4121 Library Assistants, Clerical  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
47-4011 Construction & Building Inspectors  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
51-9023 Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
11-1021 General & Operations Managers  Bachelor's degree N/D
11-3031 Financial Managers  Bachelor's degree N/D
13-2023 Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate  Bachelor's degree N/D
15-1232 Computer User Support Specialists  Associate's degree N/D
17-3031 Surveying & Mapping Technicians  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists  Doctoral or professional degree N/D
19-4042 Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health  Bachelor's degree N/D
19-4099 Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians, All Other  Associate's degree N/D
19-5012 Occupational Health & Safety Technicians  Associate's degree N/D
21-1011 Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors  Bachelor's degree N/D
21-1021 Child, Family, & School Social Workers  Bachelor's degree N/D
21-1093 Social & Human Service Assistants  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
21-1099 Community & Social Service Specialists, All Other  Master's degree N/D
23-2011 Paralegals & Legal Assistants  Associate's degree N/D
25-9042 Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, & Secondary School, Except Special Education  Some college, no degree N/D
27-2012 Producers & Directors  Bachelor's degree N/D
29-1229 Physicians, All Other  Doctoral or professional degree N/D
35-2011 Cooks, Fast Food  No formal educational credential N/D
35-2012 Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria  No formal educational credential N/D
37-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
39-3091 Amusement & Recreation Attendants  No formal educational credential N/D
39-9032 Recreation Workers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
41-2011 Cashiers  No formal educational credential N/D
41-9099 Sales & Related Workers, All Other  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
43-5041 Meter Readers, Utilities  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
43-6012 Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
47-4031 Fence Erectors  No formal educational credential N/D
49-3042 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
49-9051 Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
51-8099 Plant & System Operators, All Other  High school diploma or equivalent N/D
27-2022 Coaches & Scouts  Bachelor's degree N/D
13-2072 Loan Officers  Bachelor's degree 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.