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Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2018-2028

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Wyoming Long-Term Occupational Projections for Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000), 2018-2028

Table: Wyoming Long-Term Occupational Projections, 2018-2028
19-0000 Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations
Published July 2020. 
Type of Opening
Employment Change (Growth) Exits Transfers Total Openings Typical Requirements
SOCa Code Occupation 2018
(Base)		 2028
(Proj.)		 N
(Total)		 %
(Total)		 N
(Annual)		 Total Annual Total Annual Total Annual Education Experience Training
19-0000 Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations 4,152 4,445 293 7.1 29 887 89 3,488 349 4,668 467
19-1000 Life Scientists 768 798 30 3.9 3 130 13 620 62 780 78
19-1011 Animal Scientists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-1012 Food Scientists & Technologists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-1013 Soil & Plant Scientists 24 24 0 0.0 0 5 0 22 2 27 2 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1021 Biochemists & Biophysicists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1023 Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists 311 326 15 4.8 2 49 5 243 24 307 31 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1029 Biological Scientists, All Other 150 154 4 2.7 0 24 2 116 12 144 14 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1031 Conservation Scientists 166 172 6 3.6 1 32 3 143 14 181 18 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1032 Foresters 55 56 1 1.8 0 11 1 47 5 59 6 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1041 Epidemiologists 20 20 0 0.0 0 3 0 15 2 18 2 Master's degree None None
19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1099 Life Scientists, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-2000 Physical Scientists 921 1,011 90 9.8 9 174 17 829 83 1,093 109
19-2011 Astronomers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2012 Physicists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2021 Atmospheric & Space Scientists 74 86 12 16.2 1 15 2 63 6 90 9 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2031 Chemists 119 129 10 8.4 1 20 2 91 9 121 12 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2041 Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health 490 537 47 9.6 5 95 10 460 46 602 61 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists & Geographers 163 179 16 9.8 2 31 3 153 15 200 20 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2043 Hydrologists 38 41 3 7.9 0 7 1 35 4 45 5 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2099 Physical Scientists, All Other 29 31 2 6.9 0 4 0 22 2 28 2 Bachelor's degree None None
19-3000 Social Scientists & Related Workers 715 787 72 10.1 7 177 18 446 45 695 70
19-3011 Economists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
19-3022 Survey Researchers 54 54 0 0.0 0 17 2 45 4 62 6 Master's degree None None
19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, & School Psychologists 419 476 57 13.6 6 100 10 214 21 371 37 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/
residency
19-3039 Psychologists, All Other 27 28 1 3.7 0 6 1 13 1 20 2 Master's degree None Internship/
residency
19-3051 Urban & Regional Planners 73 81 8 11.0 1 12 1 59 6 79 8 Master's degree None None
19-3091 Anthropologists & Archeologists 73 78 5 6.9 0 24 2 63 6 92 8 Master's degree None None
19-3092 Geographers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-3093 Historians N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
19-3099 Social Scientists & Related Workers, All Other 32 33 1 3.1 0 10 1 27 3 38 4 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4000 Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians 1,748 1,849 101 5.8 10 406 41 1,593 159 2,100 210
19-4011 Agricultural & Food Science Technicians N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4021 Biological Technicians 210 218 8 3.8 1 32 3 193 19 233 23 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4031 Chemical Technicians 387 412 25 6.5 2 76 8 322 32 423 42 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4041 Geological & Petroleum Technicians 157 160 3 1.9 0 20 2 138 14 161 16 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4061 Social Science Research Assistants N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-4091 Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health 120 141 21 17.5 2 36 4 119 12 176 18 Associate's degree None None
19-4092 Forensic Science Technicians 47 52 5 10.6 0 13 1 45 4 63 5 Bachelor's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4093 Forest & Conservation Technicians 613 629 16 2.6 2 169 17 567 57 752 76 Associate's degree None None
19-4099 Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians, All Other 171 190 19 11.1 2 49 5 165 16 233 23 Associate's degree None None
aStandard Occupational Classification. 
Source: Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2018-2028. 
Prepared by P. Manning, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/6/20.