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

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Wyoming Long-Term Occupational Projections for Occupations Requiring No Formal Education by Projected Growth Openings, 2018-2028

Table: Long-Term Projections for Occupations Requiring No Formal Education in Wyoming by Projected Growth Openings, 2018-2028
Published July 2020. 
Type of Opening
Employment Change (Growth) Exits Transfers Total Openings
SOCa Code Occupation 2018 (Base) 2028 (Proj.) N
(Total)		 %
(Total)		 N
(Annual)		 Total Annual Total Annual Total Annual
00-000 Total, Occupations Requiring No Formal Education 76,974 82,679 5,705 7.4 571 47,382 4,737 73,284 7,327 126,371 12,637
35-3021 Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 5,526 6,511 985 17.8 98 4,799 480 5,919 592 11,703 1,170
35-2014 Cooks, Restaurant 3,138 3,895 757 24.1 76 1,867 187 3,108 311 5,732 574
37-2011 Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 4,852 5,385 533 11.0 53 3,130 313 3,611 361 7,274 727
47-2061 Construction Laborers 4,427 4,882 455 10.3 46 1,556 156 3,620 362 5,631 564
37-3011 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 2,634 3,072 438 16.6 44 1,169 117 2,526 253 4,133 414
35-3031 Waiters & Waitresses 5,005 5,421 416 8.3 42 3,618 362 6,388 639 10,422 1,043
37-2012 Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 4,196 4,533 337 8.0 34 3,089 309 2,788 279 6,214 622
53-7062 Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand 2,815 3,090 275 9.8 28 1,333 133 2,767 277 4,375 438
53-7051 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 1,090 1,349 259 23.8 26 365 36 1,007 101 1,631 163
35-3011 Bartenders 2,363 2,593 230 9.7 23 1,158 116 3,200 320 4,588 459
41-2031 Retail Salespersons 8,415 8,561 146 1.7 15 4,878 488 7,520 752 12,544 1,255
35-2021 Food Preparation Workers 1,381 1,517 136 9.9 14 1,062 106 1,444 144 2,642 264
53-3041 Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs 1,124 1,252 128 11.4 13 638 64 649 65 1,415 142
35-9011 Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers 769 883 114 14.8 11 681 68 731 73 1,526 152
35-9031 Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop 734 833 99 13.5 10 875 88 920 92 1,894 190
39-3091 Amusement & Recreation Attendants 548 642 94 17.2 9 633 63 738 74 1,465 146
41-2021 Counter & Rental Clerks 952 1,039 87 9.1 9 504 50 773 77 1,364 136
35-9021 Dishwashers 1,125 1,189 64 5.7 6 861 86 975 98 1,900 190
47-2141 Painters, Construction & Maintenance 886 946 60 6.8 6 317 32 610 61 987 99
45-2093 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, & Aquacultural Animals 1,212 1,270 58 4.8 6 493 49 1,534 153 2,085 208
47-2051 Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers 502 558 56 11.2 6 155 16 401 40 612 62
47-2181 Roofers 450 504 54 12.0 5 122 12 370 37 546 54
53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment 691 744 53 7.7 5 357 36 687 69 1,097 110
33-9092 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 432 477 45 10.4 4 598 60 499 50 1,142 114
35-2012 Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria 1,358 1,401 43 3.2 4 732 73 1,219 122 1,994 199
47-4031 Fence Erectors 372 414 42 11.3 4 152 15 308 31 502 50
53-7081 Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors 343 384 41 12.0 4 198 20 304 30 543 54
35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop 697 733 36 5.2 4 805 80 747 75 1,588 159
45-2092 Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse 452 478 26 5.8 3 185 18 575 58 786 79
33-9091 Crossing Guards 191 214 23 12.0 2 238 24 93 9 354 35
47-3011 Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, & Tile & Marble Setters 170 190 20 11.8 2 59 6 183 18 262 26
47-2151 Pipelayers 126 145 19 15.1 2 40 4 111 11 170 17
51-6011 Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers 649 667 18 2.8 2 409 41 469 47 896 90
53-6031 Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants 292 308 16 5.5 2 133 13 310 31 459 46
47-3012 Helpers--Carpenters 104 119 15 14.4 2 37 4 114 11 166 17
51-3011 Bakers 288 301 13 4.5 1 170 17 232 23 415 41
51-6031 Sewing Machine Operators 100 112 12 12.0 1 62 6 57 6 131 13
53-6021 Parking Lot Attendants 82 94 12 14.6 1 45 4 89 9 146 14
27-1012 Craft Artists 102 113 11 10.8 1 55 6 62 6 128 13
35-3041 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 221 232 11 5.0 1 167 17 187 19 365 37
47-2044 Tile & Marble Setters 62 73 11 17.7 1 19 2 47 5 77 8
47-3019 Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 48 55 7 14.6 1 17 2 52 5 76 8
53-3099 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 94 100 6 6.4 1 98 10 65 6 169 17
47-2081 Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers 249 254 5 2.0 0 74 7 176 18 255 25
45-2041 Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products 28 30 2 7.1 0 12 1 31 3 45 4
47-3014 Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, & Stucco Masons 31 32 1 3.2 0 10 1 32 3 43 4
53-7121 Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders 47 48 1 2.1 0 23 2 37 4 61 6
35-2015 Cooks, Short Order 289 289 0 0.0 0 153 15 255 26 408 41
47-2082 Tapers 12 12 0 0.0 0 4 0 8 1 12 1
27-1019 Artists & Related Workers, All Other 27 26 -1 -3.7 0 14 1 15 2 28 3
51-3023 Slaughterers & Meat Packers 27 26 -1 -3.7 0 11 1 22 2 32 3
53-7199 Material Moving Workers, All Other 23 22 -1 -4.4 0 11 1 18 2 28 3
51-3021 Butchers & Meat Cutters 232 229 -3 -1.3 0 94 9 191 19 282 28
51-3022 Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 94 91 -3 -3.2 0 38 4 76 8 111 12
47-5011 Derrick Operators, Oil & Gas 272 265 -7 -2.6 -1 75 8 304 30 372 37
53-7011 Conveyor Operators & Tenders 64 57 -7 -10.9 -1 20 2 52 5 65 6
47-5012 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas 260 250 -10 -3.9 -1 71 7 289 29 350 35
51-6021 Pressers, Textile, Garment, & Related Materials 57 42 -15 -26.3 -2 27 3 31 3 43 4
53-7111 Mine Shuttle Car Operators 36 21 -15 -41.7 -2 14 1 22 2 21 1
47-5041 Continuous Mining Machine Operators 205 176 -29 -14.2 -3 65 6 172 17 208 20
47-5071 Roustabouts, Oil & Gas 2,004 1,971 -33 -1.7 -3 565 56 2,058 206 2,590 259
47-5013 Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining 1,867 1,817 -50 -2.7 -5 512 51 2,084 208 2,546 254
35-2011 Cooks, Fast Food 690 636 -54 -7.8 -5 352 35 586 59 884 89
53-7064 Packers & Packagers, Hand 602 521 -81 -13.5 -8 336 34 473 47 728 73
41-2011 Cashiers 6,810 6,517 -293 -4.3 -29 5,947 595 6,623 662 12,277 1,228
27-2042 Musicians & Singers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
35-2019 Cooks, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
35-9099 Food Preparation & Serving Related Workers, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
37-3019 Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
39-3021 Motion Picture Projectionists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
39-3031 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, & Ticket Takers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
41-2012 Gaming Change Persons & Booth Cashiers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
41-2022 Parts Salespersons N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
41-9011 Demonstrators & Product Promoters N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
41-9012 Models N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
41-9041 Telemarketers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
41-9091 Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
45-2099 Agricultural Workers, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
47-2041 Carpet Installers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
47-2043 Floor Sanders & Finishers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
47-2131 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, & Wall N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
47-2142 Paperhangers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
47-2161 Plasterers & Stucco Masons N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
47-3016 Helpers--Roofers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
47-5051 Rock Splitters, Quarry N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
51-3091 Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
51-3099 Food Processing Workers, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
51-6052 Tailors, Dressmakers, & Custom Sewers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
51-9123 Painting, Coating, & Decorating Workers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
53-7033 Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
53-7041 Hoist & Winch Operators N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
53-7063 Machine Feeders & Offbearers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
aStandard Occupational Classification System. 
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2018-2028. 
Prepared by P. Manning, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/6/20.