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Change (Growth) | Types of Openings | Requirements | ||||||||||
SOCa Code | SOC Title | Base Employment (2019Q2) | Projected Employment (2021Q2) | N | % | Exits | Transfers | Growth | Total | Education | Experience | Training |
00-0000 | Total, All Occupations | 299,533 | 302,509 | 2,976 | 1.0 | 26,193 | 43,420 | 2,976 | 72,589 | |||
17-0000 | Architecture & Engineering Occupations | 4,652 | 4,797 | 145 | 3.1 | 229 | 535 | 145 | 909 | |||
17-1011 | Architects, Except Landscape & Naval | 144 | 156 | 12 | 8.3 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 | Bachelor's degree | None | Internship/residency |
17-1012 | Landscape Architects | 50 | 52 | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Bachelor's degree | None | Internship/residency |
17-1021 | Cartographers & Photogrammetrists | 118 | 121 | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-1022 | Surveyors | 267 | 287 | 20 | 7.5 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 60 | Bachelor's degree | None | Internship/residency |
17-2011 | Aerospace Engineers | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2021 | Agricultural Engineers | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2041 | Chemical Engineers | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2051 | Civil Engineers | 952 | 995 | 43 | 4.5 | 40 | 112 | 43 | 195 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2061 | Computer Hardware Engineers | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2071 | Electrical Engineers | 260 | 265 | 5 | 1.9 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 40 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2072 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 83 | 84 | 1 | 1.2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2081 | Environmental Engineers | 250 | 262 | 12 | 4.8 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 51 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2111 | Health & Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers & Inspectors | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2112 | Industrial Engineers | 145 | 143 | -2 | -1.4 | 6 | 14 | -2 | 18 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2131 | Materials Engineers | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | 251 | 265 | 14 | 5.6 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 49 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2151 | Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | 154 | 151 | -3 | -2.0 | 7 | 18 | -3 | 22 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2161 | Nuclear Engineers | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2171 | Petroleum Engineers | 473 | 481 | 8 | 1.7 | 16 | 53 | 8 | 77 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-2199 | Engineers, All Other | 93 | 92 | -1 | -1.1 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 12 | Bachelor's degree | None | None |
17-3011 | Architectural & Civil Drafters | 270 | 285 | 15 | 5.6 | 18 | 39 | 15 | 72 | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3012 | Electrical & Electronics Drafters | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3013 | Mechanical Drafters | 63 | 64 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3019 | Drafters, All Other | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3022 | Civil Engineering Technicians | 314 | 319 | 5 | 1.6 | 21 | 41 | 5 | 67 | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3023 | Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technicians | 139 | 140 | 1 | 0.7 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 28 | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3024 | Electro-Mechanical Technicians | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3025 | Environmental Engineering Technicians | 32 | 33 | 1 | 3.1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3026 | Industrial Engineering Technicians | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3027 | Mechanical Engineering Technicians | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3029 | Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 141 | 143 | 2 | 1.4 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 29 | Associate's degree | None | None |
17-3031 | Surveying & Mapping Technicians | 146 | 151 | 5 | 3.4 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 40 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
aStandard Occupational Classification.
Transfers are openings due to workers changing jobs.
Exits are openings due to individuals leaving the workforce.
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality.
Source: Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2019Q2-2021Q2.
Prepared by P. Manning and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 3/11/20.
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