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"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.

2020 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2019-2021

Table: Short-Term Occupational Projections for Wyoming by 2-Digit SOC Code (Major Group), 2019Q2-2021Q2

(Click on the SOC code or title to view the detailed occupations within that group.)

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Change (Growth) Types of Openings
SOCa Code SOC Title Base Employment (2019Q2) Projected Employment (2021Q2) N % Exits Transfers Growth Total
00-0000 Total, All Occupations 299,533 302,509 2,976 1.0 26,193 43,420 2,976 72,589
11-0000 Management Occupations 17,197 17,459 262 1.5 990 1,970 262 3,222
13-0000 Business & Financial Operations Occupations 9,330 9,518 188 2.0 524 1,242 188 1,954
15-0000 Computer & Mathematical Occupations 3,212 3,311 99 3.1 111 377 99 587
17-0000 Architecture & Engineering Occupations 4,652 4,797 145 3.1 229 535 145 909
19-0000 Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations 4,272 4,361 89 2.1 177 703 89 969
21-0000 Community & Social Service Occupations 4,186 4,227 41 1.0 278 600 41 919
23-0000 Legal Occupations 2,013 2,121 108 5.4 110 182 108 400
25-0000 Education, Training, & Library Occupations 19,871 19,943 72 0.4 1,729 1,971 72 3,772
27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 3,547 3,561 14 0.4 287 539 14 840
29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 15,427 15,557 130 0.8 787 917 130 1,834
31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations 6,783 6,873 90 1.3 690 868 90 1,648
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations 6,203 6,239 36 0.6 687 803 36 1,526
35-0000 Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations 26,127 26,657 530 2.0 3,517 5,508 530 9,555
37-0000 Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations 13,654 13,851 197 1.4 1,581 2,005 197 3,783
39-0000 Personal Care & Service Occupations 10,453 10,756 303 2.9 1,481 1,724 303 3,508
41-0000 Sales & Related Occupations 25,518 25,596 78 0.3 2,930 4,404 78 7,412
43-0000 Office & Administrative Support Occupations 35,792 35,763 -29 -0.1 3,616 4,865 -29 8,452
45-0000 Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 2,137 2,191 54 2.5 171 527 54 752
47-0000 Construction & Extraction Occupations 33,296 33,405 109 0.3 2,115 5,523 109 7,747
49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 18,514 18,606 92 0.5 1,166 2,418 92 3,676
51-0000 Production Occupations 13,407 13,531 124 0.9 933 2,113 124 3,170
53-0000 Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 23,942 24,186 244 1.0 2,084 3,626 244 5,954

aStandard Occupational Classification.

Source: Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2019Q2-2021Q2.

Prepared by P. Manning and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 3/11/20.

Published March 2020.