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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 Healthcare Support Occupations (SOC 31-0000), 2019Q2-2021Q2

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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  
31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations 6,783 6,873 90 1.3 690 868 90 1,648  
31-1011 Home Health Aides 647 675 28 4.3 71 77 28 176 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
31-1013 Psychiatric Aides N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
31-1014 Nursing Assistants 3,416 3,437 21 0.6 368 400 21 789 Postsecondary non-degree award None None
31-1015 Orderlies N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
31-2011 Occupational Therapy Assistants 157 163 6 3.8 14 21 6 41 Associate's degree None None
31-2012 Occupational Therapy Aides N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
31-2021 Physical Therapist Assistants 148 150 2 1.4 13 24 2 39 Associate's degree None None
31-2022 Physical Therapist Aides N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
31-9011 Massage Therapists 169 172 3 1.8 21 18 3 42 Postsecondary non-degree award None None
31-9091 Dental Assistants 627 622 -5 -0.8 58 82 -5 135 Postsecondary non-degree award None None
31-9092 Medical Assistants 683 692 9 1.3 54 98 9 161 Postsecondary non-degree award None None
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers 90 92 2 2.2 9 12 2 23 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
31-9094 Medical Transcriptionists 65 63 -2 -3.1 8 10 -2 16 Postsecondary non-degree award None None
31-9095 Pharmacy Aides N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
31-9096 Veterinary Assistants & Laboratory Animal Caretakers 206 228 22 10.7 24 46 22 92 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
31-9097 Phlebotomists 242 245 3 1.2 18 33 3 54 Postsecondary non-degree award None None
31-9099 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 153 154 1 0.7 15 20 1 36 High school diploma or equivalent None None

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.

Published March 2020.