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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 Protective Service Occupations (SOC 33-0000), 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  
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations 6,203 6,239 36 0.6 687 803 36 1,526  
33-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 102 100 -2 -2.0 6 8 -2 12 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years None
33-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Police & Detectives 318 320 2 0.6 15 24 2 41 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-1021 First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting & Prevention Workers 124 126 2 1.6 6 10 2 18 Postsecondary non-degree award Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-1099 First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 194 196 2 1.0 14 23 2 39 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years None
33-2011 Firefighters 578 586 8 1.4 21 58 8 87 Postsecondary non-degree award None Long-term on-the-job training
33-2021 Fire Inspectors & Investigators N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Postsecondary non-degree award 5 years or more Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-2022 Forest Fire Inspectors & Prevention Specialists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3011 Bailiffs 22 22 0 0.0 2 2 0 4 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3012 Correctional Officers & Jailers 873 856 -17 -2.0 66 87 -17 136 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3021 Detectives & Criminal Investigators 148 147 -1 -0.7 6 13 -1 18 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3031 Fish & Game Wardens 87 87 0 0.0 4 8 0 12 Bachelor's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3041 Parking Enforcement Workers 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
33-3051 Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers 1,212 1,223 11 0.9 59 112 11 182 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-3052 Transit & Railroad Police N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-9011 Animal Control Workers 63 64 1 1.6 5 7 1 13 High school diploma or equivalent None Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-9021 Private Detectives & Investigators 33 36 3 9.1 2 4 3 9 High school diploma or equivalent Less than 5 years Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-9032 Security Guards 863 873 10 1.2 89 135 10 234 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-term on-the-job training
33-9091 Crossing Guards 192 195 3 1.6 46 18 3 67 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
33-9092 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 445 453 8 1.8 118 99 8 225 No formal educational credential None Short-term on-the-job training
33-9093 Transportation Security Screeners 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
33-9099 Protective Service Workers, All Other 832 838 6 0.7 220 183 6 409 High school diploma or equivalent None Short-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.

Published March 2020.