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2020 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Wyoming Short-Term Industry and Occupational Employment Projections, 2020-2022

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Table: Short-Term Occupational Employment Projections for Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000) in Wyoming, 2020Q1-2022Q1

Table: Short-Term Occupational Employment Projections for Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000) in Wyoming, 2020Q1-2022Q1
Change (Growth) Types of Openings Requirements
SOCa Code SOC Title Base Employment (2020Q1) Projected Employment (2022Q1) N % Exits Transfers Growth Total Education Experience Training
00-0000 Total, All Occupations        288,315        282,191 -6,124 -2.1 24,876 40,914 -6,124 59,666
19-0000 Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations            4,097            4,046 -51 -1.2 170 659 -51 778  
19-1000 Life Scientists              745              739 -6 -0.8 25 117 -6 136  
19-1011 Animal Scientists  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-1012 Food Scientists & Technologists  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-1013 Soil & Plant Scientists                23                22 -1 -4.4 1 4 -1 4 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1021 Biochemists & Biophysicists  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1023 Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists              307              307 0 0.0 10 47 0 57 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1029 Biological Scientists, All Other              144              141 -3 -2.1 4 22 -3 23 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1031 Conservation Scientists              157              155 -2 -1.3 6 26 -2 30 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1032 Foresters                53                52 -1 -1.9 2 9 -1 10 Bachelor's degree None None
19-1041 Epidemiologists                19                19 0 0.0 1 3 0 4 Master's degree None None
19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1099 Life Scientists, All Other  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-2000 Physical Scientists              920              917 -3 -0.3 33 158 -3 188  
19-2011 Astronomers  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2012 Physicists  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2021 Atmospheric & Space Scientists                75                75 0 0.0 3 12 0 15 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2031 Chemists              116              112 -4 -3.5 4 17 -4 17 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2041 Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health              492              495 3 0.6 18 88 3 109 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists & Geographers              163              161 -2 -1.2 6 29 -2 33 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2043 Hydrologists                37                37 0 0.0 1 7 0 8 Bachelor's degree None None
19-2099 Physical Scientists, All Other                29                29 0 0.0 1 4 0 5 Bachelor's degree None None
19-3000 Social Scientists & Related Workers              729              736 7 1.0 35 87 7 129  
19-3011 Economists  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
19-3022 Survey Researchers                58                58 0 0.0 4 10 0 14 Master's degree None None
19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, & School Psychologists              438              447 9 2.1 20 42 9 71 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
19-3039 Psychologists, All Other                25                25 0 0.0 1 2 0 3 Master's degree None Internship/residency
19-3051 Urban & Regional Planners                71                70 -1 -1.4 2 11 -1 12 Master's degree None None
19-3091 Anthropologists & Archeologists                70                70 0 0.0 4 12 0 16 Master's degree None None
19-3092 Geographers  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-3093 Historians  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Master's degree None None
19-3099 Social Scientists & Related Workers, All Other                30                30 0 0.0 2 5 0 7 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4000 Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians            1,703            1,654 -49 -2.9 77 297 -49 325  
19-4011 Agricultural & Food Science Technicians  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4021 Biological Technicians              203              201 -2 -1.0 6 36 -2 40 Bachelor's degree None None
19-4031 Chemical Technicians              378              362 -16 -4.2 14 60 -16 58 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4041 Geological & Petroleum Technicians              153              135 -18 -11.8 4 25 -18 11 Associate's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4061 Social Science Research Assistants  N/D   N/D  N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Bachelor's degree None None
19-4091 Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health              122              121 -1 -0.8 7 22 -1 28 Associate's degree None None
19-4092 Forensic Science Technicians                46                46 0 0.0 3 8 0 11 Bachelor's degree None Moderate-term on-the-job training
19-4093 Forest & Conservation Technicians              584              572 -12 -2.1 32 106 -12 126 Associate's degree None None
19-4099 Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians, All Other              174              173 -1 -0.6 9 32 -1 40 Associate's degree None None

 

aStandard Occupational Classification.

N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality.

Transfers are openings due to workers changing jobs.

Exits are openings due to individuals leaving the workforce.

Source: Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2020Q1-2022Q1.

Prepared by D. Bullard, L. Yetter, and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 2/17/21.