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Wyoming Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections, 2024-2034

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Table 33: Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections for Occupations Requiring a Doctoral or Professional Degree, 2024-2034


Type of Openings
Change (Growth) Type of Openings Typical Requirements
SOCᵃ Code SOCᵃ Title Base Employment (2024) Projection Employment (2034) N % Exits Transfers Total Education Experience Training
  Total, All Occupations Requiring a Doctoral or Professional Degree 6401 7213 812 12.7 1849 1207 3868      
19-1021 Biochemists & Biophysicists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 14 15 1 7.1 2 5 8 Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-2011 Astronomers 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 Doctoral or professional degree None None
19-3033 Clinical & Counseling Psychologists 65 73 8 12.3 18 15 41 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
23-1011 Lawyers 1086 1191 105 9.7 202 158 465 Doctoral or professional degree None None
23-1021 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, & Hearing Officers N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree 5 years or more Short-term on-the-job training
23-1023 Judges, Magistrate Judges, & Magistrates 14 14 0 0.0 2 2 4 Doctoral or professional degree 5 years or more Short-term on-the-job training
25-1011 Business Teachers, Postsecondary 117 137 20 17.1 49 41 110 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1021 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 20 23 3 15.0 8 7 18 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1022 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 100 113 13 13.0 41 35 89 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1031 Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1032 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 121 146 25 20.7 52 43 120 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1041 Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 85 98 13 15.3 36 30 79 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1042 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 138 164 26 18.8 59 49 134 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1051 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 41 47 6 14.6 17 14 37 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1052 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 30 34 4 13.3 12 10 26 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1053 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1054 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 26 30 4 15.4 11 9 24 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1061 Anthropology & Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 17 19 2 11.8 7 6 15 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1062 Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1063 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 24 27 3 12.5 10 8 21 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1064 Geography Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1065 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 35 40 5 14.3 15 12 32 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1066 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 72 83 11 15.3 30 25 66 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1067 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 13 14 1 7.7 5 4 10 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1069 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1071 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 199 258 59 29.7 89 74 222 Doctoral or professional degree Less than 5 years None
25-1072 Nursing Instructors & Teachers, Postsecondary 123 159 36 29.3 55 46 137 Doctoral or professional degree Less than 5 years None
25-1081 Education Teachers, Postsecondary 85 96 11 12.9 35 29 75 Doctoral or professional degree Less than 5 years None
25-1082 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1111 Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 34 38 4 11.8 14 12 30 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1112 Law Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree Less than 5 years None
25-1113 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 15 18 3 20.0 6 5 14 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1122 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 47 54 7 14.9 20 16 43 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1123 English Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 95 105 10 10.5 39 32 81 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1124 Foreign Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1125 History Teachers, Postsecondary 33 37 4 12.1 14 11 29 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1126 Philosophy & Religion Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1192 Family & Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1193 Recreation & Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 33 37 4 12.1 14 11 29 Doctoral or professional degree None None
25-1199 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 540 610 70 13.0 224 186 480 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1011 Chiropractors 184 203 19 10.3 58 14 91 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1021 Dentists, General 298 312 14 4.7 66 12 92 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1023 Orthodontists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1029 Dentists, All Other Specialists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1041 Optometrists 98 107 9 9.2 37 4 50 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1051 Pharmacists 523 601 78 14.9 132 74 284 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1081 Podiatrists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1123 Physical Therapists 535 617 82 15.3 122 88 292 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1131 Veterinarians 188 223 35 18.6 32 17 84 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1181 Audiologists 28 32 4 14.3 7 3 14 Doctoral or professional degree None None
29-1211 Anesthesiologists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1212 Cardiologists 50 55 5 10.0 11 2 18 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1213 Dermatologists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1214 Emergency Medicine Physicians 75 80 5 6.7 16 3 24 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1215 Family Medicine Physicians 124 136 12 9.7 27 6 45 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1216 General Internal Medicine Physicians 26 30 4 15.4 6 1 11 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1217 Neurologists N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1218 Obstetricians & Gynecologists 41 45 4 9.8 9 2 15 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1221 Pediatricians, General 136 141 5 3.7 29 6 40 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1222 Physicians, Pathologists 52 55 3 5.8 11 2 16 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1223 Psychiatrists 21 24 3 14.3 5 1 9 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1224 Radiologists 48 50 2 4.2 10 2 14 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1229 Physicians, All Other 443 480 37 8.4 97 20 154 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1242 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric 19 21 2 10.5 3 1 6 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1243 Pediatric Surgeons N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency
29-1249 Surgeons, All Other 67 73 6 9.0 11 3 20 Doctoral or professional degree None Internship/residency

ᵃStandard Occupational Classification.
Source: Wyoming Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
Prepared by L. Yetter, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/8/26.
Note: N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality.