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Wyoming Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections, 2024-2034

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Table 1: Long-Term Occupational Industry Projections, 2024-2034


      Change, 2024-2034
NAICSᵃ Code Industry Name 2024 (Base) Projected 2034 N Change % Change
  Total, All Industries 283788 311770 27982 9.9
11 Agricuture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 2782 3082 300 10.8
111 Crop Production 567 669 102 18.0
112 Animal Production 1981 2133 152 7.7
113 Forestry & Logging N/D N/D N/D N/D
114 Fishing, Hunting & Trapping N/D N/D N/D N/D
115 Support Activities for Agriculture & Forestry 163 205 42 25.8
21 Mining 16059 15756 -303 -1.9
211 Oil & Gas Extraction 2335 2206 -129 -5.5
212 Mining (except Oil & Gas) 7058 6724 -334 -4.7
213 Support Activities for Mining 6666 6826 160 2.4
22 Utilities 2362 2477 115 4.9
221 Utilities 2362 2477 115 4.9
23 Construction 23679 27375 3696 15.6
236 Construction of Buildings 4779 5088 309 6.5
237 Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 6365 6840 475 7.5
238 Specialty Trade Contractors 12535 15447 2912 23.2
31-33 Manufacturing 10251 11405 1154 11.3
311 Food Manufacturing 830 873 43 5.2
312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing 555 614 59 10.6
313 Textile Mills 28 30 2 7.1
314 Textile Product Mills 174 157 -17 -9.8
315 Apparel Manufacturing 10 1 -9 -90.0
316 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing 45 43 -2 -4.4
321 Wood Product Manufacturing 460 461 1 0.2
323 Printing and Related Support Activities 193 169 -24 -12.4
324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 955 927 -28 -2.9
325 Chemical Manufacturing 1827 2130 303 16.6
326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing 355 440 85 23.9
327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 855 924 69 8.1
331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 117 119 2 1.7
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 1881 2092 211 11.2
333 Machinery Manufacturing 686 810 124 18.1
334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 367 517 150 40.9
335 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing 560 623 63 11.3
336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 207 273 66 31.9
337 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing 149 165 16 10.7
339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 171 194 23 13.5
42 Wholesale Trade 8047 8791 744 9.2
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 5124 5636 512 10.0
424 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 2846 3077 231 8.1
425 Wholesale Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers 77 78 1 1.3
44-45 Retail Trade 30225 31977 1752 5.8
441 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 4250 4555 305 7.2
444 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers 3890 3969 79 2.0
445 Food and Beverage Retailers 5122 5341 219 4.3
449 Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers 1241 1510 269 21.7
455 General Merchandise Retailers 6000 6208 208 3.5
456 Health and Personal Care Retailers 1014 1260 246 24.3
457 Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers 4280 4347 67 1.6
458 Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers 1408 1369 -39 -2.8
459 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers 3020 3418 398 13.2
48-49 Transportation & Warehousing 12688 15139 2451 19.3
481 Air Transportation 399 481 82 20.6
482 Rail Transportation 1605 1612 7 0.4
483 Water Transportation N/D N/D N/D N/D
484 Truck Transportation 3626 3960 334 9.2
485 Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation 386 505 119 30.8
486 Pipeline Transportation 826 863 37 4.5
487 Scenic & Sightseeing Transportation N/D N/D N/D N/D
488 Support Activities for Transportation 1613 2426 813 50.4
4911 Postal Service 1057 1009 -48 -4.5
492 Couriers & Messengers 1309 1439 130 9.9
493 Warehousing & Storage 1806 2762 956 52.9
51 Information 3036 3130 94 3.1
512 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries 352 371 19 5.4
513 Publishing Industries 676 662 -14 -2.1
516 Broadcasting and Content Providers 317 333 16 5.0
517 Telecommunications 1433 1433 0 0.0
518 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 208 250 42 20.2
519 Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 50 81 31 62.0
52 Finance & Insurance 7173 7819 646 9.0
522 Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 4073 4363 290 7.1
523 Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities 780 923 143 18.3
524 Insurance Carriers & Related Activities 2255 2454 199 8.8
525 Funds, Trusts, & Other Financial Vehicles 65 79 14 21.5
53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4108 4617 509 12.4
531 Real Estate 2496 2593 97 3.9
532 Rental & Leasing Services 1570 1985 415 26.4
533 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 42 39 -3 -7.1
54 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 11416 13159 1743 15.3
541 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 10611 12717 2106 19.8
55 Management of Companies & Enterprises 978 1224 246 25.2
551 Management of Companies & Enterprises 950 1263 313 32.9
56 Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services 9719 11914 2195 22.6
561 Administrative & Support Services 8986 11027 2041 22.7
562 Waste Management & Remediation Service 733 887 154 21.0
61 Educational Services 28598 31654 3056 10.7
611 Educational Services 28598 31654 3056 10.7
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 34392 38382 3990 11.6
621 Ambulatory Health Care Services 11300 12674 1374 12.2
622 Hospitals 11689 13357 1668 14.3
623 Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4082 4211 129 3.2
624 Social Assistance 7321 8140 819 11.2
71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4389 5071 682 15.5
711 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, & Related Industries 484 623 139 28.7
712 Museums, Historical Sites, & Similar Institution 394 444 50 12.7
713 Amusement, Gambling, & Recreation Industries 3511 4004 493 14.0
72 Accommodation & Food Services 33949 37880 3931 11.6
721 Accommodation, including Hotels & Motels 12142 13833 1691 13.9
722 Food Services & Drinking Places 21807 24047 2240 10.3
81 Other Services (except Government) 7452 7865 413 5.5
811 Repair & Maintenance 3586 3899 313 8.7
812 Personal & Laundry Services 1618 1659 41 2.5
813 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organizations 2020 2078 58 2.9
814 Private Households 228 229 1 0.4
           
  Government 32311 32896 585 1.8
  Federal Government, Excluding Post Office 7103 7347 244 3.4
  State Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals 8614 8643 29 0.3
  Local Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals 16594 16906 312 1.9


ᵃNorth American Industry Classification System.
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality.
Source: Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2024-2034.
Prepared by Laura Yetter, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/8/2026.