Wyoming Labor Force Trends

What Do Wyoming Employers Want? Evidence from the New Hires Survey

by: Lisa Knapp, Senior Research Analyst

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Tables 1, 2, 3, 4

 

Table 1: Response Rate by Quarter and Industry, Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Job Skills Survey, 2010Q4-2012Q3

Industry	2010Q4	2011Q1	2011Q2	2011Q3	2011Q4	2012Q1	2012Q2	2012Q3
Agriculture	68.5	77.1	71.7	68.6	73.0	82.9	71.2	87.0
Mining	60.3	72.1	79.2	78.3	68.4	69.5	57.3	82.6
Utilities	73.5	60.0	70.0	92.3	58.3	75.0	58.8	86.7
Construction	63.2	70.2	74.3	70.6	75.0	77.5	73.3	80.0
Manufacturing	69.0	68.0	80.7	72.4	76.4	68.5	76.4	78.9
Wholesale Trade	66.0	65.5	69.1	68.6	69.8	72.7	66.7	75.0
Retail Trade	67.6	80.7	71.8	71.2	73.0	75.9	64.4	75.8
Transportation & Warehousing	71.2	67.3	69.1	74.6	74.2	66.2	70.8	71.2
Information	68.3	71.4	77.5	68.2	75.0	69.8	59.6	79.2
Finance & Insurance	64.3	57.9	67.4	69.6	73.9	67.4	57.1	76.9
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	68.4	68.3	66.0	72.9	78.3	69.6	67.8	67.8
Professional & Scientific Services	68.7	77.8	65.5	74.5	70.0	73.4	79.0	65.2
Management of Companies	62.5	54.5	58.8	65.0	80.0	66.7	31.3	100.0
Admin. & Waste Services	59.7	71.4	70.3	79.7	68.1	61.3	69.6	76.1
Educational Services	69.1	75.8	75.4	75.4	78.2	81.3	84.8	68.7
Health Care & Social Assistance	67.5	79.7	72.7	76.1	76.5	79.1	78.7	75.6
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	61.8	69.8	67.9	75.0	75.0	76.5	86.6	84.5
Accomodation & Food Services	62.9	72.3	67.1	72.7	68.6	80.6	67.0	77.9
Other Services	68.6	70.2	69.5	69.1	77.1	80.6	74.6	81.5
Public Administration	82.4	91.1	78.7	94.7	75.0	90.9	87.1	81.8
Total, All Industries	67.3	72.5	71.6	74.3	73.4	74.7	71.5	77.0

 

 

Table 2: Selected Characteristics of the 20 Occupations with the Largest Number of New Hires Across All Industries in Wyoming, 2010Q4-2012Q3

SOCa Code	Occupation Title	Nb	% of Total	Typical Required Education	% Female	% Male	% Nonresident	% Turnover After 1 Quarter
41-2011	Cashiers	9,937	5.0	Less than High School Diploma	60.6	29.3	10.0	25.2
53-3032	Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer	8,810	4.4	High School Diploma	9.3	79.3	11.3	23.1
41-2031	Retail Salespersons	7,232	3.6	High School Diploma	58.7	33.3	8.0	22.2
37-2012	Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	6,668	3.3	High School Diploma	54.6	18.2	27.2	35.4
35-3021	Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers ...	6,347	3.2	Less than High School Diploma	56.6	31.6	11.8	29.3
47-2061	Construction Laborers	6,338	3.2	High School Diploma	3.6	78.3	18.1	41.1
43-9061	Office Clerks, General	6,210	3.1	High School Diploma	65.6	28.3	6.2	13.4
35-3031	Waiters & Waitresses	5,460	2.7	High School Diploma	63.4	22.0	14.6	21.5
35-2014	Cooks, Restaurant	4,290	2.1	High School Diploma	26.5	47.5	26.0	23.8
37-3011	Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers	3,907	1.9	Less than High School Diploma	24.3	65.7	10.0	25.8
47-5071	Roustabouts, Oil & Gas	3,901	1.9	High School Diploma	8.3	79.3	12.5	26.4
35-3011	Bartenders	3,761	1.9	High School Diploma	62.9	27.2	9.8	5.6
37-2011	Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping ...	3,740	1.9	High School Diploma	43.1	47.4	9.4	36.1
35-9021	Dishwashers	3,642	1.8	Less than High School Diploma	30.5	45.3	24.2	34.2
47-2073	Operating Engineers & Other Construction ...	3,614	1.8	Post Secondary Certificate	7.7	72.8	19.5	31.0
43-4081	Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks	3,254	1.6	High School Diploma	46.9	42.4	10.7	20.9
53-7062	Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand	3,171	1.6	High School Diploma	17.7	68.6	13.7	31.6
47-2031	Carpenters	2,619	1.3	High School Diploma	6.6	74.2	19.2	24.1
35-2011	Cooks, Fast Food	2,529	1.3	Less than High School Diploma	39.1	42.4	18.4	24.3
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers	2,499	1.2	Post Secondary Certificate	7.1	71.6	21.3	26.7
	Total, All Other Occupations	102,625	51.2	N/A	39.2	49.5	11.3	20.0
	Total, All Occupations	200,555	100.0	N/A	37.9	48.7	13.4	23.6
aStandard Occupational Classification.
bEstimated number of new hires.

 

 

Table 3: Median Wage and Percent of Jobs Offered Benefits by Occupation for the 20 Occupations with the Largest Number of New Hires Across All Industries in Wyoming, 2010Q4-2012Q3

SOCa Code	Occupation Title	Nb	Median Wage ($)	Benefits  Percent Offered:
				Health Insurance	Retirement Plan	Paid Time Off
41-2011	Cashiers	9,937	8.50	12.2	10.1	11.4
53-3032	Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer	8,810	18.00	50.0	34.7	29.1
41-2031	Retail Salespersons	7,232	8.50	24.5	19.1	19.1
37-2012	Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	6,668	8.50	20.0	5.7	25.7
35-3021	Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers ...	6,347	8.00	19.3	4.2	8.4
47-2061	Construction Laborers	6,338	14.00	23.0	14.6	19.1
43-9061	Office Clerks, General	6,210	12.00	37.2	23.1	37.3
35-3031	Waiters & Waitresses	5,460	4.00	8.4	3.2	9.3
35-2014	Cooks, Restaurant	4,290	9.00	7.8	1.6	12.4
37-3011	Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers	3,907	10.50	4.6	2.4	4.1
47-5071	Roustabouts, Oil & Gas	3,901	15.00	35.9	16.6	26.4
35-3011	Bartenders	3,761	7.25	0.0	0.0	3.5
37-2011	Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping	3,740	11.00	8.6	8.9	14.4
35-9021	Dishwashers	3,642	8.50	16.5	11.0	20.1
47-2073	Operating Engineers & Other Construction ...	3,614	18.00	49.9	28.5	23.5
43-4081	Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks	3,254	8.50	12.8	10.4	10.4
53-7062	Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand	3,171	12.00	35.3	23.1	35.2
47-2031	Carpenters	2,619	17.50	22.3	7.7	23.3
35-2011	Cooks, Fast Food	2,529	8.00	10.5	10.5	7.9
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers	2,499	18.00	55.1	31.7	33.2
	Total, All Other Occupations	102,625	12.82	42.5	33.4	38.2
	Total, All Occupations	200,555	$12.32	31.8	22.1	26.8
aStandard Occupational Classification.
bEstimated number of new hires.

 

 

Table 4: Percent of Employers that Rated Each Skill as Important for the 20 Occupations with the Largest Number of New Hires Across All Industries in Wyoming, 2010Q4-2012Q3

SOCa Code	Occupation Title	Nb	Percent of Employers Who Identified Each Skill as Important
			Service Orientation	Critical Thinking	Reading Comprehension	Technology Design	Operation and Control
41-2011	Cashiers	9,937	95.2	63.4	60.9	26.7	51.9
53-3032	Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer	8,810	64.6	83.4	70.1	41.0	91.4
41-2031	Retail Salespersons	7,232	90.9	75.5	71.1	34.1	38.0
37-2012	Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	6,668	87.9	48.1	43.7	17.2	37.4
35-3021	Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers ...	6,347	88.5	53.3	58.3	18.1	50.8
47-2061	Construction Laborers	6,338	43.7	62.0	29.3	22.9	44.4
43-9061	Office Clerks, General	6,210	80.1	78.5	88.7	39.2	44.3
35-3031	Waiters & Waitresses	5,460	85.4	47.6	48.7	7.1	28.0
35-2014	Cooks, Restaurant	4,290	74.8	74.8	67.0	18.8	71.2
37-3011	Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers	3,907	45.8	55.2	33.1	23.3	68.4
47-5071	Roustabouts, Oil & Gas	3,901	50.0	83.1	46.6	31.5	67.7
35-3011	Bartenders	3,761	91.2	59.9	57.8	21.8	35.6
37-2011	Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping	3,740	55.9	54.7	47.1	15.4	56.2
35-9021	Dishwashers	3,642	28.9	29.3	10.0	6.3	50.0
47-2073	Operating Engineers & Other Construction ...	3,614	58.8	90.7	48.8	52.0	96.4
43-4081	Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks	3,254	100.0	86.8	78.5	42.7	81.1
53-7062	Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand	3,171	53.7	61.9	49.1	17.9	55.4
47-2031	Carpenters	2,619	54.0	94.1	58.9	50.1	69.7
35-2011	Cooks, Fast Food	2,529	97.4	49.3	72.0	18.7	25.0
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers	2,499	37.6	82.7	57.7	59.1	83.2
	Total, All Other Occupations	102,625	73.6	81.8	72.4	43.6	60.6
	Total, All Occupations	200,555	73.6	74.1	63.1	35.4	60.8
aStandard Occupational Classification.
bEstimated number of new hires.