Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $230,210. The second highest-paying jobs are those of sales manager, with an average salary of $159,790.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$230,210	$136,660	50
2	Sales Managers	$159,790	$68,530	60
3	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$143,250	$30,830	50
4	Industrial Production Managers	$141,120	$106,420	180
5	Pharmacists	$130,760	$85,950	160
6	General Dentists	$130,500	$86,330	90
7	Physician Assistants	$130,320	$104,190	90
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,240	$82,430	60
9	Petroleum Engineers	$121,620	$68,710	110
10	Chief Executives	$119,410	$29,420	70
11	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$112,150	$79,270	40
12	Financial Managers	$111,530	$69,930	240
13	Industrial Engineers	$110,150	$79,600	100
14	Mining and Geological Engineers	$106,450	$84,910	50
15	Nurse Practitioners	$106,100	$75,480	130
16	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$104,860	$63,200	170
17	Commercial Pilots	$104,770	$49,130	90
18	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$102,580	$51,150	350
19	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$102,340	$47,860	0
20	Environmental Engineers	$101,520	$67,400	50
21	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,060	$83,030	170
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,870	$56,460	270
23	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$100,760	$76,040	140
24	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$100,680	$78,520	40
25	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$100,510	$42,410	130
26	Marketing Managers	$99,580	$74,380	70
27	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$98,890	$76,670	140
28	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$97,270	$62,660	40
29	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$97,040	$47,870	570
30	Mechanical Engineers	$96,230	$65,160	80
31	Human Resources Managers	$94,530	$76,060	50
32	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$93,020	$61,120	180
33	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$93,020	$66,240	180
34	Other Education Administrators	$92,870	$61,740	40
35	Credit Analysts	$91,900	$45,490	50
36	All Other Managers	$91,290	$49,490	180
37	Project Management Specialists	$88,410	$54,100	330
38	Construction Managers	$87,990	$37,590	280
39	Software Developers	$87,670	$53,420	180
40	Electrical Engineers	$85,630	$64,330	150
41	Management Analysts	$85,440	$49,470	70
42	Physical Therapists	$84,650	$61,760	220
43	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$84,600	$48,570	670
44	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$84,450	$84,440	0
45	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$84,050	$37,130	40
46	Lawyers	$82,540	$49,810	370
47	Administrative Services Managers	$82,100	$44,720	30
48	Dental Hygienists	$81,710	$55,440	200
49	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$81,660	$28,810	50
50	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$81,660	$37,440	190
51	School Psychologists	$81,430	$66,500	40
52	Facilities Managers	$81,210	$46,930	80
53	Other Business Operations Specialists	$81,090	$44,920	450
54	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$80,460	$61,210	30
55	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$80,200	$50,120	90
56	General and Operations Managers	$79,650	$45,210	2,670
57	Gas Plant Operators	$79,010	$59,680	350
58	Veterinarians	$78,970	$45,950	80
59	Chiropractors	$77,890	$23,620	90
60	Occupational Therapists	$77,390	$62,120	100
61	Training and Development Specialists	$77,150	$48,180	160
62	Accountants and Auditors	$77,140	$46,310	620
63	Chemical Technicians	$77,140	$48,850	60
64	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$76,420	$48,090	750
65	Civil Engineers	$76,370	$55,700	220
66	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$76,230	$30,720	60
67	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$76,070	$49,660	90
68	Database Administrators	$75,530	$49,980	40
69	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$75,350	$45,320	190
70	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$75,230	$60,030	30
71	Other Biological Scientists	$75,030	$54,720	70
72	Registered Nurses	$73,800	$60,910	1,680
73	Conservation Scientists	$72,820	$54,720	80
74	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$72,820	$49,350	30
75	Crane and Tower Operators	$72,810	$61,880	50
76	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$72,790	$51,320	1,110
77	Instructional Coordinators	$72,410	$46,970	80
78	Speech-Language Pathologists	$71,320	$60,440	120
79	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$71,310	$62,030	40
80	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$70,750	$58,050	140
81	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$69,430	$50,360	50
82	Other Engineering Technicians	$69,310	$44,720	30
83	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$69,210	$56,390	50
84	Other First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers	$68,410	$54,430	50
85	Respiratory Therapists	$67,410	$49,170	60
86	Compliance Officers	$67,300	$40,580	150
87	Other Production Workers	$67,210	$39,360	50
88	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$66,970	$36,690	100
89	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$66,790	$66,790	110
90	Personal Financial Advisors	$66,760	$39,170	200
91	Food Service Managers	$65,960	$49,270	140
92	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$65,640	$41,600	130
93	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$65,180	$44,600	410
94	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$65,080	$46,340	170
95	Cost Estimators	$65,060	$42,860	100
96	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$64,860	$47,610	90
97	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$64,740	$34,460	360
98	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$64,680	$53,340	150
99	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$64,660	$31,090	40
100	Urban and Regional Planners	$64,410	$49,020	40

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$164,620
2	Pharmacists	$128,960
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,000
4	Industrial Production Managers	$126,080
5	Physician Assistants	$121,090
6	Chief Executives	$119,410
7	Commercial Pilots	$104,770
8	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$104,380
9	Financial Managers	$103,030
10	Human Resources Managers	$103,030

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,310
2	Chief Executives	$137,500
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,230
4	Industrial Production Managers	$131,880
5	Pharmacists	$126,830
6	Nurse Practitioners	$126,090
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$111,230
8	Sales Managers	$109,230
9	Industrial Engineers	$108,870
10	Physician Assistants	$108,360

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$144,960
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,970
3	Industrial Production Managers	$131,710
4	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$130,050
5	Nurse Practitioners	$124,710
6	Pharmacists	$124,050
7	Industrial Engineers	$116,700
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$113,730
9	Financial Managers	$103,700
10	Physician Assistants	$101,150

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