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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Wyoming

What professions have the highest employment in Wyoming? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Wyoming. We note that the total employment in Wyoming is 268,110. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 8,490 people (3.17 percent of the total employment in Wyoming). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 7,080 people (2.64 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Wyoming is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Wyoming (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	268,110	100.00%	$45,450
2	Retail Salespersons	8,490	3.17%	$28,170
3	General and Operations Managers	7,080	2.64%	$82,320
4	Office Clerks, General	6,980	2.60%	$38,910
5	Cashiers	6,230	2.32%	$26,240
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	6,150	2.29%	$23,080
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	6,020	2.25%	$49,760
8	Registered Nurses	5,070	1.89%	$77,730
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,050	1.88%	$36,290
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,270	1.59%	$31,280
11	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	3,880	1.45%	$63,350
12	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,820	1.42%	$42,050
13	Waiters and Waitresses	3,770	1.41%	$22,810
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,760	1.40%	$29,900
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,650	1.36%	$38,610
16	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,140	1.17%	$30,190
17	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,050	1.14%	$28,500
18	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,970	1.11%	$34,720
19	Construction Laborers	2,940	1.10%	$38,670
20	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,920	1.09%	$71,530
21	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,860	1.07%	$41,460
22	Restaurant Cooks	2,800	1.04%	$33,910
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,710	1.01%	$60,680
24	Nursing Assistants	2,620	0.98%	$34,630
25	Carpenters	2,490	0.93%	$50,190
26	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,390	0.89%	$39,030
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,380	0.89%	$35,100
28	Electricians	2,350	0.88%	$62,010
29	Bartenders	2,320	0.87%	$22,600
30	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	2,180	0.81%	$31,080
31	Accountants and Auditors	2,120	0.79%	$66,920
32	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,030	0.76%	$63,960
33	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	2,020	0.75%	$45,610
34	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,910	0.71%	$75,340
35	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,880	0.70%	$36,750
36	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,870	0.70%	$78,890
37	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,850	0.69%	$61,780
38	Customer Service Representatives	1,840	0.69%	$35,060
39	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,790	0.67%	$35,100
40	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,630	0.61%	$54,450
41	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,600	0.60%	$33,050
42	Food Preparation Workers	1,570	0.59%	$28,500
43	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,540	0.57%	$91,000
44	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,520	0.57%	$32,900
45	School Bus Drivers	1,480	0.55%	$39,000
46	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	1,470	0.55%	$63,360
47	Driver/Sales Workers	1,460	0.54%	$22,030
48	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,450	0.54%	$65,920
49	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,440	0.54%	$71,140
50	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,350	0.50%	$63,470
51	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1,320	0.49%	$27,950
52	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,260	0.47%	$48,880
53	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,230	0.46%	$58,370
54	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,110	0.41%	$50,190
55	Lawyers	1,080	0.40%	$82,540
56	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,070	0.40%	$61,530
57	Counter and Rental Clerks	1,070	0.40%	$37,650
58	Medical Secretaries	1,040	0.39%	$37,650
59	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	980	0.37%	$51,630
60	Medical Assistants	950	0.35%	$37,090
61	Security Guards	940	0.35%	$31,410
62	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	930	0.35%	$28,290
63	Human Resources Specialists	920	0.34%	$55,430
64	Childcare Workers	920	0.34%	$24,920
65	Correctional Officers and Jailers	910	0.34%	$44,710
66	Tellers	900	0.34%	$32,260
67	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	900	0.34%	$52,100
68	Medical and Health Services Managers	890	0.33%	$100,230
69	Dishwashers	890	0.33%	$26,700
70	Loan Officers	880	0.33%	$63,120
71	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	870	0.32%	$52,000
72	Civil Engineers	860	0.32%	$76,950
73	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	860	0.32%	$64,550
74	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	850	0.32%	$37,660
75	Highway Maintenance Workers	840	0.31%	$41,040
76	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	820	0.31%	$37,400
77	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	810	0.30%	$22,870
78	Project Management Specialists	790	0.29%	$88,410
79	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	790	0.29%	$58,020
80	Fast Food Cooks	780	0.29%	$23,530
81	Construction Managers	770	0.29%	$84,990
82	Insurance Sales Agents	770	0.29%	$55,290
83	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	720	0.27%	$47,900
84	Financial Managers	700	0.26%	$107,240
85	Social and Human Service Assistants	700	0.26%	$36,990
86	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	700	0.26%	$48,140
87	Parts Salespersons	690	0.26%	$39,530
88	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	690	0.26%	$28,480
89	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	680	0.25%	$26,480
90	Computer User Support Specialists	670	0.25%	$57,990
91	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	670	0.25%	$50,380
92	Software Developers	660	0.25%	$101,410
93	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	650	0.24%	$60,180
94	All Other Managers	640	0.24%	$95,640
95	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	640	0.24%	$39,660
96	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	630	0.23%	$59,760
97	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	630	0.23%	$54,180
98	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	620	0.23%	$38,740
99	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	620	0.23%	$52,550
100	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	600	0.22%	$45,620
101	Pharmacy Technicians	590	0.22%	$41,130
102	Forest and Conservation Technicians	570	0.21%	$36,110
103	Firefighters	560	0.21%	$43,190
104	Billing and Posting Clerks	560	0.21%	$40,010
105	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	550	0.21%	$61,400
106	Dental Assistants	550	0.21%	$38,450
107	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	550	0.21%	$39,800
108	Property, Real Estate Managers	540	0.20%	$53,410
109	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	540	0.20%	$73,980
110	Physical Therapists	540	0.20%	$84,820
111	Dental Hygienists	540	0.20%	$80,840
112	Protective Service Workers, All Other	540	0.20%	$39,700
113	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	540	0.20%	$37,380
114	Gas Plant Operators	540	0.20%	$79,000
115	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	530	0.20%	$62,830
116	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	530	0.20%	$93,020
117	Training and Development Specialists	520	0.19%	$70,260
118	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	520	0.19%	$81,280
119	Coaches and Scouts	520	0.19%	$47,830
120	Pharmacists	510	0.19%	$132,600
121	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	510	0.19%	$26,230
122	Personal Financial Advisors	500	0.19%	$67,270
123	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	500	0.19%	$44,640
124	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	490	0.18%	$29,590
125	Packers and Packagers	480	0.18%	$26,780
126	Compliance Officers	470	0.18%	$67,320
127	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	470	0.18%	$60,200
128	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	470	0.18%	$50,100
129	Nurse Practitioners	460	0.17%	$112,770
130	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	460	0.17%	$57,450
131	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	450	0.17%	$63,880
132	Postal Service Mail Carriers	450	0.17%	$49,750
133	Recreation Workers	440	0.16%	$28,450
134	Real Estate Sales Agents	440	0.16%	$49,010
135	Tire Repairers and Changers	440	0.16%	$37,500
136	Other Postsecondary Teachers	430	0.16%	$61,670
137	Radiologic Technologists	430	0.16%	$64,270
138	Emergency Medical Technicians	420	0.16%	$37,410
139	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	420	0.16%	$43,680
140	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	420	0.16%	$57,010
141	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	420	0.16%	$90,960
142	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	410	0.15%	$101,670
143	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	410	0.15%	$102,520
144	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	410	0.15%	$25,550
145	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	400	0.15%	$52,000
146	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	400	0.15%	$30,990
147	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	390	0.15%	$76,390
148	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	390	0.15%	$47,030
149	Locomotive Engineers	390	0.15%	$86,310
150	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	390	0.15%	$67,060
151	Food Service Managers	380	0.14%	$63,250
152	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	380	0.14%	$35,710
153	Industrial Production Managers	370	0.14%	$138,070
154	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	360	0.13%	$62,380
155	Public Relations Specialists	360	0.13%	$55,130
156	All Other Physicians	360	0.13%	n/a
157	Medical Records Specialists	360	0.13%	$49,370
158	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	360	0.13%	$24,520
159	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	360	0.13%	$26,840
160	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	360	0.13%	$39,410
161	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	350	0.13%	$76,500
162	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	350	0.13%	$38,790
163	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	350	0.13%	$77,470
164	Wellhead Pumpers	350	0.13%	$62,900
165	Social and Community Service Managers	340	0.13%	$57,850
166	Physician Assistants	340	0.13%	$131,720
167	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	340	0.13%	$29,020
168	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	340	0.13%	$43,490
169	Management Analysts	330	0.12%	$79,350
170	Library Assistants, Clerical	330	0.12%	$30,120
171	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	330	0.12%	$58,930
172	Computer and Information Systems Managers	320	0.12%	$102,200
173	Computer Network Support Specialists	320	0.12%	$55,990
174	Chefs and Head Cooks	320	0.12%	$58,920
175	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	320	0.12%	$51,430
176	Lodging Managers	310	0.12%	$62,070
177	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	310	0.12%	$51,860
178	Speech-Language Pathologists	310	0.12%	$68,730
179	Cost Estimators	300	0.11%	$72,980
180	Electrical Engineers	300	0.11%	$93,870
181	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	300	0.11%	$63,900
182	Occupational Therapists	300	0.11%	$81,040
183	Tour and Travel Guides	300	0.11%	$45,980
184	New Accounts Clerks	300	0.11%	$38,210
185	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	300	0.11%	$31,220
186	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	300	0.11%	$95,720
187	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	300	0.11%	$90,280
188	Tutors	290	0.11%	$60,210
189	Legal Secretaries	290	0.11%	$43,260
190	Sheet Metal Workers	290	0.11%	$51,320
191	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	290	0.11%	$47,990
192	Mechanical Engineers	280	0.10%	$99,200
193	Middle School Special Education Teachers	280	0.10%	$62,040
194	School Bus Monitors	280	0.10%	$30,280
195	Roofers	280	0.10%	$37,650
196	Machinists	280	0.10%	$59,860
197	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	270	0.10%	$34,470
198	Postal Service Clerks	270	0.10%	$53,440
199	Helpers--Production Workers	270	0.10%	$37,550
200	Civil Engineering Technicians	260	0.10%	$46,250

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