Casper Employment

Employment and Industries in the Casper, Wyoming Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Casper than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Casper.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Casper.
A list of any large public companies in Casper.

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	720	50,450	$38,640 - 65,590	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	380	43,330	$18,030 - 76,120	8%	51%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	270	65,680	$40,500 - 98,540	12%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	210	47,530	$26,350 - 75,690	18%	79%
5	Petroleum engineers	170	119,570	$65,870 - 0	5%	80%
6	Child, family, and school social workers	120	36,460	$25,640 - 51,030	19%	77%
7	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	100	70,240	$34,640 - 90,730	22%	93%
8	Managers, all other	100	57,630	$27,430 - 105,920	7%	55%
9	Lawyers	90	106,560	$44,160 - 0	11%	99%
10	Financial managers	80	72,150	$42,480 - 93,300	13%	60%
11	Community and social service specialists, all other	70	25,280	$12,810 - 37,330	25%	58%
12	Civil engineers	70	55,890	$38,590 - 78,300	18%	87%
13	Pharmacists	70	87,620	$73,030 - 111,580	22%	97%
14	Advertising sales agents	60	25,070	$16,700 - 34,930	20%	56%
15	Physician assistants	60	53,000	$38,920 - 73,580	27%	67%
16	Chief executives	60	130,960	$60,270 - 0	2%	65%
17	Medical and health services managers	60	73,380	$49,100 - 104,760	16%	57%
18	Sales managers	50	62,280	$29,980 - 103,520	10%	69%
19	Personal financial advisors	50		$0 - 0	41%	81%
20	Computer software engineers, applications	50	49,690	$39,970 - 58,250	45%	85%
21	Occupational therapists	40	50,970	$35,700 - 65,740	23%	90%
22	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	31,620	$24,950 - 39,650	18%	56%
23	Rehabilitation counselors	40	31,050	$21,120 - 42,220	23%	73%
24	Graphic designers	40	29,570	$16,940 - 62,930	10%	55%
25	Computer systems analysts	40	51,790	$31,990 - 76,070	29%	68%
26	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	45,890	$30,100 - 63,300	16%	99%
27	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	40	42,620	$26,120 - 64,670	13%	73%
28	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	30	45,500	$28,300 - 69,110	5%	58%
29	Librarians	30	43,180	$33,140 - 51,420	4%	85%
30	Engineering managers	30	83,980	$65,410 - 103,700	7%	84%
31	Medical and public health social workers	30	40,540	$27,580 - 62,790	24%	77%
32	Physical therapists	30	58,710	$48,950 - 71,230	27%	89%
33	Management analysts	30	96,750	$36,950 - 0	22%	78%
34	Mechanical engineers	30	64,360	$37,800 - 88,830	4%	78%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	1,430	20,980	$12,520 - 34,050	12%	25%
2	General and operations managers	980	70,560	$37,590 - 121,310	2%	48%
3	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	930	39,760	$25,200 - 61,880	10%	4%
4	Waiters and waitresses	890	14,120	$11,560 - 18,700	11%	14%
5	Cashiers	840	16,900	$12,380 - 23,060	-2%	10%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	810	23,100	$15,450 - 33,430	1%	18%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	790	28,080	$19,310 - 42,240	13%	16%
8	Extraction workers, all other	640	41,480	$20,410 - 62,000	0%	0%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	630	21,910	$14,320 - 32,940	15%	4%
10	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	570	21,160	$17,300 - 26,390	18%	7%
11	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	520	13,390	$11,510 - 15,600	18%	5%
12	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	490	22,400	$15,710 - 30,510	2%	5%
13	Office clerks, general	470	22,380	$13,620 - 35,210	13%	19%
14	Customer service representatives	440	24,590	$19,140 - 35,710	25%	22%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	420	32,730	$16,880 - 49,310	10%	6%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	410	33,460	$18,720 - 52,460	4%	25%
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	380	22,750	$15,610 - 33,030	-7%	8%
18	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	370	36,580	$25,920 - 54,140	5%	2%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	350	24,220	$15,380 - 34,480	8%	4%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	350	41,760	$23,250 - 60,150	6%	29%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	330	21,160	$16,610 - 27,010	17%	13%
22	Home health aides	320	20,870	$18,660 - 23,270	49%	7%
23	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	320	45,200	$32,890 - 57,610	-4%	0%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	310	58,980	$31,800 - 109,310	9%	10%
25	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	300	56,020	$36,710 - 73,810	-4%	0%
26	Business operations specialists, all other	290	54,710	$25,400 - 80,710	21%	49%
27	Electricians	270	43,200	$31,580 - 58,900	7%	7%
28	Carpenters	270	30,900	$19,920 - 44,840	10%	6%
29	Derrick operators, oil and gas	260	52,000	$33,720 - 63,490	-5%	0%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	260	21,890	$15,650 - 32,090	11%	14%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	260	14,550	$11,670 - 18,960	13%	5%
32	Driver/sales workers	250	20,740	$11,800 - 34,190	-4%	4%
33	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	250	29,790	$20,400 - 43,720	14%	4%
34	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	250	35,860	$22,570 - 62,400	15%	18%
35	Cooks, restaurant	250	19,010	$15,230 - 24,080	12%	5%
36	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	230	44,690	$32,610 - 56,970	12%	3%
37	Parts salespersons	230	28,750	$17,190 - 38,160	-1%	6%
38	Security guards	230	20,750	$14,700 - 29,810	17%	13%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	220	48,040	$33,260 - 66,910	7%	13%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	220	40,210	$28,300 - 60,010	-4%	15%
41	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	220	27,060	$17,590 - 36,970	4%	6%
42	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	200	23,570	$16,310 - 36,190	18%	6%
43	Dishwashers	190	13,880	$11,500 - 18,030	10%	3%
44	Industrial machinery mechanics	190	43,850	$32,330 - 64,470	9%	5%
45	Machinists	170	36,070	$25,420 - 50,800	-2%	3%
46	Tellers	160	19,280	$15,360 - 24,880	14%	16%
47	Food preparation workers	160	18,060	$14,840 - 22,450	15%	7%
48	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	160	13,170	$11,480 - 15,080	12%	6%
49	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	150	35,900	$27,780 - 45,680	8%	3%
50	Bartenders	140	14,150	$11,560 - 18,390	11%	17%
51	Child care workers	140	18,910	$13,580 - 25,200	18%	15%
52	Radiologic technologists and technicians	130	46,630	$33,570 - 57,420	15%	25%
53	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	130	16,950	$13,730 - 20,690	10%	5%
54	Library technicians	130	26,320	$17,400 - 35,220	9%	27%
55	Bill and account collectors	130	23,000	$15,930 - 35,220	23%	13%
56	Medical transcriptionists	130	22,480	$15,430 - 33,390	14%	10%
57	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	120	25,980	$18,800 - 34,750	4%	15%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	120	44,600	$27,220 - 67,240	10%	17%
59	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	110	23,250	$16,660 - 29,120	11%	5%
60	Cement masons and concrete finishers	110	31,060	$22,340 - 43,110	11%	2%
61	Medical secretaries	110	25,800	$19,580 - 32,120	17%	18%
62	Amusement and recreation attendants	110	15,220	$11,750 - 19,340	24%	22%
63	Loan officers	100	45,650	$25,130 - 74,150	12%	49%
64	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	90	22,030	$14,680 - 28,820	12%	0%
65	Insurance sales agents	90	43,260	$25,850 - 83,910	13%	45%
66	Tire repairers and changers	90	21,880	$15,470 - 31,630	20%	6%
67	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	90	16,160	$12,300 - 19,420	14%	3%
68	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	90	18,820	$11,930 - 28,840	12%	6%
69	Packers and packagers, hand	90	16,300	$11,680 - 25,120	-11%	3%
70	Legal secretaries	80	27,970	$22,730 - 35,160	12%	18%
71	Dental assistants	80	25,070	$18,610 - 33,920	29%	9%
72	Postal service mail carriers	80	44,660	$40,730 - 49,820	1%	11%
73	Food service managers	80	34,120	$21,680 - 49,230	5%	24%
74	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	80	32,680	$24,280 - 41,690	14%	7%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	70	27,950	$19,000 - 39,890	13%	11%
76	Preschool teachers, except special education	70	17,350	$12,460 - 21,800	26%	43%
77	Cost estimators	70	55,480	$28,940 - 87,670	19%	32%
78	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	70	13,680	$11,550 - 17,860	10%	17%
79	Chemical technicians	70	27,710	$24,210 - 31,500	6%	37%
80	Paralegals and legal assistants	70	29,580	$23,070 - 38,020	22%	45%
81	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	70	16,550	$11,860 - 22,660	10%	8%
82	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	60	40,730	$24,010 - 49,530	-7%	12%
83	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	60	51,980	$34,720 - 70,780	7%	6%
84	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	60	40,970	$30,810 - 57,390	14%	8%
85	Cooks, fast food	60	15,280	$11,500 - 23,100	8%	5%
86	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	60	47,330	$28,120 - 79,170	0%	42%
87	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	60	15,800	$12,450 - 18,890	17%	14%
88	Loan interviewers and clerks	60	22,080	$16,400 - 27,710	0%	24%
89	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	60	37,260	$29,530 - 53,040	0%	0%
90	Pharmacy technicians	60	27,190	$20,630 - 35,100	32%	16%
91	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	50	45,320	$22,630 - 64,650	2%	18%
92	Computer support specialists	50	35,760	$25,150 - 47,720	13%	43%
93	Medical assistants	50	23,710	$19,220 - 29,630	35%	10%
94	Sales representatives, services, all other	50	33,970	$15,160 - 50,100	28%	48%
95	All other information and record clerks	50	29,930	$17,960 - 45,300	-12%	21%
96	Procurement clerks	50	27,780	$24,080 - 33,510	-1%	24%
97	Office and administrative support workers, all other	50	27,270	$17,000 - 39,760	-8%	32%
98	Crane and tower operators	50	40,540	$32,460 - 51,520	3%	0%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	40	33,040	$15,960 - 59,220	16%	26%
100	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40	36,060	$20,530 - 64,580	4%	30%

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Jobs More Common Near Casper Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Extraction workers, all other	41,480	640	2752.3
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	56,020	300	280.3
Derrick operators, oil and gas	52,000	260	148.9
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	45,200	320	121.6
Petroleum engineers	119,570	170	72.5
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	70,240	100	19.7
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	44,690	230	9.6
Medical transcriptionists	22,480	130	7.7
Library technicians	26,320	130	6.3
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	36,580	370	5.1
Parts salespersons	28,750	230	4.6
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,850	190	4
Radiologic technologists and technicians	46,630	130	3.2
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	65,680	270	3
Driver/sales workers	20,740	250	2.9
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,950	130	2.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,760	930	2.7
General and operations managers	70,560	980	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,600	120	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,980	310	2.4
Cement masons and concrete finishers	31,060	110	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,040	220	2.2
Child, family, and school social workers	36,460	120	2.2
Amusement and recreation attendants	15,220	110	2.2
Machinists	36,070	170	2.1
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	23,100	810	2.1
Home health aides	20,870	320	2
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,160	570	2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	35,900	150	1.9
Electricians	43,200	270	1.9
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,080	790	1.9
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	29,790	250	1.8
Dishwashers	13,880	190	1.7
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	13,170	160	1.7
Waiters and waitresses	14,120	890	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,460	410	1.7
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	24,220	350	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	40,210	220	1.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,250	110	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	21,890	260	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,730	420	1.5
Retail salespersons	20,980	1,430	1.4
Cooks, restaurant	19,010	250	1.4
Registered nurses	50,450	720	1.4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	14,550	260	1.3
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,910	630	1.3
Managers, all other	57,630	100	1.3
Bartenders	14,150	140	1.3
Bill and account collectors	23,000	130	1.3
Receptionists and information clerks	21,160	330	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Casper, Wyoming Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	45,200	1.29	320
Petroleum engineers	119,570	1.24	170
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	56,020	1.24	300
Derrick operators, oil and gas	52,000	1.24	260
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,760	1.13	930
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	36,580	1.1	370
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	44,690	1.09	230
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,980	1.08	310
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,250	1.06	110
Child care workers	18,910	1.06	140
Home health aides	20,870	1.06	320
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,570	1.05	200
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,850	1.04	190
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,750	1.03	380
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,910	1.03	630
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,060	1.02	220
Machinists	36,070	1.02	170
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,730	1.01	420
Food preparation workers	18,060	1.01	160
Business operations specialists, all other	54,710	1	290
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	65,680	0.99	270
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	35,860	0.99	250
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,400	0.99	490
Electricians	43,200	0.98	270
Radiologic technologists and technicians	46,630	0.98	130
Parts salespersons	28,750	0.98	230
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,760	0.96	350
Cashiers	16,900	0.96	840
Child, family, and school social workers	36,460	0.95	120
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,160	0.95	570
Receptionists and information clerks	21,160	0.95	330
Extraction workers, all other	41,480	0.94	640
Office clerks, general	22,380	0.94	470
Cooks, restaurant	19,010	0.94	250
Library technicians	26,320	0.94	130
Medical secretaries	25,800	0.93	110
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,080	0.93	790
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,980	0.92	120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	24,220	0.92	350
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,950	0.91	130
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,600	0.91	120
Security guards	20,750	0.91	230
Cement masons and concrete finishers	31,060	0.9	110
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	35,900	0.9	150
Retail salespersons	20,980	0.9	1,430
Registered nurses	50,450	0.89	720
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,040	0.89	220
Amusement and recreation attendants	15,220	0.89	110
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,460	0.89	410
Dishwashers	13,880	0.89	190

Highest Paying Jobs in Casper, Wyoming Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	130,960	60
Petroleum engineers	119,570	170
Lawyers	106,560	90
Management analysts	96,750	30
Pharmacists	87,620	70
Engineering managers	83,980	30
Medical and health services managers	73,380	60
Financial managers	72,150	80
General and operations managers	70,560	980
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	70,240	100
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	65,680	270
Mechanical engineers	64,360	30
Engineers, all other	62,810
Sales managers	62,280	50
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,980	310
Physical therapists	58,710	30
Managers, all other	57,630	100
Industrial engineers	57,510
Administrative services managers	57,010	40
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	56,020	300
Civil engineers	55,890	70
Cost estimators	55,480	70
Property, real estate, and community association managers	54,800	40
Business operations specialists, all other	54,710	290
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	54,040
Physician assistants	53,000	60
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	52,470	30
Derrick operators, oil and gas	52,000	260
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	51,980	60
Computer systems analysts	51,790	40
Occupational therapists	50,970	40
Dental hygienists	50,680
Registered nurses	50,450	720
Geological and petroleum technicians	49,930
Computer software engineers, applications	49,690	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	48,040	220
Accountants and auditors	47,530	210
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	47,330	60
Radiologic technologists and technicians	46,630	130
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	45,890	40
Loan officers	45,650	100
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	45,500	30
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	45,320	50
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	45,200	320
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	44,690	230
Postal service mail carriers	44,660	80
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,600	120
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,850	190
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	43,330	380
Insurance sales agents	43,260	90

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