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	800	55,510	$42,610 - 71,720	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	410	45,250	$22,990 - 71,990	8%	51%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	320	63,820	$36,710 - 101,600	12%	51%
4	Petroleum engineers	270	110,970	$61,020 -	5%	80%
5	Accountants and auditors	190	65,660	$39,950 - 98,040	18%	79%
6	Environmental engineers	140		$ -	25%	86%
7	Managers, all other	130	62,320	$28,900 - 105,880	7%	55%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	130	37,660	$22,380 - 53,470	19%	77%
9	Lawyers	90	124,150	$57,300 -	11%	99%
10	Pharmacists	90	96,760	$84,740 - 118,340	22%	97%
11	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	90	62,240	$36,810 - 86,400	22%	93%
12	Medical and health services managers	90	80,450	$46,840 - 118,730	16%	57%
13	Social and human service assistants	80	23,630	$17,220 - 34,040	34%	58%
14	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	70	54,300	$36,030 - 80,230	25%	93%
15	Advertising sales agents	70	58,960	$23,800 - 101,610	20%	56%
16	Civil engineers	70	70,650	$47,830 - 96,930	18%	87%
17	Physician assistants	70	90,890	$30,740 -	27%	67%
18	Network and computer systems administrators	60	47,130	$30,960 - 64,020	27%	50%
19	Computer systems analysts	60	56,740	$36,760 - 83,460	29%	68%
20	Public relations specialists	60	39,540	$26,410 - 62,500	18%	81%
21	Computer specialists, all other	60	66,020	$43,250 - 87,620	15%	68%
22	Tax preparers	60	30,590	$22,980 - 47,160	0%	54%
23	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50	44,290	$27,830 - 65,580	5%	58%
24	Financial managers	50	79,470	$56,630 - 107,610	13%	60%
25	Personal financial advisors	50		$ -	41%	81%
26	Graphic designers	50	28,540	$17,610 - 40,510	10%	55%
27	Sales managers	50	72,530	$55,070 - 103,080	10%	69%
28	Mechanical engineers	50	65,920	$44,080 - 80,890	4%	78%
29	Social and community service managers	40	45,980	$30,120 - 74,030	25%	72%
30	Occupational therapists	40	63,330	$46,890 - 81,520	23%	90%
31	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	58,460	$40,050 - 79,370	17%	56%
32	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	31,930	$18,410 - 43,230	25%	58%
33	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	55,540	$36,680 - 80,560	8%	72%
34	Engineering managers	40	93,580	$69,720 - 131,530	7%	84%
35	Medical and public health social workers	40	39,170	$23,800 - 55,340	24%	77%
36	Coaches and scouts	40		$ -	15%	60%
37	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	40	49,750	$27,980 - 71,570	13%	73%
38	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	30		$ -	25%	67%
39	Librarians	30	53,240	$35,850 - 88,590	4%	85%
40	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	30	37,820	$26,210 - 56,880	30%	77%
41	Speech-language pathologists	30	53,270	$35,000 - 75,960	11%	98%

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	1,530	23,350	$13,720 - 37,780	12%	25%
2	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	980	31,780	$20,970 - 47,470	13%	16%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	960	26,430	$17,390 - 37,570	1%	18%
4	General and operations managers	850	88,470	$38,960 -	2%	48%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	830	20,270	$13,410 - 30,990	15%	4%
6	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	820	43,270	$28,240 - 62,570	10%	4%
7	Waiters and waitresses	740	15,850	$12,970 - 19,750	11%	14%
8	Cashiers	680	19,240	$13,610 - 26,740	-2%	10%
9	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	660	29,710	$21,090 - 37,540	8%	4%
10	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	650	17,020	$13,180 - 21,890	18%	5%
11	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	640	40,370	$31,450 - 54,820	5%	2%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	610	25,460	$20,100 - 31,660	18%	7%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	610	25,080	$17,000 - 32,410	-7%	8%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	510	32,120	$17,220 - 50,060	10%	6%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	480	34,950	$18,340 - 59,270	4%	25%
16	Extraction workers, all other	390	51,070	$29,630 - 66,470	0%	0%
17	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	380	25,590	$17,160 - 35,700	2%	5%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	380	39,850	$23,070 - 61,680	6%	29%
19	Office clerks, general	360	24,600	$14,740 - 36,020	13%	19%
20	Derrick operators, oil and gas	360	50,630	$34,970 - 66,380	-5%	0%
21	Food preparation workers	340	18,810	$14,390 - 24,000	15%	7%
22	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	340	38,840	$27,950 - 52,490	12%	3%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	340	66,380	$36,920 - 104,100	9%	10%
24	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	330	20,650	$14,860 - 25,220	13%	5%
25	Carpenters	330	33,430	$22,030 - 50,860	10%	6%
26	Construction laborers	310	28,710	$22,280 - 38,510	11%	5%
27	Cooks, restaurant	310	22,120	$17,950 - 25,940	12%	5%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	310	25,900	$18,040 - 36,290	11%	14%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	300	32,680	$20,300 - 48,230	14%	4%
30	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	290	45,500	$29,110 - 62,120	-4%	0%
31	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	270	29,080	$20,170 - 39,090	4%	6%
32	Helpers--extraction workers	260	45,090	$27,120 - 54,620	0%	0%
33	Roustabouts, oil and gas	260	33,940	$24,400 - 40,920	-2%	0%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	250	52,500	$33,660 - 78,450	7%	13%
35	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	240	19,760	$14,680 - 24,950	14%	3%
36	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	220	37,140	$26,130 - 52,610	15%	18%
37	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	220	27,660	$18,750 - 38,770	18%	6%
38	Receptionists and information clerks	220	22,760	$15,240 - 30,750	17%	13%
39	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	220	63,640	$37,530 - 81,790	-4%	0%
40	Dishwashers	210	16,710	$13,280 - 20,270	10%	3%
41	Industrial machinery mechanics	210	47,280	$34,280 - 69,120	9%	5%
42	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	190	37,540	$31,610 - 43,130	8%	3%
43	Tellers	180	23,060	$17,840 - 29,940	14%	16%
44	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	180	46,110	$34,500 - 62,410	11%	4%
45	Security guards	170	24,800	$20,610 - 31,360	17%	13%
46	Child care workers	170	19,710	$13,570 - 29,220	18%	15%
47	Helpers--production workers	160	24,690	$16,800 - 36,160	0%	4%
48	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	160	51,030	$31,060 - 79,480	-4%	15%
49	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	160	51,870	$37,630 - 65,640	11%	33%
50	Customer service representatives	160	29,000	$18,140 - 41,140	25%	22%
51	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	160	26,380	$19,190 - 35,280	4%	15%
52	Bartenders	150	16,320	$13,000 - 21,440	11%	17%
53	Business operations specialists, all other	150	65,570	$37,820 - 93,660	21%	49%
54	Driver/sales workers	150	22,440	$13,350 - 42,280	-4%	4%
55	Medical secretaries	150	28,770	$21,940 - 37,290	17%	18%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	140	47,590	$32,820 - 63,900	10%	17%
57	Machinists	140	39,010	$28,240 - 52,790	-2%	3%
58	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	130	19,680	$16,610 - 26,190	17%	14%
59	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	130	24,340	$18,690 - 31,040	11%	5%
60	Brickmasons and blockmasons	120	43,170	$24,220 - 56,600	10%	3%
61	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	120	16,100	$13,080 - 19,520	10%	17%
62	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	120	15,480	$12,810 - 20,860	12%	6%
63	Packers and packagers, hand	110	17,240	$13,140 - 24,280	-11%	3%
64	Medical assistants	100	27,040	$21,800 - 32,580	35%	10%
65	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	100	19,870	$16,740 - 26,370	10%	5%
66	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	100	36,550	$19,480 - 51,680	9%	3%
67	Order clerks	100	26,750	$18,130 - 36,490	-23%	16%
68	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	100	37,420	$27,610 - 50,240	-15%	0%
69	Paralegals and legal assistants	100	34,340	$26,290 - 46,390	22%	45%
70	Dental assistants	90	31,600	$22,040 - 40,640	29%	9%
71	Cost estimators	90	52,810	$27,940 - 82,320	19%	32%
72	Loan officers	90	74,110	$27,470 -	12%	49%
73	Library technicians	90	26,790	$18,750 - 34,590	9%	27%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	80	31,610	$22,340 - 46,680	16%	26%
75	Preschool teachers, except special education	80	24,020	$13,970 - 42,030	26%	43%
76	Bill and account collectors	80	33,210	$22,960 - 48,270	23%	13%
77	Tire repairers and changers	80	25,140	$17,270 - 34,170	20%	6%
78	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	80	28,150	$22,990 - 32,480	0%	22%
79	Cement masons and concrete finishers	80	33,320	$23,180 - 46,100	11%	2%
80	Insurance sales agents	80	50,340	$28,030 - 84,240	13%	45%
81	Switchboard operators, including answering service	80	21,150	$13,890 - 29,170	-7%	10%
82	Postal service mail carriers	80			1%	11%
83	Pharmacy technicians	80	30,340	$22,730 - 39,190	32%	16%
84	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	70	25,350	$16,850 - 37,810	12%	0%
85	Property, real estate, and community association managers	70	49,170	$19,360 - 79,090	15%	36%
86	Dental hygienists	70	56,390	$45,060 - 74,170	30%	33%
87	Cooks, fast food	70	17,340	$13,610 - 22,410	8%	5%
88	Recreation workers	70	27,210	$15,950 - 39,120	13%	47%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70	49,660	$34,670 - 74,350	4%	38%
90	Painters, construction and maintenance	60	33,960	$22,230 - 53,020	12%	6%
91	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	60	43,230	$34,560 - 51,980	14%	7%
92	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	60			-7%	12%
93	Radiologic technologists and technicians	60	49,600	$38,710 - 62,130	15%	25%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	60	31,950	$22,660 - 45,470	13%	11%
95	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	60	47,930	$30,990 - 69,210	0%	42%
96	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	60	33,590	$24,070 - 42,560	-6%	14%
97	Industrial truck and tractor operators	60	30,430	$23,380 - 39,220	-1%	2%
98	Medical records and health information technicians	60	29,350	$21,270 - 39,610	18%	12%
99	Medical transcriptionists	60	31,620	$25,950 - 38,560	14%	10%
100	Food service managers	60	38,120	$22,350 - 52,770	5%	24%

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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	51,070	390	2031.6
Helpers--extraction workers	45,090	260	244.5
Derrick operators, oil and gas	50,630	360	152.4
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	63,640	220	68.3
Petroleum engineers	110,970	270	64.7
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	45,500	290	59
Roustabouts, oil and gas	33,940	260	50.6
Environmental engineers		140	11.5
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	40,370	640	7.8
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	38,840	340	6
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,420	100	5.5
Brickmasons and blockmasons	43,170	120	5
Industrial machinery mechanics	47,280	210	3.5
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,760	240	3
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	63,820	320	3
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,710	660	3
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,590	140	2.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,680	130	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	66,380	340	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,500	250	2.4
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	37,540	190	2.2
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,780	980	2.2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	43,270	820	2.2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,430	960	2.1
General and operations managers	88,470	850	2.1
Child, family, and school social workers	37,660	130	2.1
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	19,870	100	2
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	32,680	300	1.9
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,460	610	1.9
Order clerks	26,750	100	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,950	480	1.7
Driver/sales workers	22,440	150	1.7
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	46,110	180	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,340	130	1.7
Dishwashers	16,710	210	1.7
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,120	510	1.7
Food preparation workers	18,810	340	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,900	310	1.6
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,270	830	1.6
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	36,550	100	1.6
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,650	330	1.6
Carpenters	33,430	330	1.5
Helpers--production workers	24,690	160	1.5
Machinists	39,010	140	1.5
Paralegals and legal assistants	34,340	100	1.5
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	29,080	270	1.4
Managers, all other	62,320	130	1.4
Cooks, restaurant	22,120	310	1.4
Retail salespersons	23,350	1,530	1.4
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,100	120	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Casper, Wyoming Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Helpers--extraction workers	45,090	1.4	260
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	63,640	1.23	220
Derrick operators, oil and gas	50,630	1.2	360
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	45,500	1.15	290
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	43,270	1.15	820
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	40,370	1.15	640
Extraction workers, all other	51,070	1.14	390
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	66,380	1.14	340
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	27,660	1.14	220
Business operations specialists, all other	65,570	1.11	150
Accountants and auditors	65,660	1.1	190
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,080	1.1	610
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,650	1.08	330
Roustabouts, oil and gas	33,940	1.07	260
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	51,870	1.07	160
Industrial machinery mechanics	47,280	1.06	210
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,460	1.06	610
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,590	1.06	380
Machinists	39,010	1.06	140
Helpers--production workers	24,690	1.04	160
Cashiers	19,240	1.04	680
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,340	1.03	130
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,710	1.03	660
Child care workers	19,710	1.02	170
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	29,080	1.02	270
Cooks, restaurant	22,120	1.02	310
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,680	1.01	130
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	46,110	1	180
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,780	0.99	980
Medical secretaries	28,770	0.99	150
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,020	0.99	650
Petroleum engineers	110,970	0.99	270
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	38,840	0.99	340
Security guards	24,800	0.98	170
Food preparation workers	18,810	0.98	340
Customer service representatives	29,000	0.98	160
Tellers	23,060	0.97	180
Dishwashers	16,710	0.97	210
Office clerks, general	24,600	0.97	360
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,030	0.96	160
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	37,140	0.96	220
Retail salespersons	23,350	0.96	1,530
Receptionists and information clerks	22,760	0.95	220
Brickmasons and blockmasons	43,170	0.95	120
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,760	0.94	240
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,120	0.94	510
Child, family, and school social workers	37,660	0.93	130
Construction laborers	28,710	0.92	310
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,500	0.92	250
General and operations managers	88,470	0.92	850

Highest Paying Jobs in Casper, Wyoming Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	197,660
Lawyers	124,150	90
Petroleum engineers	110,970	270
Pharmacists	96,760	90
Engineering managers	93,580	40
Physician assistants	90,890	70
General and operations managers	88,470	850
Medical and health services managers	80,450	90
Financial managers	79,470	50
Loan officers	74,110	90
Sales managers	72,530	50
Civil engineers	70,650	70
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	66,380	340
Computer specialists, all other	66,020	60
Mechanical engineers	65,920	50
Accountants and auditors	65,660	190
Business operations specialists, all other	65,570	150
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	63,820	320
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	63,640	220
Occupational therapists	63,330	40
Managers, all other	62,320	130
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	62,240	90
Administrative services managers	61,080	30
Advertising sales agents	58,960	70
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	58,460	40
Computer systems analysts	56,740	60
Dental hygienists	56,390	70
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	55,950
Occupational health and safety specialists	55,540	40
Registered nurses	55,510	800
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	55,500	50
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	55,440	40
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	54,300	70
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	53,960	40
Speech-language pathologists	53,270	30
Librarians	53,240	30
Cost estimators	52,810	90
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,500	250
Geological and petroleum technicians	51,920
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	51,870	160
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	51,110	40
Extraction workers, all other	51,070	390
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,030	160
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	51,020	30
Crane and tower operators	51,010
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	50,800	40
Derrick operators, oil and gas	50,630	360
Insurance sales agents	50,340	80
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	49,750	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	49,660	70