Cheyenne Employment

Employment and Industries in the Cheyenne, 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 Cheyenne than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Cheyenne.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Cheyenne.
A list of any large public companies in Cheyenne.

Most Popular Jobs in Cheyenne, Wyoming Metro Area (2008 data)

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	900	59,030	$42,120 - 79,990	24%	56%
2	Accountants and auditors	550	51,690	$34,050 - 67,200	18%	79%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	520	55,800	$43,400 - 72,730	14%	95%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	300	42,700	$22,990 - 66,610	8%	51%
5	Managers, all other	280	84,280	$34,560 - 124,820	7%	55%
6	Lawyers	270	94,030	$51,460 -	11%	99%
7	Management analysts	180	57,680	$41,360 - 78,120	22%	78%
8	Medical and health services managers	180	76,860	$47,590 - 108,140	16%	57%
9	Computer systems analysts	160	48,510	$35,460 - 61,910	29%	68%
10	Health educators	140	54,320	$41,390 - 77,440	26%	58%
11	Civil engineers	140	63,450	$50,320 - 79,700	18%	87%
12	Computer software engineers, applications	120	57,880	$45,990 - 68,000	45%	85%
13	Instructional coordinators	110	52,420	$39,940 - 69,930	23%	79%
14	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	110	64,000	$48,170 - 82,860	25%	93%
15	Pharmacists	110	97,210	$80,880 - 122,480	22%	97%
16	Training and development specialists	110	45,620	$30,980 - 64,560	18%	56%
17	Child, family, and school social workers	100	48,110	$34,360 - 64,750	19%	77%
18	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	90	51,260	$41,100 - 68,250	5%	58%
19	Computer specialists, all other	90	59,530	$33,050 - 82,620	15%	68%
20	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	51,890	$35,090 - 75,720	13%	73%
21	Financial managers	80	80,740	$52,070 - 118,110	13%	60%
22	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	80	33,110	$21,690 - 52,000	30%	77%
23	Mechanical engineers	80	71,920	$44,610 - 104,570	4%	78%
24	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	70	57,340	$40,360 - 81,160	17%	56%
25	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	83,270	$64,980 - 103,000	8%	78%
26	Market research analysts	70	43,750	$35,140 - 53,130	20%	82%
27	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	70	53,400	$42,820 - 66,180	12%	51%
28	Public relations specialists	70	45,150	$32,200 - 60,920	18%	81%
29	Social and community service managers	60	56,420	$32,090 - 82,760	25%	72%
30	Social and human service assistants	60	28,210	$21,750 - 36,620	34%	58%
31	Physical therapists	60	64,520	$53,840 - 84,230	27%	89%
32	Computer and information systems managers	60	74,340	$61,160 - 92,150	16%	73%
33	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	61,180	$38,570 - 100,310	53%	57%
34	Graphic designers	60	38,770	$24,650 - 60,960	10%	55%
35	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	28,300	$22,640 - 35,240	25%	58%
36	Mental health counselors	50	43,040	$33,500 - 52,670	30%	73%
37	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	48,290	$27,490 - 77,050	8%	72%
38	Network and computer systems administrators	50	57,980	$42,070 - 80,740	27%	50%
39	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	42,830	$31,200 - 53,430	18%	56%
40	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50	32,420	$23,300 - 43,950	15%	51%
41	Education, training, and library workers, all other	50	37,930	$28,230 - 49,530	11%	79%
42	Engineering managers	50	84,780	$69,610 - 104,080	7%	84%
43	Teachers and instructors, all other	50	36,410	$20,990 - 60,540	9%	54%
44	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	65,100	$40,720 - 98,390	16%	99%
45	Chief executives	50	100,120	$63,680 - 134,080	2%	65%
46	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	40	31,430	$22,300 - 47,390	24%	78%
47	Financial specialists, all other	40	53,500	$26,110 - 91,580	12%	50%
48	Advertising sales agents	40	48,490	$25,370 - 65,020	20%	56%
49	Sales managers	40	54,470	$37,750 - 80,880	10%	69%
50	Occupational therapists	30	65,520	$48,180 - 91,780	23%	90%
51	Human resources managers, all other	30	68,700	$47,070 - 90,640	11%	58%
52	Social workers, all other	30	53,160	$27,660 - 79,010	18%	77%
53	Financial analysts	30		$ -	34%	87%
54	Speech-language pathologists	30	67,290	$54,450 - 82,160	11%	98%
55	Physician assistants	30		$ -	27%	67%

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	1,490	21,710	$13,650 - 31,130	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,000	19,930	$14,090 - 28,930	-2%	10%
3	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	990	26,230	$16,860 - 35,650	1%	18%
4	Waiters and waitresses	870	14,510	$12,740 - 16,340	11%	14%
5	Stock clerks and order fillers	780	22,190	$16,310 - 31,730	-7%	8%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	730	23,190	$13,640 - 35,440	2%	5%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	700	30,710	$21,160 - 42,000	13%	16%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	700	24,180	$14,360 - 34,170	15%	4%
9	General and operations managers	700	75,850	$35,500 - 127,630	2%	48%
10	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	700	31,140	$23,480 - 41,740	10%	4%
11	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	560	18,900	$13,350 - 25,670	18%	5%
12	Packers and packagers, hand	530			-11%	3%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	500	34,350	$20,800 - 52,590	4%	25%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	500	26,990	$19,950 - 34,030	18%	7%
15	Customer service representatives	500	25,700	$17,600 - 34,480	25%	22%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	480	41,810	$25,330 - 61,770	6%	29%
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	430	36,220	$26,710 - 47,380	15%	18%
18	Teacher assistants	410	23,570	$18,900 - 30,070	10%	18%
19	Driver/sales workers	410	21,840	$13,260 - 33,420	-4%	4%
20	Food preparation workers	350	19,450	$14,230 - 25,940	15%	7%
21	Electricians	350	45,920	$29,960 - 63,580	7%	7%
22	Cooks, restaurant	340	21,080	$16,380 - 27,840	12%	5%
23	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	340	24,340	$14,610 - 34,360	18%	6%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	330	28,030	$17,770 - 46,150	11%	14%
25	Construction laborers	310	27,180	$21,600 - 34,530	11%	5%
26	Maintenance and repair workers, general	310	35,530	$20,920 - 58,990	10%	6%
27	Office clerks, general	300	24,750	$18,820 - 31,530	13%	19%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	300	51,770	$36,470 - 74,930	9%	10%
29	Industrial truck and tractor operators	290	30,030	$26,100 - 36,460	-1%	2%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	280	17,860	$13,810 - 23,060	13%	5%
31	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	280	34,060	$26,470 - 46,280	11%	4%
32	Business operations specialists, all other	260	60,030	$37,670 - 88,260	21%	49%
33	Medical secretaries	260	27,310	$21,030 - 34,320	17%	18%
34	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	250	29,450	$20,990 - 40,080	14%	4%
35	Child care workers	250	16,880	$12,950 - 23,500	18%	15%
36	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	250	22,010	$16,570 - 29,630	11%	5%
37	Carpenters	250	37,300	$27,370 - 49,770	10%	6%
38	Bartenders	240	15,830	$13,000 - 19,440	11%	17%
39	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	240	58,400	$33,420 - 84,690	7%	13%
40	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	240	24,880	$13,080 - 51,870	8%	4%
41	Receptionists and information clerks	230	23,360	$17,370 - 30,870	17%	13%
42	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	230	15,110	$12,780 - 17,250	10%	8%
43	Recreation workers	220	20,740	$16,860 - 23,100	13%	47%
44	Cooks, fast food	210	14,960	$12,800 - 18,220	8%	5%
45	Dishwashers	200	16,870	$13,360 - 20,190	10%	3%
46	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	200	42,970	$34,690 - 55,360	11%	33%
47	Cement masons and concrete finishers	200	31,870	$20,690 - 43,870	11%	2%
48	Tellers	190	22,410	$17,900 - 27,320	14%	16%
49	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	190	39,830	$28,870 - 52,580	14%	7%
50	All other information and record clerks	180	31,070	$20,230 - 44,020	-12%	21%
51	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	180	26,630	$21,360 - 31,970	-8%	5%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	170	52,620	$31,370 - 65,630	10%	17%
53	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	170	40,220	$29,290 - 51,610	8%	3%
54	Team assemblers	160	26,910	$19,860 - 31,740	0%	5%
55	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	160	29,400	$20,230 - 43,510	4%	6%
56	Preschool teachers, except special education	150	20,840	$14,480 - 29,280	26%	43%
57	Counter and rental clerks	150	19,670	$13,030 - 32,080	23%	16%
58	Bus drivers, school	150	26,030	$20,760 - 32,820	9%	4%
59	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	140	46,050	$29,360 - 62,030	11%	11%
60	Healthcare support workers, all other	140	31,840	$21,480 - 47,260	16%	10%
61	Office and administrative support workers, all other	140	32,840	$22,940 - 46,300	-8%	32%
62	Security guards	140	25,770	$16,730 - 39,010	17%	13%
63	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	140			19%	31%
64	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	140	28,200	$18,190 - 38,700	12%	6%
65	Paralegals and legal assistants	140	42,110	$32,600 - 51,540	22%	45%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	130	40,290	$29,990 - 50,490	13%	17%
67	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	130	15,200	$12,810 - 19,040	10%	17%
68	Industrial machinery mechanics	130	50,780	$33,850 - 63,960	9%	5%
69	Helpers--carpenters	130			12%	3%
70	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	120	18,920	$17,070 - 20,740	10%	24%
71	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	120	23,450	$18,370 - 30,190	12%	3%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	120	49,620	$25,850 - 86,930	-4%	15%
73	Loan officers	120	44,950	$24,770 - 76,950	12%	49%
74	Computer support specialists	120	39,220	$24,170 - 52,230	13%	43%
75	Radiologic technologists and technicians	120	39,960	$26,370 - 52,370	15%	25%
76	Order clerks	120	22,210	$17,590 - 26,610	-23%	16%
77	Switchboard operators, including answering service	120	22,950	$17,710 - 28,340	-7%	10%
78	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	37,000	$25,370 - 49,890	5%	2%
79	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	110	44,960	$33,680 - 51,680	19%	14%
80	Food service managers	110	42,460	$27,250 - 62,290	5%	24%
81	Pharmacy technicians	110	29,870	$23,170 - 37,680	32%	16%
82	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	100	56,850	$45,180 - 65,540	-12%	7%
83	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	100	38,910	$30,070 - 54,440	12%	3%
84	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	100	18,890	$16,140 - 23,450	17%	14%
85	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	100			-7%	12%
86	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	90	31,260	$22,470 - 45,780	9%	0%
87	Painters, construction and maintenance	90	29,600	$21,240 - 42,450	12%	6%
88	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	51,240	$30,640 - 75,050	0%	42%
89	Postal service mail carriers	90			1%	11%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	90	46,820	$29,710 - 60,980	4%	38%
91	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	80	44,770	$33,940 - 58,740	12%	3%
92	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	80	39,450	$31,430 - 49,030	14%	11%
93	Dental assistants	80	29,890	$19,430 - 40,010	29%	9%
94	Physicians and surgeons, all other	80	155,320	$56,290 -	0%	0%
95	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	80	35,470	$26,430 - 46,330	11%	29%
96	Insurance sales agents	80			13%	45%
97	Parts salespersons	80	24,880	$16,730 - 37,920	-1%	6%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	80	36,890	$22,360 - 56,150	18%	15%
99	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	80	21,190	$14,030 - 30,560	27%	47%
100	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	80	61,940	$42,880 - 80,040	3%	13%

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Jobs More Common Near Cheyenne Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	56,850	100	12.2
Health educators	54,320	140	8.6
Helpers--carpenters		130	6.8
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	23,450	120	6.1
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	64,000	110	5
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers		140	5
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	46,050	140	4.9
Driver/sales workers	21,840	410	4
Cement masons and concrete finishers	31,870	200	3.6
Instructional coordinators	52,420	110	3.2
All other information and record clerks	31,070	180	2.9
Recreation workers	20,740	220	2.9
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,620	170	2.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,010	250	2.8
Switchboard operators, including answering service	22,950	120	2.7
Healthcare support workers, all other	31,840	140	2.7
Managers, all other	84,280	280	2.7
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	26,630	180	2.6
Packers and packagers, hand		530	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	40,290	130	2.5
Medical and health services managers	76,860	180	2.5
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	44,960	110	2.3
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	34,060	280	2.3
Radiologic technologists and technicians	39,960	120	2.1
Office and administrative support workers, all other	32,840	140	2
Medical secretaries	27,310	260	2
Food service managers	42,460	110	2
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	18,920	120	2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	58,400	240	2
Electricians	45,920	350	2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,230	990	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	51,770	300	1.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	50,780	130	1.9
Paralegals and legal assistants	42,110	140	1.8
Training and development specialists	45,620	110	1.8
Civil engineers	63,450	140	1.8
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators		100	1.8
Order clerks	22,210	120	1.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,030	290	1.8
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	40,220	170	1.7
Bartenders	15,830	240	1.7
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,890	100	1.7
Accountants and auditors	51,690	550	1.6
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	31,140	700	1.6
Lawyers	94,030	270	1.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	15,110	230	1.6
Child care workers	16,880	250	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,350	500	1.5
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	38,910	100	1.5
General and operations managers	75,850	700	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	44,960	1.43	110
Health educators	54,320	1.18	140
Industrial machinery mechanics	50,780	1.14	130
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,990	1.12	500
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	28,200	1.12	140
Elementary school teachers, except special education	55,800	1.12	520
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,900	1.1	560
Healthcare support workers, all other	31,840	1.09	140
Cashiers	19,930	1.08	1,000
Pharmacy technicians	29,870	1.06	110
Office and administrative support workers, all other	32,840	1.06	140
Teacher assistants	23,570	1.06	410
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,180	1.06	700
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	64,000	1.05	110
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	37,000	1.05	120
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,530	1.03	310
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	29,400	1.03	160
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	58,400	1.03	240
Security guards	25,770	1.02	140
Business operations specialists, all other	60,030	1.02	260
Managers, all other	84,280	1.02	280
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,620	1.01	170
Food preparation workers	19,450	1.01	350
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	39,830	1.01	190
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	26,630	1.01	180
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,340	1	340
Industrial truck and tractor operators	30,030	1	290
Bus drivers, school	26,030	1	150
Team assemblers	26,910	0.98	160
Paralegals and legal assistants	42,110	0.98	140
Dishwashers	16,870	0.98	200
Electricians	45,920	0.98	350
Receptionists and information clerks	23,360	0.98	230
Office clerks, general	24,750	0.97	300
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,190	0.97	780
Cooks, restaurant	21,080	0.97	340
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,190	0.96	730
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	30,710	0.96	700
Registered nurses	59,030	0.96	900
Carpenters	37,300	0.95	250
Switchboard operators, including answering service	22,950	0.95	120
Tellers	22,410	0.95	190
Medical secretaries	27,310	0.94	260
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	40,220	0.94	170
All other information and record clerks	31,070	0.94	180
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,620	0.94	120
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	40,290	0.94	130
Computer support specialists	39,220	0.93	120
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	36,220	0.93	430
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,860	0.93	280

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Personal financial advisors	171,580
Family and general practitioners	168,590	60
Physicians and surgeons, all other	155,320	80
Chief executives	100,120	50
Pharmacists	97,210	110
Lawyers	94,030	270
Engineering managers	84,780	50
Managers, all other	84,280	280
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,270	70
Financial managers	80,740	80
Budget analysts	77,000
Medical and health services managers	76,860	180
General and operations managers	75,850	700
Computer and information systems managers	74,340	60
Real estate sales agents	73,770
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	72,740	40
Mechanical engineers	71,920	80
Human resources managers, all other	68,700	30
Speech-language pathologists	67,290	30
Occupational therapists	65,520	30
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	65,100	50
Physical therapists	64,520	60
Administrative services managers	64,170	70
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	64,000	110
Civil engineers	63,450	140
Construction managers	63,380
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	61,940	80
Network systems and data communications analysts	61,180	60
Dental hygienists	60,440
Business operations specialists, all other	60,030	260
Computer specialists, all other	59,530	90
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	59,340
Registered nurses	59,030	900
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	58,400	240
Network and computer systems administrators	57,980	50
Computer software engineers, applications	57,880	120
Management analysts	57,680	180
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	57,340	70
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	56,850	100
Social and community service managers	56,420	60
Elementary school teachers, except special education	55,800	520
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	55,650	40
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	54,760	60
Sales managers	54,470	40
Health educators	54,320	140
Construction and building inspectors	53,990	40
Financial specialists, all other	53,500	40
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	53,400	70
Social workers, all other	53,160	30
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,620	170

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College Directories and Lists

These lists link to thousands of detailed school profiles.

Colleges by State. Nearly every college and trade school in the country.

Colleges Listed Alphabetically. About 7,000 colleges & trade schools, including online schools.

Exceptional Schools. Lists of the "best/most/highest/lowest" schools.

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