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 (2006 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	860	52,470	$35,600 - 65,130	24%	56%
2	Accountants and auditors	520	40,640	$28,010 - 57,180	18%	79%
3	Social and human service assistants	340	21,230	$18,290 - 24,340	34%	58%
4	Managers, all other	300	70,770	$39,800 - 99,890	7%	55%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	290	46,090	$25,910 - 72,410	8%	51%
6	Lawyers	230	90,700	$42,630 - 0	11%	99%
7	Civil engineers	190	53,400	$39,950 - 70,730	18%	87%
8	Network and computer systems administrators	170	44,690	$32,370 - 59,730	27%	50%
9	Health educators	160	45,140	$27,060 - 68,150	26%	58%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	140	38,560	$29,160 - 50,740	19%	77%
11	Computer specialists, all other	130	51,040	$30,900 - 79,340	15%	68%
12	Market research analysts	100	41,580	$32,370 - 52,570	20%	82%
13	Pharmacists	100	88,170	$77,630 - 103,090	22%	97%
14	Computer and information systems managers	100	61,830	$47,550 - 79,650	16%	73%
15	Public relations specialists	90	43,870	$28,730 - 68,110	18%	81%
16	Management analysts	90	46,740	$35,030 - 61,760	22%	78%
17	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	46,330	$35,680 - 57,940	13%	73%
18	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	80	49,140	$32,140 - 63,060	25%	93%
19	Teachers and instructors, all other	80	29,630	$19,730 - 46,520	9%	54%
20	Sales and related workers, all other	80	29,640	$25,590 - 34,260	14%	62%
21	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70	59,160	$31,180 - 89,160	12%	51%
22	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	47,570	$33,960 - 63,150	5%	58%
23	Chief executives	70	102,040	$53,740 - 0	2%	65%
24	Social and community service managers	60	56,010	$31,220 - 81,190	25%	72%
25	Engineering managers	60	78,970	$63,640 - 102,410	7%	84%
26	Financial managers	60	69,180	$46,780 - 95,110	13%	60%
27	Education administrators, postsecondary	60	68,880	$47,110 - 105,550	14%	78%
28	Sales managers	60	58,260	$34,390 - 114,750	10%	69%
29	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	52,560	$30,040 - 73,600	17%	56%
30	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60	35,570	$26,490 - 46,950	18%	56%
31	Community and social service specialists, all other	60	29,650	$20,340 - 45,480	25%	58%
32	Computer programmers	50	40,210	$20,340 - 60,170	0%	73%
33	Speech-language pathologists	50	48,870	$35,470 - 61,700	11%	98%
34	Budget analysts	50	56,260	$42,460 - 69,160	7%	78%
35	Mechanical engineers	50	63,560	$42,790 - 92,510	4%	78%
36	Graphic designers	40	28,300	$15,660 - 40,650	10%	55%
37	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	51,150	$30,600 - 64,490	8%	72%
38	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	40	51,690	$38,340 - 62,930	12%	51%
39	Training and development specialists	40	41,390	$27,240 - 54,270	18%	56%
40	Advertising sales agents	40	36,410	$21,460 - 60,290	20%	56%
41	Physical therapists	40	60,000	$51,730 - 72,690	27%	89%
42	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	61,050	$49,420 - 75,230	16%	99%
43	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	40	28,680	$21,860 - 36,720	15%	51%
44	Network systems and data communications analysts	40	50,480	$29,510 - 84,600	53%	57%
45	Mental health counselors	40	37,290	$26,490 - 52,050	30%	73%
46	Computer software engineers, systems software	30	66,400	$50,860 - 99,990	28%	85%
47	Financial specialists, all other	30	51,510	$28,530 - 88,210	12%	50%
48	Dentists, general	30	112,730	$81,530 - 0	9%	100%
49	Physician assistants	30	73,350	$49,490 - 103,940	27%	67%
50	Librarians	30	48,970	$34,230 - 59,770	4%	85%
51	Instructional coordinators	30	57,100	$41,320 - 77,830	23%	79%
52	Human resources managers, all other	30	64,500	$45,160 - 80,760	11%	58%
53	Urban and regional planners	30	51,180	$34,710 - 71,130	15%	92%

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	1,440	19,900	$12,510 - 28,340	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,120	21,440	$17,720 - 26,570	2%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,060	17,420	$12,490 - 23,800	-2%	10%
4	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	820	26,260	$18,950 - 37,100	13%	16%
5	General and operations managers	800	64,280	$32,550 - 97,910	2%	48%
6	Waiters and waitresses	770	13,620	$11,550 - 17,460	11%	14%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	770	16,390	$12,080 - 22,300	18%	5%
8	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	700	24,520	$17,240 - 34,440	1%	18%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	640	19,250	$12,940 - 25,350	15%	4%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	580	20,590	$15,390 - 29,640	-7%	8%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	520	31,130	$19,230 - 51,330	4%	25%
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	520	23,200	$18,710 - 29,230	18%	7%
13	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	500	31,420	$23,970 - 45,390	10%	4%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	500	36,830	$25,350 - 51,230	6%	29%
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	490	30,750	$21,500 - 39,600	15%	18%
16	Carpenters	480	33,510	$23,500 - 46,080	10%	6%
17	Customer service representatives	420	24,280	$16,700 - 34,930	25%	22%
18	Office clerks, general	400	21,870	$16,320 - 29,300	13%	19%
19	Construction laborers	330	24,480	$18,690 - 31,830	11%	5%
20	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	320	16,500	$12,100 - 22,410	13%	5%
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	310	28,470	$15,400 - 43,570	10%	6%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	310	27,690	$16,920 - 45,220	11%	14%
23	Cooks, restaurant	300	19,600	$15,000 - 24,710	12%	5%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	300	46,140	$32,590 - 64,310	9%	10%
25	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	300	20,690	$15,270 - 26,810	18%	6%
26	Business operations specialists, all other	290	53,760	$31,190 - 80,920	21%	49%
27	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	280	31,960	$21,070 - 44,350	8%	3%
28	Team assemblers	270	21,200	$16,630 - 26,900	0%	5%
29	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	250	14,300	$11,580 - 18,160	10%	8%
30	Dishwashers	240	14,180	$11,680 - 17,870	10%	3%
31	Security guards	220	21,240	$15,780 - 28,010	17%	13%
32	Bartenders	220	14,240	$11,540 - 17,890	11%	17%
33	Receptionists and information clerks	210	19,550	$13,690 - 26,280	17%	13%
34	Cooks, fast food	210	14,010	$11,570 - 17,580	8%	5%
35	Electricians	200	41,420	$27,720 - 57,350	7%	7%
36	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	200	26,090	$15,970 - 35,750	12%	6%
37	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	200	38,510	$27,120 - 55,990	11%	4%
38	Tellers	180	19,560	$15,840 - 24,250	14%	16%
39	Driver/sales workers	180	23,540	$12,570 - 31,270	-4%	4%
40	Child care workers	180	14,970	$11,710 - 18,820	18%	15%
41	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	170	21,390	$12,910 - 33,990	8%	4%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	51,470	$28,390 - 73,920	7%	13%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	170	31,040	$20,760 - 45,010	14%	4%
44	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	170	34,450	$27,750 - 39,840	8%	4%
45	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	160	19,430	$16,210 - 23,880	10%	24%
46	All other information and record clerks	160	30,440	$20,910 - 42,270	-12%	21%
47	Medical secretaries	160	23,590	$18,300 - 30,680	17%	18%
48	Order clerks	160	20,860	$16,300 - 25,230	-23%	16%
49	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	160	35,190	$26,000 - 46,820	14%	7%
50	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	150	25,430	$17,110 - 35,610	4%	6%
51	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	150	38,680	$30,570 - 46,450	11%	33%
52	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	140	40,870	$28,850 - 54,280	12%	3%
53	Data entry keyers	140	22,040	$17,980 - 25,220	-4%	18%
54	Loan officers	140	36,540	$23,170 - 58,410	12%	49%
55	Counter and rental clerks	140	15,450	$11,680 - 21,580	23%	16%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	130	44,050	$33,990 - 51,340	10%	17%
57	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	130	15,050	$11,750 - 20,600	10%	17%
58	Paralegals and legal assistants	130	27,710	$19,110 - 46,130	22%	45%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	130	40,650	$24,610 - 57,920	-4%	15%
60	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	120	39,680	$22,530 - 49,430	-7%	12%
61	Medical records and health information technicians	120	31,020	$25,600 - 38,690	18%	12%
62	Packers and packagers, hand	120	17,250	$12,010 - 24,840	-11%	3%
63	Computer support specialists	110	37,240	$27,240 - 47,610	13%	43%
64	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	110	20,110	$15,480 - 28,400	11%	5%
65	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	110	25,970	$19,730 - 31,720	-8%	5%
66	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	110	27,790	$20,080 - 38,080	0%	22%
67	Office and administrative support workers, all other	110	28,770	$19,090 - 39,710	-8%	32%
68	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	110	15,600	$11,670 - 22,310	12%	6%
69	Administrative services managers	110	59,130	$45,080 - 77,610	12%	40%
70	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	100	23,150	$19,450 - 28,370	4%	15%
71	Radiologic technologists and technicians	100	34,720	$23,830 - 46,350	15%	25%
72	Healthcare support workers, all other	100	30,770	$21,230 - 45,260	16%	10%
73	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	100	30,330	$20,810 - 45,290	5%	8%
74	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	100	16,160	$14,490 - 18,160	13%	15%
75	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	100	16,610	$12,650 - 21,400	17%	14%
76	Parts salespersons	90	27,230	$17,310 - 40,710	-1%	6%
77	Production workers, all other	90	18,600	$14,730 - 22,810	2%	5%
78	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	90	51,460	$30,440 - 68,530	7%	6%
79	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	90	30,200	$23,030 - 38,800	14%	11%
80	Painters, construction and maintenance	90	29,030	$21,130 - 42,860	12%	6%
81	Postal service mail carriers	90	43,950	$37,620 - 50,090	1%	11%
82	Helpers--production workers	90	22,180	$12,340 - 36,260	0%	4%
83	Preschool teachers, except special education	90	19,040	$13,870 - 22,930	26%	43%
84	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	46,340	$30,350 - 63,960	0%	42%
85	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	80	46,440	$39,000 - 58,400	11%	11%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	80	26,080	$19,330 - 38,160	13%	11%
87	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	80	30,430	$15,680 - 52,470	4%	30%
88	Cement masons and concrete finishers	80	32,060	$22,490 - 43,940	11%	2%
89	Court, municipal, and license clerks	80	26,170	$20,470 - 32,410	9%	24%
90	Fire fighters	80	32,780	$25,610 - 43,250	12%	18%
91	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	80	47,230	$24,800 - 73,060	9%	47%
92	Property, real estate, and community association managers	80	29,730	$19,970 - 39,090	15%	36%
93	Pharmacy technicians	80	28,480	$20,760 - 37,450	32%	16%
94	Dental hygienists	70	56,370	$49,700 - 64,410	30%	33%
95	Recreation workers	70	22,910	$15,280 - 33,410	13%	47%
96	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	70	22,220	$12,310 - 32,970	12%	0%
97	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	70	33,460	$25,330 - 44,910	13%	17%
98	Automotive body and related repairers	70	30,990	$20,070 - 49,540	12%	3%
99	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	70	28,980	$21,200 - 40,670	3%	18%
100	Insurance sales agents	70	31,530	$14,670 - 47,070	13%	45%

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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.*
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	34,450	170	14.5
Health educators	45,140	160	11.9
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	40,870	140	5
Social and human service assistants	21,230	340	4.4
Managers, all other	70,770	300	3.4
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	30,330	100	3.2
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	31,960	280	3.1
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	19,430	160	3
Computer specialists, all other	51,040	130	2.9
Civil engineers	53,400	190	2.9
Medical records and health information technicians	31,020	120	2.9
All other information and record clerks	30,440	160	2.6
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	16,160	100	2.5
Order clerks	20,860	160	2.4
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	25,970	110	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,050	130	2.3
Healthcare support workers, all other	30,770	100	2.3
Child, family, and school social workers	38,560	140	2.2
Radiologic technologists and technicians	34,720	100	2.1
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	26,090	200	2.1
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	39,680	120	2.1
Network and computer systems administrators	44,690	170	2.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,610	100	2
Paralegals and legal assistants	27,710	130	2
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	46,140	300	2
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	27,790	110	2
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,300	250	1.9
Carpenters	33,510	480	1.9
Dishwashers	14,180	240	1.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,440	1,120	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,130	520	1.8
Driver/sales workers	23,540	180	1.8
General and operations managers	64,280	800	1.8
Bartenders	14,240	220	1.8
Administrative services managers	59,130	110	1.7
Data entry keyers	22,040	140	1.7
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	38,510	200	1.7
Accountants and auditors	40,640	520	1.7
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	26,260	820	1.7
Market research analysts	41,580	100	1.7
Pharmacists	88,170	100	1.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,200	520	1.6
Office and administrative support workers, all other	28,770	110	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,520	700	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,690	310	1.6
Medical secretaries	23,590	160	1.5
Cooks, fast food	14,010	210	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,470	170	1.5
Loan officers	36,540	140	1.5
Lawyers	90,700	230	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	26,090	1.15	200
Medical records and health information technicians	31,020	1.07	120
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,390	1.04	770
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	25,970	1.04	110
Health educators	45,140	1.04	160
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,200	1.04	520
Child, family, and school social workers	38,560	1	140
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,600	1	110
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	40,870	1	140
Office and administrative support workers, all other	28,770	1	110
Cashiers	17,420	0.99	1,060
All other information and record clerks	30,440	0.99	160
Business operations specialists, all other	53,760	0.98	290
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	39,680	0.98	120
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,690	0.97	310
Cooks, restaurant	19,600	0.97	300
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	34,450	0.96	170
Driver/sales workers	23,540	0.96	180
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	25,430	0.96	150
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	35,190	0.95	160
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,470	0.95	170
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,440	0.95	1,120
Electricians	41,420	0.94	200
Lawyers	90,700	0.94	230
Computer support specialists	37,240	0.94	110
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,590	0.94	580
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,500	0.93	320
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,050	0.93	130
Registered nurses	52,470	0.93	860
Security guards	21,240	0.93	220
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,690	0.92	300
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,110	0.92	110
Office clerks, general	21,870	0.92	400
Carpenters	33,510	0.92	480
Managers, all other	70,770	0.91	300
Packers and packagers, hand	17,250	0.91	120
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,250	0.91	640
Dishwashers	14,180	0.91	240
Data entry keyers	22,040	0.9	140
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	27,790	0.9	110
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,050	0.89	130
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	31,040	0.89	170
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,520	0.89	700
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	31,420	0.89	500
Administrative services managers	59,130	0.89	110
Cooks, fast food	14,010	0.88	210
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,300	0.88	250
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	38,510	0.88	200
Tellers	19,560	0.88	180
Maintenance and repair workers, general	28,470	0.88	310

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	130,600	50
Physicians and surgeons, all other	117,780	70
Dentists, general	112,730	30
Chief executives	102,040	70
Lawyers	90,700	230
Pharmacists	88,170	100
Engineering managers	78,970	60
Physician assistants	73,350	30
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	70,910
Managers, all other	70,770	300
Financial managers	69,180	60
Education administrators, postsecondary	68,880	60
Computer software engineers, systems software	66,400	30
Human resources managers, all other	64,500	30
General and operations managers	64,280	800
Mechanical engineers	63,560	50
Computer and information systems managers	61,830	100
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	61,050	40
Physical therapists	60,000	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	59,160	70
Administrative services managers	59,130	110
Sales managers	58,260	60
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	57,980	40
Instructional coordinators	57,100	30
Dental hygienists	56,370	70
Budget analysts	56,260	50
Social and community service managers	56,010	60
Business operations specialists, all other	53,760	290
Civil engineers	53,400	190
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	52,560	60
Registered nurses	52,470	860
Computer software engineers, applications	51,750
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	51,690	40
Financial specialists, all other	51,510	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,470	170
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	51,460	90
Urban and regional planners	51,180	30
Occupational health and safety specialists	51,150	40
Computer specialists, all other	51,040	130
Network systems and data communications analysts	50,480	40
Cost estimators	50,460	50
Industrial machinery mechanics	49,600	60
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	49,140	80
Librarians	48,970	30
Speech-language pathologists	48,870	50
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	47,820	70
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	47,570	70
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	47,550	50
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	47,230	80
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	46,900	50

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