Careers in Wyoming
Wyoming’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.691, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).
Unemployment rate: 2.6% · Labor force participation: 60.8% · 279,955 people employed (2026-07, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).
Highest-Paying Careers
See full list →- 1Surgeons, All Other$387,880
- 2Physicians, All Other$342,800
- 3Family Medicine Physicians$264,580
- 4Nurse Anesthetists$255,250
- 5Financial and Investment Analysts$187,090
Largest Occupations
See full list →- 1Retail Salespersons8,770 employed
- 2General and Operations Managers7,470 employed
- 3Fast Food and Counter Workers7,060 employed
- 4Office Clerks, General6,670 employed
- 5Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers6,050 employed
Highest Concentration
See full list →- 1Extraction Workers, All Other36.85× national avg
- 2Roof Bolters, Mining26.23× national avg
- 3Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers18.81× national avg
- 4Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers17.78× national avg
- 5Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers16.39× national avg
Best Purchasing Power
See full list →cost-of-living adjusted
- 1Surgeons, All Other$418,466
- 2Physicians, All Other$369,831
- 3Family Medicine Physicians$285,443
- 4Nurse Anesthetists$275,377
- 5Financial and Investment Analysts$201,843
Strongest Opportunity Score
See full list →- 1Continuous Mining Machine Operators91.5 / 100
- 2Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining90.4 / 100
- 3Tour and Travel Guides89.9 / 100
- 4Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders89.6 / 100
- 5Chemical Plant and System Operators87.8 / 100
Sources
Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score is a Career Atlas USA calculation — see methodology.