Wild West: Top 10 Hot Employment and Travel Opportunities in Wyoming
A genuine Wild West state, Wyoming was purchsed as territory by the United States in 1803. It was part of the French land bought with the Louisiana Purchase, a huge expanse of wilderness that many in the USA called a foolish investment in wasteland. Not so! Natural wonders, valuable natural resources, and Yellowstone National Park are very much worth the initial investment. When President Theodore Roosevelt later explored the territory and state for potential national park lands, he was delighted.
Early Women's Rights
After the American Civil War, Wyoming Territory was organized in 1869. The territory's women were the very first in USA to be allowed to vote.
- First County Public Libraries: The Laramie County Public Library System: August 1886.
- First National Park: Yellowstone National Park, 1872.
- First National Forest: Shoshone National Forest, 1891. Its Wapiti Ranger Station was the first in the nation as well.
- First National Monument: Devil's Tower, desingated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.
Farmlands are not only a strong part of the state economy, but interesting tourist attractions as well. Wyoming has recently placed second in the US for wool production and third in sheep and lambs; but also boasts 1.5 million head of cattle. Agricultural crops include oats, wheat, corn sugar beets, alfalfa, barley; with sustainability in mind and bio-diesel enterprises spreading.
If projected titles appear on the job listings, they may not appear 12 months form now, and titles not appearing may or may not appear in the top slots at any time. At the same time, these forecasts are re-done every two years to stay up to date with economic and job market needs, are likely never 100% accurate, and are to be used as a guideline.
Government Forecasts of Most Job Openings to 2016:
- Mechanical Drafters
- Civil Engineering Technicians
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Other Engineering Technicians, except Drafters
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Life Scientists
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists and Other Biological Scientists
- Conservation Scientists
Government Forecasts for Highest Percentage of Increases:
All of these jobs are in EDUCATION:
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary [91% increase from 2006 - 2016]
- Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary
- Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
- Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education
- Vocational Education Teachers, Middle School
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education
- Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School
- Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School
- Special Education Teachers, Middle School
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
- Other Teachers and Instructors
- Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors
- Teachers and Instructors, All Other
- Librarians, Curators, and Archivists
- Museum Technicians and Conservators
- Library Technicians
- Other Education, Training, and Library Occupations
- Audio-Visual Collections
Largest Employers in Wyoming
The following employers and companies maintain the largest employee groups in Wyoming. They may not always be hiring the largest number of workers at any given time.
- University Of Wyoming - Laramie
- Natrona County Schools - Casper
- Cheyenne Regional Medical Center - Cheyenne
- Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (2nd site) - Cheyenne
- Air National Guard - Cheyenne
- Wyoming Medical Center - Casper
- FMC Industrial Chemicals Group - Green River
- Jackson Lake Lodge - Moran
- North Antelope Mine - Wright
- Powder River Coal - Wright
- Walmart Distribution - Cheyenne
- Sierra Trading Post - Cheyenne
- Halliburton - Rock Springs
- Walmart Supercenters - Cheyenne
- Campbell County Memorial Hospital - Gillette
- Dept. of Highway Development - Cheyenne
- Dept. of Highway Safety - Cheyenne
- Transportation Dept. - Cheyenne
- Thunder Basin Coal - Gillette
- General Chemical Soda Ash - Green River