Job Training in Wyoming

“Cowboy State”

Wyoming presents you with specific training opportunities for the largest and fastest growing:

• industrial sectors
• occupations
• companies

But first, let’s take a quick look at the overall economy and key industrial locations.

Wyoming Economic Overview

In 2016, Wyoming Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ranked 49th with over $37 billion and ranked 7^th with a per capita GDP over $58,000. For June 2017, Wyoming had an employed workforce of over 285,000 and an unemployment rate of 3.9%. For 2016, Wyoming ranked 29^th on the cost of living.

The following shows per capita gross state product for the last 20 years, relative to America at large; Wyoming’s rank on this measure has risen from 8^th to 7^th.

Wyoming Locations for Job Training

Here at OJT.com, we can help you get the on-the-job training you need for your business anywhere in Wyoming, including the following major cities:

• Casper
• Cheyenne

Wyoming Industries for Job Training

OJT.com connects you with training providers that support all the major Wyoming industries. The chart below shows the percentage of the economy, in terms of jobs, that various industry supersectors contribute to the Wyoming economy, relative to the percentage that those sectors contribute to the overall U.S. economy.

Wyoming OJT supersectors with a proportionate part of their workforce that is 2% or more than the country at large are the Government supersector, the Mining and Logging supersector, and the Construction supersector.

Government. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Federal Government: NAICS 91
• State Government: NAICS 92
• Local Government: NAICS 93

Government is the top supersector in Wyoming, relative to the nation, with 70,000 employed in this supersector (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• Wyoming Department of Transportation
• City of Cheyenne
• Bureau of Land Management
• State of Wyoming
• Employment Security Commission of Wyoming

Mining and Logging. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Mining: NAICS 21
  • Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 211
  • Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212
  • Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 213
• Logging: NAICS 1133

Mining and Logging is one of the top supersectors in Wyoming, relative to the nation, with over 20,000 employed (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• Thunder Basin Coal Company, LLC
• Cyclone Drilling, Inc.
• Cordero Rojo Mining Company
• Tata Chemicals (soda Ash) Partners
• Unit Drilling Company
• Arch Coal Inc

Construction. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Construction: (NAICS 23)
  • Construction of Buildings: (NAICS 236)
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction: (NAICS 237)
  • Specialty Trade Contractors: (NAICS 238)

Construction is one of the top supersectors in Wyoming, relative to the rest of America, with over 20,000 employed (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• North Star Energy & Construction, LLC
• Sims Industrial Services, Inc.
• Magna Energy Services, LLC
• Elkhorn Construction, Inc.
• Knife River Corporation

Wyoming Growth Industries for Job Training

The following chart shows the growth of the major supersectors over the last year, from June 2016 thru June 2017, relative to the growth of those sectors for the country at large.

The Wyoming OJT industry that grew their workforce 2% or more than the country at large is the Mining and Logging supersector.

Mining and Logging. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Mining: NAICS 21
  • Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 211
  • Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212
  • Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 213
• Logging: NAICS 1133

Mining and Logging is the top growth supersector in Wyoming, relative to the rest of America, with over 20,000 employed (7.4% of the employed workforce) in this supersector (June 2017). Mining and Logging employment growth between June 1016 and June 2017 grew 12.6% while the national average grew 4.8%.

Wyoming Occupations for Job Training

The following shows Wyoming occupations with the largest proportion of employees, relative to the rest of the nation. For example, a location quotient of “5” indicates that the percentage of employees in the occupation is five times greater than for the entire nation.

Wyoming Job Training Providers

Wyoming has a variety of different training opportunities that you can access on the state government website, see Wyoming Training. See OJT trainers in Wyoming for additional training providers.

At OJT.com, we connect you with the best on-the-job training programs and on-the-job training providers in Wyoming. Whether you are looking for job training manuals, job training videos, on the job training programs, or any other sort of job training programs in Wyoming, OJT.com can help you.

Drop OJT.com a line today and let us help you with your job training needs! 

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