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Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators in Wyoming

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79.9% Jobs Projection
$50,170 Median Salary
340 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators in Wyoming are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators in Wyoming is growing faster than average.

  • Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators in Wyoming earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators Work in Wyoming?

1,800 people worked as Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,460 Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 340 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 580 Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators working in it, which means Wyoming has more Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Wyoming

Jobs for Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 79.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.4%.

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Wyoming Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 340 annual job openings, and 2,500 total jobs in 2026 for Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,400 annual jobs and 51,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators Make in Wyoming?

In 2018 wages for Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators ranged from $40,950 to $83,390 with $50,170 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.69 to $40.09. The median hourly rate was $24.12.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $24.03 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.09.

The median salary in Wyoming is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Wyoming Metros for Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Casper, WY 370 $47,460

Top States for Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 24,050 $46,140
Pennsylvania 3,120 $42,400
Oklahoma 2,820 $40,440
Colorado 2,530 $47,640
California 2,360 $56,650
North Dakota 2,360 $55,440
Louisiana 2,180 $51,100
Wyoming 1,800 $50,170
New Mexico 1,770 $61,660
West Virginia 1,320 $46,470
Alaska 1,070 $63,100
Ohio 890 $49,340
Kansas 580 $37,620
Arkansas 550 $50,370
Utah 540 $51,190
Montana 280 $56,490
Mississippi 240 $44,050
Michigan 240 $49,450
Kentucky 150 $44,760
Illinois 100 $34,710

Below are the states where Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $63,100
New Mexico $61,660
California $56,650
Montana $56,490
North Dakota $55,440
Utah $51,190
Louisiana $51,100
Arkansas $50,370
Wyoming $50,170
Michigan $49,450

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