Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Cheyenne, WY

Each occupation's median wage in Cheyenne, WY compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Cheyenne, WY pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Cheyenne, WY run 3.5% below the national average (2024), so a Cheyenne, WY salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Cheyenne, WY · vs. national

1Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$118,900
Master's degree
$49,890 – $124,800+97.2%
2Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$81,590
No formal educational credential
$44,450 – $99,750+40.3%
3Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$62,520
No formal educational credential
$42,400 – $73,880+34.7%
4Physicians, All Other$342,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$205,600 – $413,570+28.9%
5Medical Records Specialists$65,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,140 – $79,530+28.4%
6Stockers and Order Fillers$46,900
No formal educational credential
$37,620 – $63,940+25.6%
7Insurance Sales Agents$75,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,430 – $136,680+21.8%
8Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$94,020
Associate's degree
$73,920 – $107,380+20.2%
9Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$88,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,940 – $96,110+19.9%
10Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220 – $80,880+19.2%
11Electricians$74,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,820 – $94,230+18.0%
12Mechanical Engineers$122,500
Bachelor's degree
$73,180 – $152,220+17.7%
13Security Guards$43,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,350 – $59,540+14.1%
14Industrial Machinery Mechanics$72,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,280 – $102,690+13.1%
15Pharmacy Technicians$50,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,050 – $70,960+11.3%
16Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,120 – $65,450+10.0%
17Marketing Managers$183,540
Bachelor's degree
$85,990 – $224,690+10.0%
18Data Entry Keyers$45,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,740 – $52,870+9.9%
19Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,110 – $76,830+9.8%
20Nursing Assistants$46,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,910 – $60,690+9.6%
21Training and Development Specialists$75,420
Bachelor's degree
$49,820 – $132,600+8.9%
22Real Estate Sales Agents$57,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,970 – $97,470+8.8%
23Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$116,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$92,270 – $158,390+8.7%
24Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,880
No formal educational credential
$44,190 – $73,360+8.5%
25Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$63,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,600 – $98,710+8.4%
26Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$57,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,770 – $73,470+8.1%
27Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070 – $83,200+7.6%
28Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$86,110
Associate's degree
$62,360 – $113,820+7.5%
29First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$67,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,480 – $100,780+7.4%
30Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,390 – $79,720+7.4%
31Self-Enrichment Teachers$50,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,430 – $74,750+7.4%
32Cost Estimators$83,870
Bachelor's degree
$44,730 – $114,010+6.5%
33Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$53,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,380 – $78,360+6.2%
34Counter and Rental Clerks$43,860
No formal educational credential
$32,200 – $61,960+6.2%
35Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,890 – $66,180+5.9%
36Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$62,410
Master's degree
$41,990 – $92,510+5.2%
37Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$37,470
No formal educational credential
$30,320 – $48,170+5.0%
38Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$50,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,630 – $68,220+4.3%
39Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$65,320
Bachelor's degree
$33,650 – $97,390+3.8%
40Cashiers$33,890
No formal educational credential
$27,390 – $38,740+3.1%
41Bakers$38,270
No formal educational credential
$29,140 – $52,730+3.0%
42Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080 – $82,700+2.8%
43Billing and Posting Clerks$49,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,360 – $61,110+2.8%
44Parts Salespersons$39,570
No formal educational credential
$24,550 – $63,060+2.4%
45Architectural and Civil Drafters$67,640
Associate's degree
$50,920 – $72,440+2.3%
46Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,290 – $59,580+2.2%
47Nurse Practitioners$134,890
Master's degree
$101,960 – $164,470+2.0%
48First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,010 – $125,530+1.9%
49Food Preparation Workers$35,930
No formal educational credential
$21,230 – $46,280+1.7%
50Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$47,780
No formal educational credential
$37,450 – $61,870+1.7%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCheyenne, WY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$118,900	$49,890 – $124,800	+97.2%
2	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$81,590	$44,450 – $99,750	+40.3%
3	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$62,520	$42,400 – $73,880	+34.7%
4	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$342,800	$205,600 – $413,570	+28.9%
5	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,680	$40,140 – $79,530	+28.4%
6	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$46,900	$37,620 – $63,940	+25.6%
7	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,860	$43,430 – $136,680	+21.8%
8	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$94,020	$73,920 – $107,380	+20.2%
9	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$88,800	$78,940 – $96,110	+19.9%
10	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,900	$38,220 – $80,880	+19.2%
11	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,590	$46,820 – $94,230	+18.0%
12	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$122,500	$73,180 – $152,220	+17.7%
13	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,370	$30,350 – $59,540	+14.1%
14	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,950	$52,280 – $102,690	+13.1%
15	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,940	$40,050 – $70,960	+11.3%
16	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,780	$35,120 – $65,450	+10.0%
17	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$183,540	$85,990 – $224,690	+10.0%
18	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,420	$30,740 – $52,870	+9.9%
19	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,030	$43,110 – $76,830	+9.8%
20	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,320	$34,910 – $60,690	+9.6%
21	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,420	$49,820 – $132,600	+8.9%
22	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,470	$23,970 – $97,470	+8.8%
23	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$116,550	$92,270 – $158,390	+8.7%
24	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,880	$44,190 – $73,360	+8.5%
25	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,540	$47,600 – $98,710	+8.4%
26	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,680	$49,770 – $73,470	+8.1%
27	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$47,070 – $83,200	+7.6%
28	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$86,110	$62,360 – $113,820	+7.5%
29	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,540	$44,480 – $100,780	+7.4%
30	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,620	$49,390 – $79,720	+7.4%
31	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,250	$28,430 – $74,750	+7.4%
32	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$83,870	$44,730 – $114,010	+6.5%
33	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,750	$36,380 – $78,360	+6.2%
34	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$43,860	$32,200 – $61,960	+6.2%
35	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,420	$39,890 – $66,180	+5.9%
36	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$62,410	$41,990 – $92,510	+5.2%
37	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$37,470	$30,320 – $48,170	+5.0%
38	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,500	$37,630 – $68,220	+4.3%
39	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$65,320	$33,650 – $97,390	+3.8%
40	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$33,890	$27,390 – $38,740	+3.1%
41	BakersNo formal educational credential	$38,270	$29,140 – $52,730	+3.0%
42	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,510	$48,080 – $82,700	+2.8%
43	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,880	$40,360 – $61,110	+2.8%
44	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$39,570	$24,550 – $63,060	+2.4%
45	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$67,640	$50,920 – $72,440	+2.3%
46	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,950	$36,290 – $59,580	+2.2%
47	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,890	$101,960 – $164,470	+2.0%
48	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,860	$49,010 – $125,530	+1.9%
49	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$35,930	$21,230 – $46,280	+1.7%
50	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$47,780	$37,450 – $61,870	+1.7%

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