Wyoming·Architecture and Engineering Occupations·SOC 17-2199

Best Engineer, All Other programs in Wyoming, ranked by enrollment

All engineers not listed.

7 schools in Wyoming run programs that feed this job, graduating 55 people a year. The job pays a median of $113,050 in Wyoming across about 110 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledEngineerLaser EngineerSolar DesignerDesign EngineerEnergy EngineerOptical EngineerProcess EngineerProject Engineer
Graduates / yr
55
in Wyoming
Median pay · Wyoming
$113,050
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
110
people employed
Schools
7
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
43%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Wyoming that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

4 programs in Wyoming that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Wyoming (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Wyoming page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 14.0101In Wyoming
32
58.2%
6$67,734$24,375
2
CIP 14.0401In Wyoming
18
32.7%
1$73,510$25,790
3
CIP 14.4801In Wyoming
3
5.5%
1
4
CIP 51.2312In Wyoming
2
3.6%
1$35,966$26,323

Top 7 schools in Wyoming

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 7 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
21Architectural Engineering$66,49759%97%
2Casper College
Casper, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
10Engineering, General43%
3Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
6Engineering, General42%
4Northwest College
Powell, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
5Engineering, General49%
5Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
5Engineering, General33%
6Central Wyoming College
Riverton, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
4Engineering, General37%
7Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
4Engineering, General38%

All 7 schools in Wyoming

Every school in Wyoming with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Wyoming that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of WyomingLaramiePublic212
Casper CollegeCasperPublic102
Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridanPublic61
Northwest CollegePowellPublic51
Western Wyoming Community CollegeRock SpringsPublic51
Central Wyoming CollegeRivertonPublic41
Laramie County Community CollegeCheyennePublic41

What engineers, all other earn in Wyoming

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Wyoming
$113,050
Mean annual
$113,140
Jobs in state
110
What the range looks like
10th pct$76,500Median$113,05090th pct$144,040
Versus the national median
-8.0%

U.S. median $122,930. Wyoming pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.40×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY
$107,810median
40 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+2.1%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
9,300
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
3,300
158,800 → 162,100
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Engineers, All Other page.

How to become a Engineer, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionWritingActive ListeningSpeakingMathematics

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Wyoming

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Engineers, All Other25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 14.0101Engineering, General
  • 14.0103Applied Engineering
  • 14.0401Architectural Engineering
  • 14.0702Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • 14.0802Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • 14.0805Water Resources Engineering
  • 14.1003Laser and Optical Engineering
  • 14.1004Telecommunications Engineering
  • 14.1101Engineering Mechanics
  • 14.1201Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • 14.1301Engineering Science
  • 14.2401Ocean Engineering
  • 14.2701Systems Engineering
  • 14.3301Construction Engineering
  • 14.3401Forest Engineering
  • 14.3601Manufacturing Engineering
  • 14.3801Surveying Engineering
  • 14.3901Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • 14.4001Paper Science and Engineering
  • 14.4101Electromechanical Engineering
  • 14.4201Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • 14.4301Biochemical Engineering
  • 14.4401Engineering Chemistry
  • 14.4501Biological/Biosystems Engineering
  • 14.4701Electrical and Computer Engineering

Common questions

Answers for people weighing engineers, all other programs in Wyoming.

What degree do you need to become an Engineer, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Engineering, General, which awarded 32 degrees in Wyoming in 2024-25, 58.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Engineer, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. Together they graduate about 55 people a year in Wyoming.

How much do engineers, all other earn in Wyoming?+

The median is $113,050 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.0% below the U.S. median of $122,930. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for engineers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +2.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 9,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Wyoming?+

7 institutions in Wyoming reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do engineers, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Engineer, Laser Engineer, Solar Designer, Design Engineer, Energy Engineer, Optical Engineer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 17-2199.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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