Limited local data: at least one local trend covers only 83.1% of this occupation's industry mix. These figures describe the industries with published data. Read each trend alongside its state data coverage.
Local research
What the data shows for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Wyoming
Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.
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The highest-paying metro has a smaller employment market
The largest metro employment market in this Wyoming comparison is Casper, WY, with 40 estimated jobs and median annual pay of $49,770 in OEWS May 2025. Cheyenne, WY has the highest median pay, $118,900, alongside an employment estimate of 30. Among 2 metros with both usable measures, its median pay is 138.9% higher than the largest market's. The employment estimates describe existing jobs, not available vacancies.
Some metro estimates cross state lines. Higher nominal pay does not establish better living standards or better chances of finding a job.
Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology
Indeed job postings · Wyoming
Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score
124.1Postings index · February 1, 2020 = 100Observation: Oct 23, 2026
+24.1%Versus the February 2020 baseline
+3.3%Change over about four weeksSep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Nov 1, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.
+1.9%Industry employmentU.S. +1.9%State data coverage: 83.1%
+9.8%EstablishmentsU.S. +5.8%State data coverage: 83.1%
+6.2%Avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +2.5%State data coverage: 83.1%
4,133Represented establishmentsEstablishments in the industries that employ this occupation, not employers hiring itIndustry mix share 94.5%, separate from the data coverage on the trend cards
Industry employment change over time
Year-over-year change for the industries that employ Mental health and substance abuse social workers in Wyoming · percentage change
Year-over-year employment change (%) by reference quarter
Latest published values
Wyoming · 2026 Q1Not published
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Every published quarter
BLS does not publish a national quarterly series for this occupation’s industry mix, so only the Wyoming series is shown. The U.S. figure on the cards above is the latest quarter benchmark.
Quarterly year-over-year industry employment change for Mental health and substance abuse social workers in Wyoming, with the published state data coverage for each quarter
Quarter
Wyoming
State data coverage
2024 Q2
+1.9%
100%
2024 Q3
+1.8%
100%
2024 Q4
+1.9%
100%
2025 Q1
0.0% Below coverage floor
83.1%
2025 Q2
+0.4% Below coverage floor
83.62%
2025 Q3
+0.7% Below coverage floor
83.62%
2025 Q4
+0.1% Below coverage floor
83.62%
2026 Q1
+1.9% Below coverage floor
83.1%
Industry mix behind this view
Which industries are weighted into this view. Not a ranking of employers or of job quality.
Industries weighted into the local context for Mental health and substance abuse social workers in Wyoming
The publication date above is the official BLS news release date for this reference quarter, linked to the notice. The values match the snapshot independently checked against BLS sources on September 17, 2026. The publication date identifies the quarterly news release, not the exact revision date. The data period above is the quarter the figures describe.
QCEW describes the industries that employ this occupation, not the occupation itself. It is not a count of job openings and is not part of the 0-100 Job Market Health score.
Evidence record
Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.
Occupation
Mental health and substance abuse social workers
SOC code
21-1023
State
Wyoming
QCEW release label
QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period
2026 Q1
State industry employment, year over year
+1.9%State data coverage 83.1%
U.S. benchmark, year over year
+1.9%
Difference from U.S. benchmark
0.0 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Establishments, year over year
+9.8%State data coverage 83.1%
Average weekly industry wage, year over year
+6.2%State data coverage 83.1%
Industry mix vintage
EP-2025-2035
BLS publication date
Aug 28, 2026
Source verification
Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
How AI relates to Mental health and substance abuse social workers work
Across 4 research exposure measures, Mental health and substance abuse social workers is in the middle technical AI exposure band based on the mean of the available source-specific percentile ranks. Exposure describes how much of the work the studied AI capabilities could technically assist with; it is not a forecast of job loss.
The saved Anthropic task-exposure benchmark records a zero index for this occupation. This is not proof of no AI use; the observation window is not recorded in this saved release.
In the task mix derived from the March 27, 2025 Anthropic release, 88.4% followed augmentation patterns (people iterating, validating or learning with AI), based on 3 matched tasks.
JobMarketHealth has not measured an AI effect on this occupation's employment or wages, and these figures do not enter its scores; there is no clear evidence of displacement in the data shown here.
Technical AI exposureMiddle exposureMean of 4 available source-specific percentile ranks (4 measures checked); fixed exposure bands, not a national rank of the compositeDated Claude task exposureLower thirdObserved task-exposure benchmark 0.000; observation window not recordedBusiness AI use (BTOS Core)24.6%U.S. businesses using AI, two weeks ending 2026-10-04; all industries, not this occupationHistorical task mix (2025)88.4% augmentationMarch 27, 2025 release; 11.6% automation, 3 matched tasksMeasured labor-market effectNot estimatedJobMarketHealth does not attribute employment or wage changes to AI
Exposure measures (kept separate)
GPTs are GPTs exposure (β, GPT-4 rated): 0.27 of 1, national percentile 44 (middle third)
Microsoft AI applicability: 0.15 of 1, national percentile 51 (middle third)
OECD AI Capability Gap (lower gap = higher potential exposure): gap 7.7 of 23, national percentile 4 (lower third)
OECD capability gap by domain
As published by the OECD: the gap between what the occupation demands (0-5) and current AI capability in each domain. A lower gap means AI is closer to the requirement (higher potential exposure); 0 means AI already meets it or the domain is not relevant.
Language: gap 1.25 (demand 4.25 of 5)
Social interaction: gap 2.60 (demand 4.60 of 5)
Problem solving: gap 2.55 (demand 4.55 of 5)
Creativity: gap 0.00 (demand 2.80 of 5)
Metacognition & critical thinking: gap 2.20 (demand 4.20 of 5)
Knowledge, learning & memory: gap 1.20 (demand 4.20 of 5)
Vision: gap 0.00 (demand 0.25 of 5)
Manipulation: gap 0.00 (demand 0.00 of 5)
Robotic intelligence: gap 0.00 (demand 0.00 of 5)
National context: what businesses used generative AI for
From the Census 2025-26 BTOS AI Supplement (all industries; businesses whose employees used generative AI). Census did not measure Mental health and substance abuse social workers specifically.
Writing or editing documents, emails, or communications: 85.4%
Searching for information or technical help: 49.9%
Interpreting, analyzing, translating, or summarizing documents: 44.6%
Information processing, paperwork, or filing: 34.7%
Wyoming context
In the Census BTOS core AI-use question, an estimated 14.4% of Wyoming employer businesses reported using AI in the two weeks ending 2026-10-04 (U.S.: 24.6%).
Separately, the one-time 2025-26 BTOS AI Supplement (collected 2025-11-17 to 2026-02-08) found 17.0% of Wyoming businesses using AI at that time, and 19.7% reporting that employees used generative AI for work tasks in the prior six months. It describes how AI was being used then, not a trend.
Using each occupation's exposure band and Wyoming employment weights (OEWS May 2025), 24.0% of covered jobs are in occupations in the higher-exposure band. This describes the state's occupation mix, not a measured AI effect.
Exposure and observed usage are separate measures and neither equals job loss. Census BTOS figures are business-level surveys and are not occupation-specific. Sources: GPTs are GPTs occupation exposure; Microsoft Working with AI: AI applicability; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE); OECD AI Exposure Measure (AI Capability Gap); Anthropic Economic Index; Census BTOS Core AI Use; Census BTOS AI Supplement 2025-26. These figures do not affect Job Market Health scores. Explore AI & Jobs · How we use AI data.
How to read this page
QCEW measures employment and wages by industry, not by occupation. We weight those industry conditions using the published industry mix for Mental health and substance abuse social workers. These figures describe the industries that employ Mental health and substance abuse social workers; they are not direct counts of people working in the occupation or of jobs currently open. This page is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score.
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