Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers job market in Wyoming
Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.
The headline
Industry employment fell while average weekly industry wages rose
A data-driven view of the industries that employ Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Wyoming.
Occupation pay
What Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers earn in Wyoming
BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.
Median annual wage
$77,820Wyoming- Middle 50% of published wages
- $61,610 – $82,390
- U.S. median annual wage
- $61,770
- Reference period
- May 2025
The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.
Pay around Wyoming
How median pay varies by metro area
Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers, compared with the Wyoming median of $77,820.
Casper, WY$60,130−22.7% vs. state
Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the Wyoming median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.
Verified snapshot
Market at a Glance
Key changes in Wyoming’s weighted industry mix.
Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Published coverage: 9,608 represented establishments, 81.44% of the published industry mix.
Local research
What the data shows for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Wyoming
Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.
This occupation is more concentrated in the state
OEWS May 2025 places Wyoming's share of employment in pump operators, except wellhead pumpers at 16.39 times the corresponding national share. The published location quotient expresses that comparison. The state estimate is 290 jobs, 3.0% of the national employment estimate for this occupation. It represents 1.03 jobs per thousand jobs in the state's OEWS employment universe. Employment concentration does not establish future growth; it describes employment share, not current hiring.
OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWSOEWS employment estimates describe covered wage-and-salary jobs and exclude self-employed workers; location quotients do not measure vacancies or worker demand.
Published median pay is above the U.S. median
Median annual pay in Wyoming stands 26.0% above the U.S. estimate for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers. The underlying OEWS May 2025 figures are $77,820 for the state and $61,770 nationally. This is a nominal wage comparison; living costs and individual pay differences are outside its scope.
OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWSIndustry groups are pulling in opposite directions
The leading industry groups for this occupation show a split in Wyoming. In January to March 2026, Construction employment changed +1.3% year over year, while Mining and logging changed -4.6%. Together, the groups examined cover 88.8% of the occupation's national industry mix. The overall industry measure combines these opposing movements.
January to March 2026 · BLS QCEWEmployment and establishment counts moved apart
The industries that employ this occupation in Wyoming show differing employment and establishment movements in January to March 2026: employment changed -1.0% year over year and the number of establishments changed +4.5%. The data establish the split, but do not explain it.
January to March 2026 · BLS QCEWIndustry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology
Employment trends
Wyoming industry employment over time
Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.
- Wyoming · 2026 Q1-1.0%
- U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark-0.7%
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View every published value
| Quarter | Wyoming | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | +0.5% | 100% |
| 2024 Q3 | +0.7% | 100% |
| 2024 Q4 | +0.1% | 100% |
| 2025 Q1 | +0.5% | 89.69% |
| 2025 Q2 | +0.4% | 92.78% |
| 2025 Q3 | -2.5% | 92.78% |
| 2025 Q4 | -1.8% | 92.78% |
| 2026 Q1 | -1.0% | 89.69% |
How to read this chart
State trend and national reference
The solid line follows Wyoming’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.
- Published quarters
- 8
- Earliest quarter
- 2024 Q2
- Latest quarter
- 2026 Q1
- U.S. benchmark
- -0.7%
Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.
Industry context
Where Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers Work
The occupation mix determines which Wyoming industries are weighted into this view.
| Industry group | Occupation mix | Employment change | Establishments | Avg. weekly industry wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 32.6% | -1.0% | 5,080 | $1,097 |
| Construction | 27.6% | +1.3% | 3,666 | $1,375 |
| Mining and logging | 20.4% | -4.6% | 862 | $2,288 |
| Professional and business services | 8.2% | +0.3% | 7,311 | $2,057 |
| Manufacturing | 4.1% | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Financial activities | 3.1% | Not published | 1,720 | $2,441 |
Which industries are growing?
2 weighted industries are growing
Only weighted industries with a published positive Wyoming employment change are listed.
- Construction+1.3%
- Professional and business services+0.3%
The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.
Current Wyoming context
Current Wyoming Market Signals
Statewide indicators for all occupations in Wyoming. They are not Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.
Statewide job postings
Indeed job postings · Wyoming
Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score
Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100
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View values: Indeed postings index
| Observation date | Index (Feb 2020 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | 122.29 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 122.17 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 120.44 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 120.33 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 121.34 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 121.52 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 122.22 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 122.93 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 118.16 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 120.15 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 122.73 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 123.56 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 124.58 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 124.06 |
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.
Career context
Related occupations
Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.
Questions answered by this release
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Wyoming FAQs
Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.
Is employment growing for Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Wyoming?
The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Wyoming industries weighted to Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers changed -1.0% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with -0.7% nationwide.
Are wages for Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers rising in Wyoming?
QCEW does not publish pay for Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +7.1% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.
How complete is this Wyoming industry view?
The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 89.69% of the occupation’s industry mix.
Does this page show current Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers openings?
No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.
Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 89.69% · full evidence record
Methodology & Sources
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
- Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
- SOC code
- 53-7072
- State
- Wyoming
- QCEW release label
- QCEW 2026 Q1
- Data period
- 2026 Q1
- State industry employment, year over year
- -1.0%State data coverage 89.69%
- U.S. benchmark, year over year
- -0.7%
- Difference from U.S. benchmark
- -0.3 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
- +4.5%State data coverage 89.69%
- Average weekly industry wage, year over year
- +7.1%State data coverage 89.69%
- Industry mix vintage
- EP-2025-2035
- BLS publication date
- Aug 28, 2026
- Source verification
- Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
- Canonical record URL
- https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/pump-operators-except-wellhead-pumpers/wyoming#evidence-record
- Derived by
- JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix
MethodologyBLS QCEWHow to citeQCEW state context release, 2026 Q1
Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.