What skilled trades pay in Wyoming, where the jobs are and how work is changing, from 39 public government sources. The best-paying trade here is electrical lineworker at a $93,860 median. For every trade and metro, start from the Wyoming pay page.
How Wyoming compares
15 of the 35 trades we track in Wyoming pay more than in a typical U.S. metro. The biggest premiums are for industrial machinery mechanic (+23%), welder (+22%) and electrician (+22%), and the biggest gaps for ironworker (-26%) and drywall installer (-18%). Prices in Wyoming's metros run about 5% below the U.S. average, and a typical 1-bedroom rents for $884 a month (U.S. metros: $1,097).
Best-paying trades in Wyoming
Statewide median pay, BLS May 2025. The lowest-paying trade we track here is landscaper at $38,310.
Every trade in Wyoming
Statewide medians and jobs, BLS OEWS May 2025. “vs. U.S.” compares with the typical U.S. metro median for the trade.
Where the jobs are
- Maintenance Technician: 3,920 jobs
- Heavy Equipment Operator: 3,800 jobs
- Construction Laborer: 3,350 jobs
- Construction Supervisor: 3,270 jobs
- Electrician: 2,960 jobs
Wyoming metros, best pay first
Ranked by how each metro's trade pay compares with all U.S. metros, averaged across trades.
Unions
6.0% of Wyoming workers belong to a union (7.2% are covered by a union contract), compared with about 10% nationally (all jobs, 2025).
Apprenticeships
Registered apprentices in Wyoming who finished or left a program in FY2020–2024 completed most often in electrical lineworker (79%), telecom line installer (62%) and electrician (47%).
Wages and safety
Unpaid wages recovered
Since 2018, the U.S. Labor Department has concluded 22 wage cases against construction employers in Wyoming, recovering $75,524 in back wages for 52 workers.
DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, cases concluded 2018–2026. Counts only; employers aren't named here.
Safety inspections
In 2025, Wyoming's state-run safety program and federal OSHA opened 84 inspections of construction worksites in the state. About 26% were set off by a complaint, a referral or an accident (1 after an accident or fatality); the rest were planned spot checks.
OSHA inspection data via the U.S. Department of Labor, construction (NAICS 23), inspections opened in 2025. Counts only.
Storm and disaster rebuild work
Since 2016, the Wyoming metros with the most federal major disasters are Casper (1) (FEMA).
Veterans
Veterans: train on the job with the GI Bill
In Wyoming, 63 employers and programs are approved for GI Bill on-the-job training and apprenticeships, across all fields. Veterans in an approved trade apprenticeship can get a monthly housing allowance on top of apprentice pay. Search approved employers with the VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, GI Bill Comparison Tool data, October 2026.
Common questions
What is the highest-paying skilled trade in Wyoming?
Electrical Lineworker pays the most of the trades we track, with a $93,860 statewide median (BLS, May 2025), followed by industrial machinery mechanic and construction supervisor.
Which trade has the most jobs in Wyoming?
maintenance technicians, with about 3,920 jobs statewide, followed by heavy equipment operators and construction laborers.
Which Wyoming city pays the trades best?
Casper, compared with other U.S. metros across the trades we track, followed by Cheyenne.
Part of the State of Trade Pay 2026 report. Cite as “PayByTrade, State of Trade Pay in Wyoming 2026, payby.trade/report/wy/.”