Wyoming has largest share of good-paying jobs for noncollege workers, report shows

Wyoming has the country’s largest share of good jobs for workers without a four-year degree, according to a Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce report released.

Half of Wyoming jobs provide living wages of $35,000 or better for high school graduates without a bachelor’s degree, according to the Center on Education and the Workforce’s 2015 data. (https://goodjobsdata.org/).

Nationally, however, one million fewer nondegree workers have jobs today than 25 years ago. Associate’s degree holders have gained 3.2 million good jobs in the same span, highlighting the importance of community colleges to the economy.

A video accompanying the Center on Education and the Workforce’s report emphasized that it is vital in this changing economy to connect colleges with employers. The strategy has been at the forefront of Wyoming’s approach to secondary education.

Public and private entities have invested $417.5 million in community college facilities across the state since 2007, according to information compiled by the Wyoming Business Report (http://tinyurl.com/collegeinvestment).

Education experts nationally have taken notice.

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