Supply Chain Management Degrees In Wyoming

The Nearest Supply Chain Programs To Wyoming

Neither accreditor lists a supply chain, logistics or transportation program in Wyoming. For Wyoming, the closest accredited options are across the border: Nebraska (nine), Colorado (eight), Utah (seven), Idaho (two) and South Dakota (two). Montana has none either.

The table gives the lowest verified cost in each of Wyoming’s neighbors.

Every Accredited Program In The States Around Wyoming

All 21 accredited programs next to Wyoming are below. Seven of them name an online format, which a Wyoming resident could take without crossing the border.

Tuition Discounts For Wyoming Residents

Wyoming belongs to one regional tuition exchange. WUE is open to Wyoming residents for undergraduate study. Besides Wyoming, 10 member states have 84 programs, 33 of them in California.

For a Wyoming student, an exchange is the main way to save. Before applying, Wyoming students should ask each school whether WUE covers its degree.

Studying Supply Chain Management Online In Wyoming

Without a campus program in Wyoming, online study is how a Wyoming resident earns an accredited degree without moving.

A Wyoming student enrolling online elsewhere should check whether the school charges Wyoming residents its online rate or a nonresident one, and whether Wyoming students must spend time on campus.

For a Wyoming student, these are the six lowest online master’s totals we list.

Supply Chain Pay In Wyoming

In Wyoming, industrial production managers earn the highest median of these occupations, $151,490. Logisticians in Wyoming earn a median of $85,550, above the $82,320 national figure; Wyoming’s lowest-paid tenth earn under $65,170 and the top tenth over $133,490.

For transportation, storage and distribution managers in Wyoming, the occupation that includes supply chain managers, the median is $112,310, with the 10th percentile at $77,960 and the 90th at $145,960. On the procurement side, Wyoming’s purchasing managers earn a median of $123,380 and its buyers and purchasing agents $72,200, across 570 jobs.

Pay And The Cost Of Living In Wyoming

At 92.7 for 2024, Wyoming’s BEA price level sits 7.3% under the U.S. average, so Wyoming’s $85,550 logistician median buys what $92,296 would nationally. Adjusted that way, Wyoming ranks 11th of 51 for logistician pay.

Supply Chain Pay By Metro Area In Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY pays Wyoming’s highest logistician median, $81,330, $4,220 below the Wyoming figure.

Wyoming Pay Against Its Neighbors

Colorado pays logisticians the most here, $96,090; Wyoming is second of 7 at $85,550. Adjusted for prices, Colorado leads at $93,244, and Wyoming places second.

Where The Supply Chain Jobs Are In Wyoming

Wyoming’s largest by headcount: buyers and purchasing agents (570), then industrial production managers (390) and cargo and freight agents (160). Wyoming holds 0.1% of U.S. jobs in the managers’ occupation, and Wyoming logisticians are 0% of the U.S. total.

The managers’ occupation has 0.467 jobs per 1,000 in Wyoming (location quotient 0.33), ranking Wyoming 50th of 50 and well below the national share. In Wyoming, logisticians hold 0.411 jobs per 1,000 (0.25 quotient, 52nd).

Wyoming Logistics Industries

County Business Patterns counts 10,296 transportation and warehousing jobs at 1,009 Wyoming employers in 2023, plus 7,118 jobs in Wyoming’s wholesale trade. By that count Wyoming ranks 49th of 51 for transportation and warehousing employment.

Within it, trucking is Wyoming’s largest freight line, 4,213 jobs, followed by warehousing and storage at 2,353. Warehousing and storage employs 2,353 people at 24 Wyoming sites, 42nd among the states. The best-paid of these lines in Wyoming is trucking, averaging $70,354 a year per job.

Supply Chain Job Growth In Wyoming Through 2034

In Wyoming, logisticians grow fastest: +31.5%, from 130 jobs in 2024 to 170 in 2034, per Wyoming’s labor market office (U.S.: +16.7%). The slowest in Wyoming is purchasing managers, at 0%.

Across its six core supply chain occupations, Wyoming expects about 80 openings a year. Five of Wyoming’s six are projected to outpace the U.S.

Supply Chain Occupations In Wyoming, One By One

Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers In Wyoming

Wyoming has 130 transportation, storage and distribution managers. Their median, $112,310, puts Wyoming 17th of 52. The middle half of Wyoming’s pay for this occupation runs from $92,270 to $134,960, and the outer tenths reach $77,960 and $145,960. At 0.467 jobs per 1,000 in Wyoming, its location quotient is 0.33 (50th). Wyoming’s labor office projects +17.3% to 2034, about 10 openings a year.

Logisticians In Wyoming

Wyoming has 120 logisticians. Their median, $85,550, puts Wyoming 16th of 52. The middle half of Wyoming’s pay for this occupation runs from $73,320 to $100,420, and the outer tenths reach $65,170 and $133,490. At 0.411 jobs per 1,000 in Wyoming, its location quotient is 0.25 (52nd). Wyoming’s labor office projects +31.5% to 2034, about 20 openings a year.

Purchasing Managers In Wyoming

Wyoming has 40 purchasing managers. Their median, $123,380, puts Wyoming 43rd of 51. The middle half of Wyoming’s pay for this occupation runs from $96,540 to $149,430, and the outer tenths reach $87,530 and $170,820. At 0.141 jobs per 1,000 in Wyoming, its location quotient is 0.26 (50th). Wyoming’s labor office projects 0% to 2034, with few openings a year.

Buyers And Purchasing Agents In Wyoming

Wyoming has 570 buyers and purchasing agents. Their median, $72,200, puts Wyoming 38th of 52. The middle half of Wyoming’s pay for this occupation runs from $55,430 to $91,520, and the outer tenths reach $46,340 and $109,650. At 2.021 jobs per 1,000 in Wyoming, its location quotient is 0.64 (45th).

Industrial Production Managers In Wyoming

Wyoming has 390 industrial production managers. Their median, $151,490, puts Wyoming second of 51. The middle half of Wyoming’s pay for this occupation runs from $125,420 to $170,900, and the outer tenths reach $99,980 and $201,180. At 1.389 jobs per 1,000 in Wyoming, its location quotient is 0.88 (28th). Wyoming’s labor office projects +6.1% to 2034, about 30 openings a year.

Production, Planning, And Expediting Clerks In Wyoming

Wyoming has 110 production, planning, and expediting clerks. Their median, $69,710, puts Wyoming third of 52. The middle half of Wyoming’s pay for this occupation runs from $51,540 to $76,360, and the outer tenths reach $43,800 and $104,720. At 0.381 jobs per 1,000 in Wyoming, its location quotient is 0.15 (51st). Wyoming’s labor office projects 0% to 2034, about 10 openings a year.

Compliance Officers In Wyoming

Wyoming has 580 compliance officers. Their median, $79,890, puts Wyoming 21st of 52. The middle half of Wyoming’s pay for this occupation runs from $62,510 to $103,380, and the outer tenths reach $51,110 and $132,360. At 2.071 jobs per 1,000 in Wyoming, its location quotient is 0.77 (41st). Wyoming’s labor office projects +7.5% to 2034, about 50 openings a year.

Wyoming Freight And The Supply Chain Economy

Counting shipments that start, end or stay in Wyoming, the Freight Analysis Framework estimates 312.0 million tons of freight worth $82.6 billion moved in 2024. That ranks Wyoming 48th of 51 by value and 33rd by weight, and 15% of its tonnage never leaves the state.

By value, natural gas and fossil products and crude petroleum lead Wyoming’s freight. By weight, Wyoming moves mostly coal and natural gas and fossil products. In Wyoming, rail carry 55.7% of the tons, pipelines 26.7% and trucks 12.8%.

Wyoming’s largest domestic trading partner is Colorado ($16.0 billion, both directions), then Utah and Texas. Wyoming exported $2.1 billion of freight, mostly to Rest of Americas, and imported $1.2 billion, mostly from Canada. The framework forecasts Wyoming’s tonnage to grow 9.6% by 2050 and its real value 90.9%.

How To Choose A Supply Chain Program In Wyoming

1. For a Wyoming student, weigh a campus in Nebraska, Colorado and Utah against an online program; Nebraska has the most choice next door, with nine.
2. Ask about WUE before ruling out a school outside Wyoming; Wyoming’s residents can use it for undergraduate study.
3. Match the program to where you’ll work: in Wyoming, Cheyenne, WY pays logisticians most, $81,330 against $85,550 statewide.
4. Look at demand too: in Wyoming, logisticians grow fastest, +31.5% by 2034.

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