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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

What professions have the highest employment in Colorado Springs, CO? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Colorado Springs, CO. We note that the total employment in Colorado Springs, CO is 302,690. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 10,750 people (3.55 percent of the total employment in Colorado Springs, CO). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 8,980 people (2.97 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Colorado Springs, CO is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Colorado Springs, CO (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	302,690	100.00%	$47,280
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	10,750	3.55%	$29,410
3	Retail Salespersons	8,980	2.97%	$30,740
4	Stockers and Order Fillers	8,260	2.73%	$33,880
5	Registered Nurses	6,450	2.13%	$80,750
6	Customer Service Representatives	6,430	2.12%	$37,060
7	Cashiers	6,400	2.11%	$29,300
8	Software Developers	5,440	1.80%	$131,790
9	Other Business Operations Specialists	5,100	1.68%	$80,870
10	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,030	1.66%	$31,750
11	Waiters and Waitresses	4,760	1.57%	$29,090
12	General and Operations Managers	4,540	1.50%	$115,400
13	Office Clerks, General	3,890	1.29%	$45,760
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,860	1.28%	$39,420
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,520	1.16%	$48,930
16	Restaurant Cooks	3,320	1.10%	$36,280
17	Nursing Assistants	3,250	1.07%	$36,240
18	Accountants and Auditors	3,060	1.01%	$67,330
19	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,030	1.00%	$32,620
20	Project Management Specialists	2,870	0.95%	$96,990
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,860	0.94%	$45,840
22	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,850	0.94%	$61,260
23	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,810	0.93%	$47,230
24	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,770	0.92%	$42,620
25	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,700	0.89%	$65,310
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,670	0.88%	$40,040
27	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,640	0.87%	$29,510
28	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,620	0.87%	$68,000
29	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,550	0.84%	$35,900
30	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,420	0.80%	$49,880
31	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,290	0.76%	$49,550
32	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,150	0.71%	$61,300
33	Construction Laborers	2,130	0.70%	$40,230
34	Driver/Sales Workers	2,110	0.70%	$29,420
35	Security Guards	2,090	0.69%	$34,030
36	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,050	0.68%	$34,830
37	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,000	0.66%	$36,600
38	Medical Assistants	1,970	0.65%	$40,470
39	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,950	0.64%	$30,770
40	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	1,890	0.62%	$49,220
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,880	0.62%	$37,490
42	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,850	0.61%	$72,320
43	Computer User Support Specialists	1,810	0.60%	$61,460
44	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,720	0.57%	$49,570
45	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	1,670	0.55%	$43,460
46	Human Resources Specialists	1,650	0.55%	$69,530
47	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,580	0.52%	$39,970
48	Bartenders	1,560	0.52%	$29,130
49	Computer Network Architects	1,550	0.51%	$113,090
50	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,530	0.51%	$49,580
51	Carpenters	1,500	0.50%	$51,280
52	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,470	0.49%	$105,790
53	Electricians	1,440	0.48%	$57,440
54	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,430	0.47%	$99,620
55	Medical Secretaries	1,410	0.47%	$38,020
56	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	1,380	0.46%	$62,070
57	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,370	0.45%	$40,650
58	Billing and Posting Clerks	1,330	0.44%	$39,510
59	Information Security Analysts	1,300	0.43%	$106,000
60	Counter and Rental Clerks	1,250	0.41%	$38,270
61	Real Estate Sales Agents	1,210	0.40%	$64,280
62	Lawyers	1,170	0.39%	$93,370
63	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,170	0.39%	$82,250
64	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,170	0.39%	$60,560
65	Dental Assistants	1,160	0.38%	$42,860
66	Food Preparation Workers	1,160	0.38%	$34,310
67	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,160	0.38%	$72,220
68	All Other Managers	1,150	0.38%	$134,280
69	Management Analysts	1,140	0.38%	$102,440
70	Training and Development Specialists	1,140	0.38%	$64,270
71	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,100	0.36%	$29,360
72	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,080	0.36%	$161,980
73	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,080	0.36%	$51,370
74	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	1,030	0.34%	$107,700
75	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,020	0.34%	$74,380
76	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,010	0.33%	$32,360
77	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,000	0.33%	$58,450
78	Computer Systems Analysts	990	0.33%	$104,770
79	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	910	0.30%	$29,010
80	Medical and Health Services Managers	890	0.29%	$106,890
81	Construction Managers	880	0.29%	$97,960
82	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	880	0.29%	$49,990
83	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	880	0.29%	$35,790
84	Massage Therapists	840	0.28%	$48,240
85	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	810	0.27%	$29,790
86	Insurance Sales Agents	810	0.27%	$47,620
87	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	810	0.27%	$48,880
88	Social and Human Service Assistants	800	0.26%	$41,150
89	Dishwashers	800	0.26%	$29,750
90	Civil Engineers	790	0.26%	$85,320
91	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	790	0.26%	$51,680
92	Physical Therapists	780	0.26%	$90,970
93	Industrial Engineers	770	0.25%	$98,610
94	Firefighters	770	0.25%	$59,260
95	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	750	0.25%	$40,350
96	Postal Service Mail Carriers	740	0.24%	$51,710
97	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	740	0.24%	$48,980
98	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	730	0.24%	$102,620
99	Childcare Workers	730	0.24%	$31,200
100	Loan Officers	720	0.24%	$77,180

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