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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Colorado

What professions have the highest employment in Colorado? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Colorado. We note that the total employment in Colorado is 2,766,420. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 80,000 people (2.89 percent of the total employment in Colorado). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 75,490 people (2.73 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Colorado is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Colorado (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,766,420
100.00% $50,250
2 Retail Salespersons
80,000
2.89% $33,240
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
75,490
2.73% $30,660
4 Registered Nurses
52,390
1.89% $82,430
5 Stockers and Order Fillers
51,350
1.86% $35,710
6 Cashiers
50,200
1.81% $30,570
7 Customer Service Representatives
49,170
1.78% $39,410
8 General and Operations Managers
46,730
1.69% $123,950
9 Other Business Operations Specialists
44,240
1.60% $80,700
10 Waiters and Waitresses
41,770
1.51% $29,540
11 Software Developers
40,930
1.48% $129,920
12 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
38,850
1.40% $79,510
13 Accountants and Auditors
35,960
1.30% $79,290
14 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
35,910
1.30% $33,250
15 Office Clerks, General
35,140
1.27% $46,510
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
33,050
1.19% $42,880
17 Restaurant Cooks
32,900
1.19% $36,610
18 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
32,240
1.17% $35,050
19 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
29,120
1.05% $39,400
20 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
29,000
1.05% $68,810
21 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
28,040
1.01% $48,040
22 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
27,760
1.00% $52,470
23 Project Management Specialists
27,340
0.99% $97,380
24 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
26,870
0.97% $74,110
25 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
25,790
0.93% $64,570
26 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
25,260
0.91% $48,540
27 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
24,280
0.88% $59,280
28 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
24,180
0.87% $45,500
29 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
23,860
0.86% $47,320
30 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
20,920
0.76% $75,700
31 Construction Laborers
20,740
0.75% $41,440
32 Nursing Assistants
20,710
0.75% $37,470
33 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
20,420
0.74% $39,000
34 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
20,260
0.73% $34,400
35 Human Resources Specialists
18,020
0.65% $74,540
36 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
17,800
0.64% $33,360
37 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
17,480
0.63% $61,320
38 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
16,890
0.61% $39,630
39 Electricians
16,500
0.60% $58,990
40 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
16,450
0.59% $44,020
41 Security Guards
16,370
0.59% $36,400
42 Bartenders
16,220
0.59% $30,450
43 Computer User Support Specialists
16,000
0.58% $63,090
44 Lawyers
15,420
0.56% $147,280
45 Receptionists and Information Clerks
15,230
0.55% $35,920
46 Carpenters
14,690
0.53% $53,310
47 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
14,330
0.52% $47,380
48 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
13,440
0.49% $60,050
49 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
13,030
0.47% $50,860
50 Food Preparation Workers
12,940
0.47% $35,870
51 All Other Managers
12,640
0.46% $153,920
52 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
12,580
0.45% $49,330
53 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
12,340
0.45% $38,080
54 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
12,040
0.44% $54,540
55 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
11,960
0.43% $75,940
56 Counter and Rental Clerks
11,540
0.42% $39,170
57 Medical Assistants
11,520
0.42% $43,240
58 Financial Managers
11,230
0.41% $168,400
59 Computer and Information Systems Managers
11,150
0.40% $168,800
60 Civil Engineers
11,110
0.40% $95,180
61 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
11,090
0.40% $60,000
62 Construction Managers
11,050
0.40% $100,960
63 Management Analysts
10,950
0.40% $98,460
64 Driver/Sales Workers
10,900
0.39% $32,440
65 Computer Network Architects
10,570
0.38% $132,970
66 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
10,350
0.37% $99,740
67 Insurance Sales Agents
10,250
0.37% $59,780
68 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
10,140
0.37% $82,250
69 Training and Development Specialists
9,890
0.36% $68,510
70 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
9,820
0.35% $73,230
71 Medical Secretaries
9,790
0.35% $38,920
72 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
9,770
0.35% $30,250
73 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
9,560
0.35% $61,180
74 Computer Systems Analysts
9,410
0.34% $109,800
75 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
9,360
0.34% $61,430
76 Sales Managers
9,180
0.33% $162,660
77 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
8,860
0.32% $67,320
78 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
8,720
0.32% $63,350
79 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
8,440
0.31% $44,480
80 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
8,270
0.30% $35,580
81 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
8,100
0.29% $39,340
82 Computer Occupations, All Other
8,020
0.29% $114,420
83 Childcare Workers
8,000
0.29% $34,830
84 Billing and Posting Clerks
7,840
0.28% $38,790
85 Compliance Officers
7,820
0.28% $77,650
86 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
7,740
0.28% $54,070
87 Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)
7,690
0.28% $118,510
88 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
7,620
0.28% $35,700
89 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
7,520
0.27% $31,210
90 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
7,390
0.27% $49,300
91 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
7,340
0.27% $89,190
92 Dishwashers
7,240
0.26% $33,080
93 Dental Assistants
7,100
0.26% $45,490
94 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
6,990
0.25% $57,450
95 Medical and Health Services Managers
6,930
0.25% $120,820
96 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
6,850
0.25% $62,440
97 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
6,810
0.25% $36,030
98 Real Estate Sales Agents
6,760
0.24% $75,000
99 Fast Food Cooks
6,590
0.24% $30,100
100 Personal Financial Advisors
6,550
0.24% $100,410
101 Correctional Officers and Jailers
6,520
0.24% $53,710
102 Public Relations Specialists
6,340
0.23% $66,060
103 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
6,230
0.23% $32,910
104 Sales and Related Workers, All Other
6,220
0.22% $48,770
105 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
6,150
0.22% $31,360
106 Marketing Managers
6,110
0.22% $164,990
107 Tellers
6,100
0.22% $37,760
108 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
6,070
0.22% $50,660
109 Financial Analysts
6,050
0.22% $95,870
110 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
6,050
0.22% $48,080
111 Packers and Packagers
5,880
0.21% $34,020
112 Pharmacy Technicians
5,870
0.21% $43,250
113 Cost Estimators
5,850
0.21% $76,430
114 Information Security Analysts
5,820
0.21% $109,610
115 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
5,790
0.21% $33,920
116 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
5,790
0.21% $48,050
117 Loan Officers
5,780
0.21% $73,980
118 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
5,770
0.21% $36,990
119 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
5,750
0.21% $65,010
120 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
5,720
0.21% $59,740
121 Firefighters
5,640
0.20% $65,020
122 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
5,430
0.20% $104,520
123 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
5,380
0.19% $41,850
124 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
5,310
0.19% $34,430
125 Mechanical Engineers
5,260
0.19% $100,200
126 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
5,260
0.19% $63,110
127 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
5,220
0.19% $73,470
128 Physical Therapists
5,170
0.19% $96,920
129 Dental Hygienists
5,100
0.18% $96,560
130 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
5,090
0.18% $49,370
131 Flight Attendants
5,060
0.18% $59,410
132 Pharmacists
4,990
0.18% $136,100
133 Massage Therapists
4,980
0.18% $51,010
134 Industrial Engineers
4,960
0.18% $98,470
135 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
4,940
0.18% $103,050
136 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
4,900
0.18% $97,050
137 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
4,840
0.17% $61,700
138 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
4,840
0.17% $47,660
139 Postal Service Mail Carriers
4,810
0.17% $55,640
140 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
4,810
0.17% $175,330
141 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
4,670
0.17% $64,030
142 Graphic Designers
4,660
0.17% $60,470
143 Database Architects
4,580
0.17% $132,360
144 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
4,530
0.16% $40,940
145 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
4,480
0.16% $55,180
146 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
4,390
0.16% $60,820
147 Speech-Language Pathologists
4,330
0.16% $100,580
148 Bakers
4,320
0.16% $34,960
149 Parts Salespersons
4,300
0.16% $40,980
150 Social and Human Service Assistants
4,290
0.16% $41,210
151 Real Estate Brokers
4,270
0.15% $77,740
152 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
4,240
0.15% $38,330
153 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
4,160
0.15% $30,460
154 School Bus Drivers
4,080
0.15% $44,800
155 Recreation Workers
4,070
0.15% $34,170
156 Computer Hardware Engineers
4,000
0.14% $131,280
157 Construction and Building Inspectors
4,000
0.14% $66,170
158 Computer Network Support Specialists
3,980
0.14% $74,980
159 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
3,960
0.14% $61,020
160 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
3,950
0.14% $39,540
161 Occupational Therapists
3,940
0.14% $96,450
162 Protective Service Workers, All Other
3,860
0.14% $37,950
163 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
3,850
0.14% $69,370
164 Chefs and Head Cooks
3,800
0.14% $59,970
165 Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)
3,780
0.14% $81,330
166 Radiologic Technologists
3,750
0.14% $74,900
167 Aerospace Engineers
3,680
0.13% $129,890
168 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
3,670
0.13% $56,520
169 Nurse Practitioners
3,630
0.13% $118,590
170 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
3,630
0.13% $47,770
171 Logisticians
3,560
0.13% $81,330
172 Architectural and Engineering Managers
3,550
0.13% $170,800
173 Data Scientists
3,540
0.13% $103,200
174 Electrical Engineers
3,540
0.13% $104,680
175 Family Medicine Physicians
3,520
0.13% $212,210
176 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
3,480
0.13% $46,650
177 Food Batchmakers
3,470
0.13% $37,740
178 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
3,440
0.12% $61,210
179 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
3,430
0.12% $57,230
180 Other Education, Training, and Library Workers
3,380
0.12% $58,960
181 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
3,350
0.12% $48,810
182 Machinists
3,350
0.12% $51,120
183 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
3,330
0.12% $34,930
184 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
3,260
0.12% $55,630
185 Other Financial Specialists
3,240
0.12% $81,330
186 Other Community and Social Service Specialists
3,240
0.12% $50,190
187 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
3,200
0.12% $31,500
188 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
3,190
0.12% $44,780
189 Coaches and Scouts
3,120
0.11% $43,000
190 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
3,070
0.11% $47,950
191 Surveying and Mapping Technicians
3,030
0.11% $47,930
192 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
3,020
0.11% $50,570
193 Healthcare Social Workers
3,010
0.11% $57,090
194 Emergency Medical Technicians
3,010
0.11% $37,090
195 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
2,930
0.11% $35,660
196 Roofers
2,920
0.11% $49,370
197 Manicurists and Pedicurists
2,900
0.10% $37,190
198 Human Resources Managers
2,860
0.10% $147,500
199 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
2,860
0.10% $37,430
200 Other Motor Vehicle Operators
2,800
0.10% $34,740

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