Occupations in Colorado

464 occupations with a Colorado page, each showing what the job pays in state, how many people hold it, and which Colorado schools run the programs that lead to it. Also see programs in Colorado.

464 occupations

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Occupations in Colorado
OccupationMedian payJobs in stateSchoolsGraduates / yr
Tax Preparers
13-2082
$62,6201,540251,429
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workerslimited
33-1091
$54,6801,52029
Skincare Specialists
39-5094
$54,5001,510262,077
Geoscientists
19-2042
$114,4101,48013177
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9124
$53,5901,4707180
Teachers and Instructors, All Other
25-3099
$76,3801,4708138
Diagnostic Medical Sonographersmoderate
29-2032
$108,4101,430337
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3023
$77,4401,4108230
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4031
$50,7901,4006167
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
23-2093
$77,6001,4007163
Petroleum Engineerslimited
17-2171
$172,1901,390145
School Psychologistsmoderate
19-3034
$124,7701,380376
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerksmoderate
43-9041
$58,6601,380432
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1072
$82,5301,350273,292
Physical Therapist Assistants
31-2021
$64,8101,350695
Environmental Engineersmoderate
17-2081
$106,8901,3204183
Technical Writers
27-3042
$100,6101,320775
Writers and Authors
27-3043
$76,8301,300251,477
Urban and Regional Planners
19-3051
$101,3401,3008150
Budget Analysts
13-2031
$97,1001,290231,599
Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3029
$76,1101,2609238
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary Schoollimited
25-2032
$72,7501,250215
Commercial Pilotsmoderate
53-2012
$139,6801,2403115
Conservation Scientists
19-1031
$84,8201,230161,132
Database Administrators
15-1242
$118,3401,220221,328
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1123
$72,9101,22024788
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
17-1021
$86,9601,2207163
Data Entry Keyerslimited
43-9021
$43,9101,1902642
Control and Valve Installers and Repairersmoderate
49-9012
$63,7701,19035
Chemical Technicians
19-4031
$63,7701,18020277
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
19-3033
$113,2901,170273,385
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
11-9031
$64,6201,15011353
Atmospheric and Space Scientistsmoderate
19-2021
$104,6701,150476
Photographers
27-4021
$47,0701,14012181
File Clerksmoderate
43-4071
$46,4901,130432
Advertising Sales Agentslimited
41-3011
$73,4201,11017
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1032
$104,0701,100214,867
Lodging Managers
11-9081
$91,7501,1007177
Travel Agentslimited
41-3041
$56,5701,10017
Education Administrators, All Other
11-9039
$107,1201,07013732
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1081
$66,8701,060343,034
Financial Risk Specialists
13-2054
$120,3001,050241,675
Physicists
19-2012
$104,5801,05016381
Forest and Conservation Technicians
19-4071
$57,5501,04012396
Rehabilitation Counselorslimited
21-1015
$47,84098011
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1066
$76,810960314,182
Biochemists and Biophysicists
19-1021
9609251
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetationlimited
37-3012
$47,02096014
Entertainment and Recreation Managers
11-9072
$97,0009403312,208
Computer Programmers
15-1251
$104,610930232,991
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3026
$66,8509308152
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1021
$80,530920294,687
Marriage and Family Therapists
21-1013
$60,700900111,324
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1022
$81,93089023754
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
49-3022
$48,6108907180
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Otherlimited
33-1099
$65,490890212
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairerslimited
49-2011
$49,650880117
Credit Analysts
13-2041
$81,270870231,592
Brickmasons and Blockmasonslimited
47-2021
$65,26087013
Tile and Stone Setterslimited
47-2044
$57,69087013
Training and Development Managers
11-3131
$139,9808503111,050
Biological Scientists, All Other
19-1029
$93,970850282,298
Cargo and Freight Agentsmoderate
43-5011
$51,390850432
Audio and Video Techniciansmoderate
27-4011
$56,790830488
Procurement Clerksmoderate
43-3061
$55,210830432
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
25-3011
$51,170820894
Broadcast Techniciansmoderate
27-4012
$74,040820322
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1042
$98,680810293,582
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
33-1011
$81,460810151,091
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
25-2051
$78,0408109254
Materials Engineersmoderate
17-2131
$124,0308103163
Interpreters and Translators
27-3091
$71,79080019284
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
19-3099
$105,39079015340
Statisticians
15-2041
$109,660780221,314
Emergency Medicine Physicianslimited
29-1214
7802512
Operations Research Analysts
15-2031
$129,8807707311
Residential Advisorslimited
39-9041
$44,750760121
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
17-3012
$79,3007509288
Health Education Specialists
21-1091
$74,15075012284
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
19-4042
$60,93074019481
Air Traffic Controllerslimited
53-2021
$177,38074018
Maintenance Workers, Machinerymoderate
49-9043
$64,01074035
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
19-1023
$83,3007308503
Chemical Engineersmoderate
17-2041
$125,8007203304
Art Directors
27-1011
$99,99072013285
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicianslimited
29-2031
$94,190720116
Occupational Therapy Assistantslimited
31-2011
$75,340710244
Physical Scientists, All Othermoderate
19-2099
$134,440710430
Landscape Architectsmoderate
17-1012
$78,2906903201
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineerslimited
17-2151
$96,8206701122
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologistslimited
29-2035
$105,38067014
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
17-3021
$98,9906606191
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
29-1299
$101,5706505133
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
45-1011
$66,03064011316
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
13-2081
$69,740620231,196
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistratesmoderate
23-1023
$198,7906203461
Solar Photovoltaic Installerslimited
47-2231
$49,73062011
Fundraising Managers
11-2033
$130,010600231,403
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
27-3023
$60,77059019678
Mechanical Drafters
17-3013
$85,2805809272

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Pay and job counts are BLS OEWS state estimates. Graduates per year are IPEDS completions at schools in this state. All sources & release dates →

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