JobAfterNext

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area

287 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 0800001.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Family Medicine Physicians$308,970
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$190,230
Dentists, General$169,680
Sales Managers$168,080
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,660
Marketing Managers$157,410
Pharmacists$146,640
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$145,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$144,470
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$133,810
Lawyers$133,280
Nurse Practitioners$131,450
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$128,580
Software Developers$127,550
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations)$122,200
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$121,650
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$115,790
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$113,440
Medical and Health Services Managers$110,690
Speech-Language Pathologists$108,090

BLS didn't publish the median for 1 occupation here because it is very high: Emergency Medicine Physicians. They aren't ranked, and we don't estimate them.

All 287 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011600$76,5300.92
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-301130Not available1.93
Agricultural Inspectors 45-201160$48,7509.00
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 53-301140$30,8006.37
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091110$33,8200.61
Animal Caretakers 39-202160$37,1100.52
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904140$144,4700.41
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112160$50,5001.46
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302170$50,9201.11
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023420$48,0501.32
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603150$36,0101.11
Bakers 51-301170$40,8300.62
Bartenders 35-3011270$39,6200.78
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301150$46,5300.73
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021230$44,3701.24
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-102930$74,6401.19
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031920$47,6301.48
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051250$48,0901.38
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031150$60,6401.14
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199540$67,5301.10
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011110$70,4602.92
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021150$38,4902.49
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020110$64,1800.48
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-701140$35,7401.07
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194100$70,1301.88
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-203290$54,4801.76
Carpenters 47-2031160$55,6900.54
Cashiers 41-20112,400$34,4101.72
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051100$58,2601.07
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101180$65,3200.88
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101180$113,4400.86
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021310$50,9401.76
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011270$37,2501.13
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051100$104,9800.61
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061150$43,2600.86
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010130$63,2100.84
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022110$45,1101.01
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912440$50,3200.58
Community Health Workers 21-109440$46,4501.28
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099270$49,9905.60
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041150$73,6900.81
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124160$122,2000.69
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129930$78,3100.16
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232210$58,4900.64
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-302170$158,6600.23
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103160$87,6505.12
Construction Laborers 47-2061470$46,0600.95
Construction Managers 11-9021170$105,8901.01
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401150$48,8000.74
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 49-901230$77,4801.50
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-701170$48,2606.53
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011160$36,9900.55
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012530$37,6902.65
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014620$36,1200.97
Cooks, Short Order 35-201540$38,2000.57
Cost Estimators 13-105160$76,4300.56
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021240$44,8001.34
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031510$49,0806.25
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 25-111140$86,8106.15
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051580$40,5500.49
Data Entry Keyers 43-902130$42,8000.54
Dental Assistants 31-9091140$45,9500.82
Dental Hygienists 29-129280$101,1600.81
Dentists, General 29-102140$169,6800.66
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302150$82,2800.91
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203230$95,3500.79
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103140$61,7601.05
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011100$34,3300.43
Dishwashers 35-9021180$33,3600.85
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503280$51,0400.91
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031250$35,1001.36
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032300$91,0801.99
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-903370$93,3600.90
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903140$56,1601.35
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099130$58,4402.45
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012250$51,4701.57
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 49-2092Not available$68,330
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051200$105,5603.38
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-209480$66,1102.66
Electricians 47-2111290$62,0400.84
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,240$49,1401.98
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061120$41,4901.65
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042210$38,9002.55
Emergency Medicine Physicians 29-121470Not published (very high)4.55
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112340$59,8301.68
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302530$74,6005.75
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011240$57,3201.17
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903150$49,2300.32
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301350$100,3200.67
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121570$308,9701.45
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3041100$49,9605.77
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092320$33,6002.68
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-2093200$41,21013.35
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30231,970$33,3901.13
File Clerks 43-407150$39,4601.38
Financial Clerks, All Other 43-309940$44,0702.26
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031160$145,9700.43
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209950$63,6300.89
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205140$83,3500.27
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011480$75,4401.31
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-1011170$78,2907.25
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101470$58,9501.58
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101170$62,8705.67
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102160$78,6201.25
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012700$47,0201.27
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101160$49,7700.79
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101270$55,4201.25
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011480$78,8501.71
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012100$77,4000.99
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011680$69,1401.05
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102240$55,1200.69
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012150$80,0702.15
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011460$72,6201.51
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10111,040$55,9502.06
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047360$62,5201.27
Floral Designers 27-102330$42,6001.66
Food Batchmakers 51-3092130$48,9801.60
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021340$35,7700.85
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909970$36,1901.74
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-309940$46,9901.24
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-304190$35,2700.65
Food Service Managers 11-905140$78,9500.36
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-309140$41,9804.77
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-407160$52,8604.37
Gas Plant Operators 51-809250$76,7605.68
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,010$100,8900.64
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 45-2041120$48,74010.94
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107150$60,6800.46
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209970$47,1300.85
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102290$52,5601.07
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-909970$40,4201.50
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021140$60,9500.75
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032900$56,5400.97
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909830$37,8100.77
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198110$45,5501.51
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051470$52,3306.75
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,360$36,6100.70
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031110$33,4400.58
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081320$34,6702.73
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$48,6900.97
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071290$67,3700.69
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041360$60,6601.82
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305150$115,7900.42
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051310$48,0800.88
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199300$46,4704.92
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-906170$47,1100.25
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909990$47,8201.07
Instructional Coordinators 25-903130$72,4000.31
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021250$55,8601.15
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111170$45,7702.56
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011890$37,9500.90
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-102350$190,2305.00
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012180$49,8903.71
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062950$37,4300.71
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011410$42,3100.94
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011100$35,7401.10
Lawyers 23-1011210$133,2800.62
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6012Not available$59,990
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-209950$63,7902.32
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402270$52,4401.24
Library Technicians 25-4031100$39,2003.31
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061250$68,7500.85
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092110$31,7001.56
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033340$47,3200.76
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413180$47,9401.10
Loan Officers 13-2072170$84,3801.40
Lodging Managers 11-908150$75,8902.81
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108180$78,0900.69
Machinists 51-404160$52,8000.48
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012690$34,9301.77
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071920$44,2901.33
Management Analysts 13-111160$107,7900.16
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199240$121,6500.87
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161240$68,6200.58
Marketing Managers 11-202130$157,4100.17
Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-719930$45,7003.28
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102240$64,0701.69
Medical Assistants 31-9092290$43,5400.79
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-906230$44,1601.02
Medical Records Specialists 29-207280$48,1000.91
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013280$45,4600.65
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111240$110,6900.88
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112160$52,3700.86
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022620$58,5402.23
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090210$42,3500.33
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042130$57,9601.68
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-309940$36,7902.05
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244130$91,8200.93
New Accounts Clerks 43-414150$45,6803.11
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171130$131,4500.88
Nursing Assistants 31-1131840$45,6401.28
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107270$75,5201.99
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501170$98,6101.07
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112240$103,7300.61
Office Clerks, General 43-9061850$49,2600.77
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073530$52,3402.44
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205730$44,3701.01
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208140$43,1501.29
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111280$43,5201.66
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064150$48,0300.60
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-201170$69,1100.41
Paramedics 29-2043120$49,1202.71
Parts Salespersons 41-2022190$45,2701.58
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-207160$42,4602.96
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305140$57,3200.54
Pharmacists 29-1051130$146,6400.88
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052220$46,6501.04
Phlebotomists 31-909740$39,7400.61
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202170$70,5901.32
Physical Therapists 29-1123140$106,6001.19
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107180$133,8101.03
Plant and System Operators, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 51-809930$66,4204.80
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152140$60,1900.66
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051450$58,2001.50
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051160$58,8804.78
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052220$54,1901.47
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 11-913150$87,4608.03
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011210$43,3200.99
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092180$71,3204.51
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-506190$59,3900.49
Project Management Specialists 13-1082240$96,0800.49
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202090$57,1203.38
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909990$44,5502.57
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106670$46,3603.59
Public Relations Specialists 27-303170$65,5500.54
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031180$57,7103.94
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-202130$59,6806.05
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034140$84,0801.38
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171260$38,5500.64
Recreation Workers 39-9032220$39,0701.50
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081140$44,6102.04
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,400$88,4000.92
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101540$54,1900.94
Religious Workers, All Other 21-209930$53,8904.82
Residential Advisors 39-904140$42,5601.17
Respiratory Therapists 29-112660$84,8400.88
Retail Salespersons 41-20311,680$36,7200.95
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 47-5071150$51,6307.63
Sales Managers 11-202290$168,0800.32
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091Not available$77,730
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012490$72,8200.87
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909950$56,7201.26
School Bus Monitors 33-909440$33,5401.14
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031800$50,8101.67
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014990$44,4501.29
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031160$59,4000.74
Security Guards 33-9032190$37,8400.32
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-302170$43,5500.48
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-901240$48,1001.33
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 47-501370$66,8203.81
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071300$45,1300.81
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053Not available$36,080
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 51-3023330$49,37010.42
Social Workers, All Other 21-1029Not available$56,140
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151120$80,8601.23
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093230$43,6401.18
Software Developers 15-1252100$127,5500.14
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 47-223130$64,5402.35
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052190$59,4501.59
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-205770$59,5901.60
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205890$55,3801.18
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112760$108,0900.72
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,050$38,3100.82
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018340$61,8501.54
Surgical Technologists 29-205540$54,2300.79
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309960$49,2101.15
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,270$35,7701.98
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202290$61,0801.39
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905240$85,6300.98
Tellers 43-3071340$43,6102.29
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309380$38,5301.65
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-209350$61,6602.14
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-7010Not available$42,460
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151140$61,0900.66
Transportation Inspectors (3 O*NET occupations) 53-605140$66,5403.62
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307160$128,5800.58
Tutors 25-304130$46,8000.43
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 27-202340$32,3604.99
Veterinarians 29-113150$97,4701.45
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909650$36,4400.94
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205660$44,6301.09
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031870$36,2300.85
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031180$58,5703.04
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511130$32,9401.26
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121130$51,1100.68
Wellhead Pumpers 53-707340$61,5705.53
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 49-9081190$66,32043.08