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Grand Junction, CO

State

Colorado

Detailed Occupations

286

Average Salary Across Occupations

$63,223

Highest Paying Occupation in Grand Junction, CO

Family Medicine Physicians leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $215,620.

Largest Employment Market in Grand Junction, CO

Fast Food and Counter Workers has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 2,330 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Grand Junction, CO

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Most Available Jobs in Grand Junction, CO

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Grand Junction, CO

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Family Medicine Physicians $215,620 $103.66 200
2 Financial Managers $166,100 $79.86 130
3 Marketing Managers $163,180 $78.45 40
4 Sales Managers $159,880 $76.86 80
5 Pharmacists $141,830 $68.19 120
6 Dentists, General $141,060 $67.82 70
7 Managers, All Other $136,450 $65.60 150
8 Computer and Information Systems Managers $136,300 $65.53 90
9 General and Operations Managers $134,890 $64.85 960
10 Medical and Health Services Managers $134,690 $64.76 230
11 Lawyers $131,630 $63.28 270
12 Physician Assistants $127,650 $61.37 140
13 Human Resources Managers $120,890 $58.12 40
14 Nurse Practitioners $118,490 $56.96 140
15 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $117,620 $56.55 80
16 Software Developers $116,660 $56.09 180
17 Computer Network Architects $115,270 $55.42 50
18 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $113,660 $54.65 70
19 Speech-Language Pathologists $112,470 $54.07 110
20 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $112,380 $0.00 140

👥 Most Available Jobs in Grand Junction, CO

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Fast Food and Counter Workers 2,330 $32,680 $15.71
2 Retail Salespersons 2,230 $38,460 $18.49
3 Cashiers 1,900 $33,570 $16.14
4 Registered Nurses 1,840 $94,670 $45.52
5 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,240 $35,020 $16.84
6 Waiters and Waitresses 1,090 $47,800 $22.98
7 Stockers and Order Fillers 1,070 $40,400 $19.42
8 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,060 $56,510 $27.17
9 Office Clerks, General 1,020 $54,470 $26.19
10 General and Operations Managers 960 $134,890 $64.85
11 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 900 $44,600 $21.44
12 Customer Service Representatives 850 $41,610 $20.01
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 820 $37,470 $18.01
14 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 800 $57,070 $27.44
15 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 760 $46,140 $22.18
16 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 750 $77,220 $37.13
17 Cooks, Restaurant 740 $36,990 $17.78
18 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 700 $39,890 $19.18
19 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 670 $37,760 $0.00
20 Construction Laborers 660 $42,750 $20.55