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Job Insights for Colorado

Explore the occupations that pay the most and the jobs with the broadest employment base in Colorado. Click any occupation to open a full CareerMatch profile with national, state, and metro comparisons.

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Colorado

Detailed Occupations

742

Highest Average Salary

$393,810

Average Salary Across Occupations

$78,314

Highest Paying Occupation in Colorado

Neurologists leads this state with an average annual salary of $393,810.

Largest Employment Market in Colorado

Fast Food and Counter Workers has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 78,720 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Colorado

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

Most Available Jobs in Colorado

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

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Colorado

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Neurologists $393,810 $189.33 160
2 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $393,740 $189.30 0
3 Emergency Medicine Physicians $378,530 $181.99 910
4 Radiologists $350,480 $168.50 240
5 Dermatologists $335,880 $161.48 240
6 Surgeons, All Other $311,400 $149.71 550
7 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $297,240 $142.90 130
8 Physicians, All Other $294,950 $141.80 2,210
9 Chief Executives $280,170 $134.70 0
10 General Internal Medicine Physicians $268,320 $129.00 700
11 Physicians, Pathologists $259,370 $124.70 50
12 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $254,770 $0.00 5,840
13 Psychiatrists $252,200 $121.25 290
14 Family Medicine Physicians $248,310 $119.38 2,800
15 Pediatricians, General $219,260 $105.42 400
16 Lawyers $208,710 $100.34 17,160
17 Nurse Anesthetists $205,020 $98.57 630
18 Financial Managers $198,380 $95.37 11,460
19 Sales Managers $195,210 $93.85 9,520
20 Computer and Information Systems Managers $194,260 $93.39 12,450

👥 Most Available Jobs in Colorado

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Fast Food and Counter Workers 78,720 $36,000 $17.31
2 Retail Salespersons 74,640 $41,550 $19.98
3 Stockers and Order Fillers 56,840 $42,250 $20.31
4 Cashiers 55,700 $36,500 $17.55
5 Registered Nurses 54,510 $95,470 $45.90
6 Software Developers 48,980 $147,750 $71.04
7 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 46,350 $106,970 $51.43
8 Customer Service Representatives 45,890 $48,160 $23.15
9 General and Operations Managers 43,140 $161,130 $77.47
10 Waiters and Waitresses 42,510 $46,950 $22.57
11 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 40,190 $38,630 $18.57
12 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 39,100 $96,980 $46.63
13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 36,250 $39,960 $19.21
14 Accountants and Auditors 35,580 $99,220 $47.70
15 Cooks, Restaurant 33,920 $41,610 $20.00
16 Project Management Specialists 31,810 $115,920 $55.73
17 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 31,580 $45,960 $22.10
18 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 31,290 $92,300 $44.38
19 Office Clerks, General 30,280 $58,400 $28.08
20 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30,000 $93,310 $44.86