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Colorado Jobs

The estimated total employment in Colorado is 2,302,340 people with an average annual salary of 44,660.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Colorado has increaded by 7%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 24%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20012,159,370N/A
20022,129,430-1.41%
20032,112,700-0.79%
20042,110,640-0.1%
20052,258,2406.54%
20062,207,120-2.26%
20072,258,2402.32%
20082,302,3401.95%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$36,030N/A
2002$37,7104.46%
2003$38,4701.98%
2004$39,4102.39%
2005$43,1008.56%
2006$41,450-3.83%
2007$43,1003.98%
2008$44,6603.62%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations381,880$34,070
Sales and related occupations262,520$39,160
Food preparation and serving related occupations207,720$21,380
Construction and extraction occupations150,410$40,760
Transportation and material moving occupations135,640$33,430
Education, training, and library occupations129,720$46,630
Business and financial operations occupations126,560$67,570
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations109,080$68,600
Production occupations103,660$32,780
Management occupations99,190$99,750
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations92,640$42,230
Computer and mathematical science occupations86,370$79,780
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations78,900$24,680
Personal care and service occupations63,020$25,220
Architecture and engineering occupations59,050$77,800
Protective service occupations48,520$42,000
Healthcare support occupations46,850$29,160
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations40,380$47,730
Community and social services occupations28,990$40,720
Life, physical, and social science occupations28,750$66,780
Legal occupations19,060$89,780
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations3,430$25,660

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Surgeons1,110$215,160
Chief executives2,450$163,510
Family and general practitioners1,920$158,050
Dentists, general1,770$157,340
Physicians and surgeons, all other3,620$146,980
Engineering managers3,140$128,690
Computer and information systems managers4,210$124,890
Lawyers10,230$120,620
Natural sciences managers1,040$116,380
Financial managers4,580$114,480