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Below is a listing of the the top 100 occupations in Colorado and their average wages. This data was extracted and condensed from the most current reports published on the Colorado Workforce website. (July 2006). To view all the listings and the average hourly and annual wages for a specific area in Colorado, click the table below:
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| Occupational Title |
Employment Estimate |
* Average Hourly Wage |
*Average Annual Wage |
| Total all occupations |
2,151,520 |
$19 |
$40,280 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
372,530 |
$15 |
$31,580 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
249,260 |
$17 |
$35,320 |
| Food Preparation and Serving-Related Occupations |
195,260 |
$9 |
$18,460 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
134,290 |
$15 |
$31,130 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
130,190 |
$18 |
$37,620 |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
117,540 |
$20 |
$41,470 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
107,590 |
$29 |
$60,010 |
| Management Occupations |
106,820 |
$43 |
$89,050 |
| Production Occupations |
104,490 |
$15 |
$30,680 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
96,110 |
$29 |
$60,570 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
87,800 |
$19 |
$39,490 |
| Retail Salespersons |
79,380 |
$12 |
$24,860 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
74,550 |
$34 |
$70,850 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
73,390 |
$11 |
$22,890 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
58,120 |
$11 |
$23,520 |
| Office Clerks, General |
55,740 |
$13 |
$26,860 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
52,890 |
$32 |
$66,930 |
| Cashiers |
51,520 |
$10 |
$19,770 |
| Protective Service Occupations |
46,490 |
$19 |
$39,280 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
45,420 |
$8 |
$16,410 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
42,700 |
$8 |
$16,250 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
39,850 |
$13 |
$26,670 |
| Customer Service Representatives |
35,640 |
$14 |
$29,810 |
| General and Operations Managers |
34,560 |
$47 |
$97,270 |
| Registered Nurses |
33,050 |
$27 |
$56,340 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
32,990 |
$10 |
$21,500 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
31,660 |
$16 |
$32,580 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
30,090 |
$21 |
$42,930 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Except Technical & Scientific Products |
29,120 |
$27 |
$56,520 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
27,240 |
$11 |
$23,000 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
27,180 |
$29 |
$61,010 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
25,030 |
$19 |
$38,490 |
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
23,400 |
$20 |
$40,690 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
22,830 |
# |
$44,350 |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer |
22,650 |
$18 |
$37,320 |
| Accountants and Auditors |
22,390 |
$28 |
$58,360 |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
22,390 |
$14 |
$30,020 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
21,930 |
$31 |
$64,030 |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers |
21,160 |
$12 |
$24,140 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
19,980 |
$23 |
$47,910 |
| Construction Laborers |
19,210 |
$13 |
$26,750 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
19,170 |
$10 |
$20,970 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
18,780 |
$12 |
$25,160 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
18,760 |
$16 |
$32,830 |
| Teacher Assistants |
18,410 |
# |
$22,590 |
| Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services |
18,040 |
$14 |
$28,170 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
17,670 |
$12 |
$24,140 |
| Carpenters |
17,180 |
$19 |
$38,520 |
| Legal Occupations |
17,150 |
$37 |
$77,000 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers |
16,690 |
$19 |
$40,380 |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants |
16,070 |
$12 |
$24,150 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
15,990 |
$9 |
$19,190 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
14,510 |
$39 |
$81,870 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education |
13,890 |
# |
$44,860 |
| Security Guards |
13,210 |
$12 |
$25,130 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
13,060 |
$14 |
$30,010 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
12,890 |
$27 |
$56,380 |
| Computer Support Specialists |
12,820 |
$23 |
$48,780 |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
12,280 |
$35 |
$73,060 |
| Food Preparation Workers |
12,010 |
$9 |
$19,090 |
| Electricians |
11,710 |
$21 |
$43,220 |
| Counter and Rental Clerks |
11,380 |
$11 |
$22,400 |
| Dishwashers |
11,360 |
$8 |
$16,200 |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
11,100 |
$18 |
$36,940 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education |
10,470 |
# |
$44,320 |
| Personal and Home Care Aides |
10,200 |
$9 |
$18,160 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other |
10,170 |
$15 |
$31,790 |
| Bill and Account Collectors |
9,980 |
$15 |
$31,260 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
9,570 |
$41 |
$84,850 |
| Lawyers |
9,450 |
$48 |
$100,850 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
9,380 |
$13 |
$27,000 |
| Bartenders |
9,210 |
$8 |
$16,400 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers |
8,820 |
$25 |
$51,110 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
8,770 |
$19 |
$38,930 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
8,740 |
$14 |
$29,130 |
| Child Care Workers |
8,690 |
$9 |
$19,250 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
8,650 |
$21 |
$43,580 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand |
8,560 |
$9 |
$18,600 |
| Team Assemblers |
8,500 |
$12 |
$24,280 |
| Telemarketers |
8,300 |
$11 |
$23,330 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators |
8,050 |
$15 |
$30,410 |
| Tellers |
8,000 |
$12 |
$24,060 |
| Loan Officers |
7,880 |
$28 |
$59,070 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
7,790 |
$8 |
$16,290 |
| Managers, All Other |
7,650 |
$43 |
$89,860 |
| Civil Engineers |
7,530 |
$33 |
$68,730 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
7,370 |
$27 |
$55,260 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
7,180 |
$33 |
$69,550 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses |
7,120 |
$18 |
$37,550 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
7,040 |
$8 |
$17,070 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
6,820 |
$20 |
$40,620 |
| Order Clerks |
6,810 |
$14 |
$29,540 |
| Medical Assistants |
6,780 |
$14 |
$28,340 |
| Driver/Sales Workers |
6,750 |
$11 |
$21,990 |
| Management Analysts |
6,710 |
$38 |
$79,720 |
| Financial Managers |
6,540 |
$48 |
$98,810 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
6,500 |
$8 |
$15,850 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers |
6,370 |
$24 |
$49,490 |
| Computer Programmers |
6,000 |
$35 |
$73,180 |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers |
5,930 |
$24 |
$49,940 |
# Data not available.
* All amounts rounded to the closest whole dollar value.
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