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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Boulder, CO

What professions have the highest employment in Boulder, CO? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Boulder, CO. We note that the total employment in Boulder, CO is 191,840. The most popular job is the software developer profession, which employs 6,590 people (3.44 percent of the total employment in Boulder, CO). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 4,930 people (2.57 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Boulder, CO is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Boulder, CO (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	191,840	100.00%	$61,360
2	Software Developers	6,590	3.44%	$136,010
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,930	2.57%	$33,840
4	Retail Salespersons	4,930	2.57%	$34,350
5	Other Business Operations Specialists	3,720	1.94%	$90,310
6	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	3,340	1.74%	$75,970
7	General and Operations Managers	3,320	1.73%	$129,510
8	Registered Nurses	3,070	1.60%	$85,410
9	Waiters and Waitresses	2,990	1.56%	$33,270
10	Cashiers	2,950	1.54%	$33,130
11	Customer Service Representatives	2,820	1.47%	$42,930
12	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,700	1.41%	$79,530
13	Accountants and Auditors	2,530	1.32%	$84,090
14	Project Management Specialists	2,470	1.29%	$100,680
15	Office Clerks, General	2,340	1.22%	$49,550
16	Restaurant Cooks	2,310	1.20%	$37,970
17	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	2,250	1.17%	$76,200
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,210	1.15%	$45,550
19	Computer User Support Specialists	1,880	0.98%	$66,910
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,870	0.97%	$49,300
21	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,840	0.96%	$37,050
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,790	0.93%	$79,210
23	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,770	0.92%	$34,920
24	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,700	0.89%	$37,680
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,690	0.88%	$66,600
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,600	0.83%	$48,520
27	Human Resources Specialists	1,520	0.79%	$80,140
28	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,510	0.79%	$48,840
29	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,370	0.71%	$36,160
30	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,330	0.69%	$52,460
31	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,250	0.65%	$173,090
32	Aerospace Engineers	1,230	0.64%	$129,890
33	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,230	0.64%	$43,160
34	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,170	0.61%	$45,510
35	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	1,140	0.59%	$117,470
36	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,140	0.59%	$79,750
37	Bartenders	1,130	0.59%	$35,570
38	All Other Managers	1,110	0.58%	$167,050
39	Computer Network Architects	1,080	0.56%	$139,720
40	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,070	0.56%	$110,450
41	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,060	0.55%	$39,260
42	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,030	0.54%	$101,270
43	Receptionists and Information Clerks	980	0.51%	$37,590
44	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	980	0.51%	$40,020
45	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	950	0.50%	$73,080
46	Industrial Engineers	930	0.48%	$101,240
47	Nursing Assistants	930	0.48%	$40,180
48	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	930	0.48%	$45,810
49	Civil Engineers	900	0.47%	$96,310
50	Public Relations Specialists	900	0.47%	$54,660
51	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	900	0.47%	$62,560
52	Mechanical Engineers	880	0.46%	$101,830
53	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	870	0.45%	$81,940
54	Physicists	860	0.45%	$130,640
55	Lawyers	860	0.45%	$125,280
56	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	860	0.45%	$50,440
57	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	850	0.44%	$69,070
58	Computer Hardware Engineers	830	0.43%	$136,740
59	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	830	0.43%	$64,300
60	Medical Assistants	830	0.43%	$45,270
61	Sales Managers	790	0.41%	$169,290
62	Computer Systems Analysts	780	0.41%	$122,880
63	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	780	0.41%	$104,700
64	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	770	0.40%	$79,410
65	Web Developers	760	0.40%	$88,370
66	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	730	0.38%	$37,650
67	Financial Managers	720	0.38%	$170,440
68	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	720	0.38%	$37,950
69	Construction Laborers	720	0.38%	$42,560
70	Counter and Rental Clerks	710	0.37%	$41,370
71	Medical Secretaries	700	0.36%	$39,980
72	Marketing Managers	690	0.36%	$167,210
73	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	690	0.36%	$57,530
74	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	680	0.35%	$99,320
75	Management Analysts	670	0.35%	$117,710
76	Training and Development Specialists	670	0.35%	$71,490
77	Food Preparation Workers	670	0.35%	$38,000
78	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	670	0.35%	$33,740
79	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	660	0.34%	$33,420
80	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	660	0.34%	$51,570
81	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	650	0.34%	$63,960
82	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	650	0.34%	$54,190
83	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	640	0.33%	$116,470
84	Electricians	640	0.33%	$58,930
85	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	640	0.33%	$44,900
86	Childcare Workers	620	0.32%	$35,880
87	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	610	0.32%	$37,330
88	Food Batchmakers	610	0.32%	$37,280
89	Driver/Sales Workers	610	0.32%	$32,870
90	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	590	0.31%	$66,970
91	Architectural and Engineering Managers	580	0.30%	$186,210
92	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	580	0.30%	$77,530
93	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	550	0.29%	$37,720
94	Dental Assistants	550	0.29%	$46,530
95	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	550	0.29%	$77,270
96	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	550	0.29%	$56,980
97	Construction Managers	530	0.28%	$96,480
98	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	530	0.28%	$60,630
99	Dishwashers	530	0.28%	$34,080
100	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	520	0.27%	$31,820

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