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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO

What professions have the highest employment in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO. We note that the total employment in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO is 1,551,060. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 41,650 people (2.69 percent of the total employment in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 39,470 people (2.54 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,551,060
100.00% $54,110
2 Retail Salespersons
41,650
2.69% $34,050
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
39,470
2.54% $32,180
4 Stockers and Order Fillers
29,290
1.89% $36,980
5 Customer Service Representatives
29,280
1.89% $41,280
6 Registered Nurses
28,900
1.86% $82,710
7 Other Business Operations Specialists
27,880
1.80% $81,080
8 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
27,230
1.76% $82,450
9 General and Operations Managers
27,020
1.74% $131,680
10 Software Developers
25,060
1.62% $129,500
11 Cashiers
24,040
1.55% $31,650
12 Accountants and Auditors
23,530
1.52% $80,580
13 Waiters and Waitresses
21,060
1.36% $29,390
14 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
18,970
1.22% $40,220
15 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
18,830
1.21% $33,850
16 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
18,720
1.21% $71,960
17 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
18,190
1.17% $35,750
18 Office Clerks, General
17,800
1.15% $46,650
19 Project Management Specialists
17,590
1.13% $99,300
20 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
17,330
1.12% $45,080
21 Restaurant Cooks
17,070
1.10% $37,010
22 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
17,050
1.10% $78,120
23 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
15,760
1.02% $56,050
24 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
14,930
0.96% $67,600
25 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
14,360
0.93% $50,170
26 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
12,640
0.81% $46,730
27 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
12,500
0.81% $49,600
28 Human Resources Specialists
11,590
0.75% $76,690
29 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
11,570
0.75% $60,310
30 Lawyers
11,550
0.74% $171,400
31 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
11,520
0.74% $48,450
32 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
11,480
0.74% $77,370
33 Nursing Assistants
10,990
0.71% $38,270
34 Construction Laborers
10,840
0.70% $43,290
35 Security Guards
10,820
0.70% $36,510
36 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
10,360
0.67% $35,770
37 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
10,180
0.66% $45,070
38 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
9,960
0.64% $38,990
39 Computer User Support Specialists
9,780
0.63% $63,500
40 Electricians
9,720
0.63% $60,200
41 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
9,610
0.62% $40,180
42 Bartenders
8,880
0.57% $30,210
43 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
8,640
0.56% $62,740
44 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
8,390
0.54% $48,190
45 All Other Managers
8,260
0.53% $159,880
46 Financial Managers
8,220
0.53% $170,690
47 Receptionists and Information Clerks
8,120
0.52% $37,120
48 Carpenters
8,110
0.52% $56,650
49 Management Analysts
7,840
0.51% $99,040
50 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
7,830
0.50% $34,150
51 Computer and Information Systems Managers
7,690
0.50% $170,160
52 Civil Engineers
7,480
0.48% $96,720
53 Food Preparation Workers
7,450
0.48% $35,870
54 Computer Network Architects
7,010
0.45% $135,890
55 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
6,900
0.44% $37,840
56 Computer Systems Analysts
6,870
0.44% $110,570
57 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
6,840
0.44% $61,320
58 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
6,720
0.43% $49,500
59 Counter and Rental Clerks
6,660
0.43% $39,630
60 Insurance Sales Agents
6,590
0.42% $63,310
61 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
6,550
0.42% $77,670
62 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
6,520
0.42% $61,240
63 Sales Managers
6,510
0.42% $162,670
64 Construction Managers
6,430
0.41% $103,280
65 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
6,410
0.41% $49,440
66 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
6,330
0.41% $102,050
67 Training and Development Specialists
6,260
0.40% $69,230
68 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
6,070
0.39% $76,230
69 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
5,830
0.38% $65,820
70 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
5,810
0.37% $62,440
71 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
5,690
0.37% $30,560
72 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
5,650
0.36% $45,200
73 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
5,510
0.36% $62,350
74 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
5,420
0.35% $59,750
75 Medical Assistants
5,300
0.34% $45,530
76 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
5,220
0.34% $93,160
77 Personal Financial Advisors
5,050
0.33% $99,600
78 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
4,980
0.32% $63,540
79 Flight Attendants
4,980
0.32% $59,410
80 Compliance Officers
4,940
0.32% $79,050
81 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
4,930
0.32% $91,010
82 Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)
4,920
0.32% $125,090
83 Medical Secretaries
4,850
0.31% $39,490
84 Childcare Workers
4,820
0.31% $35,830
85 Driver/Sales Workers
4,780
0.31% $38,020
86 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
4,670
0.30% $35,610
87 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
4,620
0.30% $175,690
88 Computer Occupations, All Other
4,570
0.29% $115,790
89 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
4,490
0.29% $39,340
90 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
4,430
0.29% $67,510
91 Financial Analysts
4,380
0.28% $97,490
92 Sales and Related Workers, All Other
4,360
0.28% $49,980
93 Marketing Managers
4,350
0.28% $166,140
94 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
4,180
0.27% $51,640
95 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
4,140
0.27% $59,090
96 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
4,130
0.27% $31,670
97 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
4,110
0.26% $48,640
98 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
4,080
0.26% $36,280
99 Real Estate Sales Agents
3,920
0.25% $83,990
100 Database Architects
3,880
0.25% $132,360

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