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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Colorado

862 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Colorado for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,6601,380View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$58,6404,150View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,5904,970View salary detail
Food Science Technicians$58,540270View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,4701,910View salary detail
Animal Control Workers$58,470170View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$58,3505,220View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$58,300100View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,20026,390View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$57,970140View salary detail
Costume Attendants$57,96040View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$57,8902,340View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers$57,8801,660View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters$57,690870View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$57,680550View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$57,5501,040View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$57,55060View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$57,500110View salary detail
Credit Counselors$57,130360View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$57,120220View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$57,120220View salary detail
Embalmers$57,10070View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,05050View salary detail
Acupuncturists$56,950—View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$56,850420View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians$56,790830View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians$56,780—View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$56,7602,500View salary detail
Travel Agents$56,5701,100View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians$56,420—View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$56,160260View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$56,110530View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers$55,860—View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$55,770100View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$55,4906,540View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$55,400270View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$55,2701,580View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$55,210830View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers$55,180130View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$55,1004,070View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,8801,660View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$54,6801,520View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$54,5303,160View salary detail
Tapers$54,500—View salary detail
Skincare Specialists$54,5001,510View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,0703,470View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$54,070170View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,00026,140View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,780—View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,5901,470View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.