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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Emergency Medical Technicians	$45,750	3,060	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$45,610	1,190	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$45,600	290	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$45,550	1,350	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$45,510	50	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$45,500	5,210	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$45,380	790	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$45,380	2,750	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,370	31,140	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$45,370	31,140	View salary detail
Security Guards	$45,150	16,890	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$45,140	640	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$45,030	240	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$44,900	3,880	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$44,860	40,680	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$44,750	760	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$44,710	9,700	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$44,500	1,220	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$44,340	4,640	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$44,340	100	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$44,340	4,640	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$44,290	330	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$44,230	1,120	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$43,910	1,190	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$43,840	970	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$43,720	320	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$43,670	70	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$43,620	—	View salary detail
Orderlies	$43,570	540	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$43,490	100	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$43,490	60	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$43,430	880	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$43,420	10,790	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,230	3,650	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$43,080	610	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$42,840	80	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$42,640	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$42,500	9,440	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$42,470	—	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$42,450	1,900	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$42,350	55,520	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$42,240	160	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$42,240	40	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$42,010	11,020	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$41,970	360	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$41,710	160	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,600	30,600	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$41,300	140	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$41,020	4,710	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$40,800	50	View 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.