Fastest-growing jobs in Colorado

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.0% (1,250 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,180
--- Employment in 2022: 6,930
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $125,840

#50. Medical and health services managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.1% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,680
--- Employment in 2022: 2,270
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,240

#49. Automotive and watercraft service attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.1% (190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,240
--- Employment in 2022: 1,050
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $43,980

#48. Photographers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.2% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,770
--- Employment in 2022: 3,190
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,630

#47. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.3% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,680
--- Employment in 2022: 1,420
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $80,340

#46. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.4% (1,000 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,430
--- Employment in 2022: 5,430
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $115,940

#45. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.6% (160 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Employment in 2022: 860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $40,620

#44. Personal care and service workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.7% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,240
--- Employment in 2022: 2,730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $71,120

#43. Architectural and civil drafters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.1% (890 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,560
--- Employment in 2022: 4,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $68,380

#42. Industrial machinery mechanics
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.8% (1,730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 10,450
--- Employment in 2022: 8,720
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $76,480

#41. Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.9% (1,440 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,680
--- Employment in 2022: 7,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,820

#40. Dishwashers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.9% (2,180 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 13,130
--- Employment in 2022: 10,950
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $94,750

#39. Management analysts
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.0% (1,010 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,070
--- Employment in 2022: 5,060
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,120

#38. Flight attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.0% (1,960 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 11,750
--- Employment in 2022: 9,790
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $40,210

#37. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.9% (1,300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,530
--- Employment in 2022: 6,230
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,800

#36. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.6% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,980
--- Employment in 2022: 2,450
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $49,960

#35. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.1% (990 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,470
--- Employment in 2022: 4,480
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,360

#34. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.4% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,970
--- Employment in 2022: 1,610
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $120,290

#33. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.4% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,640
--- Employment in 2022: 1,340
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,440

#32. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.8% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Employment in 2022: 840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $153,980

#31. Purchasing managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.7% (1,860 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 9,380
--- Employment in 2022: 7,520
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,440

#30. Amusement and recreation attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.8% (330 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,660
--- Employment in 2022: 1,330
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,630

#29. Office and administrative support workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.0% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,950
--- Employment in 2022: 1,560
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $49,910

#28. Financial clerks, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.2% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,980
--- Employment in 2022: 2,380
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,680

#27. First-line supervisors of personal service workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.3% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,480
--- Employment in 2022: 1,980
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,250

#26. Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.3% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Employment in 2022: 830
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $97,760

#25. Lodging managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.8% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,800
--- Employment in 2022: 1,420
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $60,130

#24. Drywall and ceiling tile installers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.5% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,300
--- Employment in 2022: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,870

#23. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.8% (960 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,290
--- Employment in 2022: 3,330
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,190

#22. Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.0% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,600
--- Employment in 2022: 1,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $135,370

#21. Industrial production managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.0% (450 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,900
--- Employment in 2022: 1,450
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $109,060

#20. Facilities managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.3% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,760
--- Employment in 2022: 1,320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,180

#19. Parking attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.8% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,030
--- Employment in 2022: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $77,180

#18. Psychology teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.1% (2,520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 9,910
--- Employment in 2022: 7,390
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,800

#17. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.6% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,180
--- Employment in 2022: 1,620
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,450

#16. Phlebotomists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.0% (1,840 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,100
--- Employment in 2022: 5,260
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $101,700

#15. Mechanical engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.5% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,710
--- Employment in 2022: 2,000
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $68,990

#14. Fundraisers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.8% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,290
--- Employment in 2022: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $43,510

#13. Aircraft service attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.1% (690 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,600
--- Employment in 2022: 1,910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $52,150

#12. Social workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +37.6% (3,010 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 11,010
--- Employment in 2022: 8,000
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,690

#11. Childcare workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +38.0% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,180
--- Employment in 2022: 1,580
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,980

#10. Cooks, short order
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +38.7% (670 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,400
--- Employment in 2022: 1,730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,290

#9. Paramedics
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +38.9% (650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,320
--- Employment in 2022: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,430

#8. Surgical technologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.8% (2,410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,460
--- Employment in 2022: 6,050
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $97,570

#7. Financial and investment analysts
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.7% (1,320 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,560
--- Employment in 2022: 3,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,200

#6. Community and social service specialists, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +41.6% (670 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,280
--- Employment in 2022: 1,610
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $95,050

#5. Social and community service managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +47.9% (570 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,760
--- Employment in 2022: 1,190
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,650

#4. Telecommunications line installers and repairers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +48.6% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,650
--- Employment in 2022: 1,110
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,910

#3. Telemarketers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +66.9% (2,370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,910
--- Employment in 2022: 3,540
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $111,970

#2. Data scientists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +67.6% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,140
--- Employment in 2022: 680
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,090

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Semiconductor processing technicians
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