Wages by Occupation in Colorado Springs, CO

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 316,060 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $52,710 for all occupations combined. 486 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Colorado Springs, CO area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

41.7% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.7), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 100.7 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 116.2; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 56,358 residents (7.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,962; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 393,413 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

36.4% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.3), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$37,089	$32,485
High school graduate	$42,331	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$48,518	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$66,514	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$89,935	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	22.1% (±2.7)	24.2%
High school graduate	10.7% (±0.8)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.2% (±0.6)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4% (±0.3)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	6.1% (±1.6)	7.7%
High school graduate	6.0% (±0.8)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.9% (±0.6)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2% (±0.4)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	39.4%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.2%	10.0%
Business	18.6%	20.1%
Education	9.6%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.2%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	2,580	$85,000	$94,240	8.15	0.87
Actuaries	50	$113,760	$122,750	0.16	0.91
Administrative Services Managers	160	$137,730	$148,810	0.52	0.31
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	50	$64,890	$71,420	0.16	0.66
Advertising Sales Agents	100	$58,340	$66,930	0.32	0.54
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	40	$83,250	$85,380	0.12	1.69
Aerospace Engineers	990	$151,980	$160,950	3.13	7.18
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	400	$79,810	$85,590	1.27	1.43
Aircraft Service Attendants	110	$43,740	$43,200	0.33	1.66
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	1,150	$32,570	$34,280	3.65	1.43
Animal Caretakers	770	$35,220	$40,210	2.45	1.43
Animal Trainers	40	$58,090	$68,260	0.12	1.00
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	170	$97,080	$101,950	0.54	0.79
Architectural and Civil Drafters	360	$61,850	$68,840	1.15	1.72
Architectural and Engineering Managers	560	$183,400	$192,550	1.76	1.24
Art Directors	50	$93,090	$98,780	0.15	0.43
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$72,750	$79,780	—	—
Athletes and Sports Competitors	40	$56,890	$555,730	0.14	1.44
Athletic Trainers	30	$64,430	$71,860	0.11	0.54
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	40	$106,020	$113,080	0.12	1.91
Audio and Video Technicians	100	$58,780	$60,840	0.31	0.69
Audiologists	50	$102,270	$101,750	0.15	1.71
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	70	$57,710	$58,210	0.23	1.83
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	360	$37,110	$38,470	1.14	1.74
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	410	$58,940	$63,560	1.30	1.36
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,600	$60,710	$62,320	5.08	1.12
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	—	$37,910	$38,240	—	—
Bakers	460	$37,780	$41,720	1.46	0.96
Barbers	70	$71,970	$61,980	0.23	2.39
Bartenders	1,720	$37,700	$48,940	5.44	1.12
Bicycle Repairers	80	$45,490	$43,590	0.25	3.19
Bill and Account Collectors	170	$48,540	$48,510	0.54	0.53
Billing and Posting Clerks	860	$48,690	$51,640	2.73	1.05
Biological Scientists, All Other	50	$97,140	$96,930	0.17	0.48
Biological Technicians	40	$52,300	$51,470	0.14	0.31
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,910	$46,840	$49,350	9.21	1.04
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	60	$65,520	$65,500	0.20	0.59
Broadcast Technicians	50	$47,090	$58,070	0.17	1.24
Budget Analysts	240	$93,530	$94,320	0.75	2.48
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	—	$44,880	$45,660	—	—
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	310	$63,910	$64,270	0.97	0.52
Bus Drivers, School	590	$47,330	$48,640	1.88	0.73
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	380	$63,010	$59,910	1.19	1.16
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	5,280	$94,450	$98,550	16.70	2.39
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	210	$72,020	$85,810	0.68	1.28
Butchers and Meat Cutters	220	$48,320	$47,800	0.69	0.78
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,200	$84,370	$92,300	3.79	1.20
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	120	$47,360	$49,570	0.38	0.77
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	70	$102,350	$96,220	0.23	0.58
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	80	$58,000	$61,520	0.27	2.45
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	250	$48,740	$57,140	0.79	1.07
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	180	$59,310	$60,830	0.58	0.81
Carpenters	1,220	$57,430	$61,230	3.85	0.89
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	80	$78,460	$83,230	0.25	2.72
Cashiers	5,900	$35,740	$37,170	18.68	0.94
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	640	$59,860	$58,250	2.02	1.52
Chefs and Head Cooks	490	$59,180	$63,350	1.53	1.19
Chemical Technicians	50	$62,200	$62,230	0.15	0.40
Chemists	60	$81,840	$94,940	0.19	0.35
Chief Executives	70	$223,990	$236,940	0.21	0.16
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,210	$60,320	$64,010	3.83	1.52
Childcare Workers	1,380	$37,160	$39,120	4.35	1.30
Chiropractors	160	$64,360	$67,340	0.51	2.01
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	170	$69,860	$70,890	0.53	1.20
Civil Engineers	1,100	$94,840	$106,010	3.48	1.47
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	1,450	$71,580	$76,480	4.58	2.20
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	640	$36,250	$38,300	2.02	0.83
Clergy	40	$59,620	$64,980	0.13	0.36
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	100	$121,830	$119,640	0.32	0.66
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	510	$77,300	$78,880	1.61	0.75
Coaches and Scouts	400	$51,330	$66,420	1.28	0.80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	170	$52,180	$67,890	0.54	0.53
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	60	$37,470	$41,970	0.19	1.09
Commercial and Industrial Designers	—	$98,220	$83,360	—	—
Commercial Pilots	—	$167,310	$156,170	—	—
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	640	$48,620	$54,500	2.02	2.91
Community Health Workers	110	$53,360	$55,110	0.34	0.87
Compliance Officers	720	$78,420	$84,750	2.29	0.85
Computer and Information Research Scientists	130	$107,090	$115,010	0.41	1.70
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,050	$192,400	$193,590	3.31	0.77
Computer Hardware Engineers	490	$136,920	$146,080	1.55	3.15
Computer Network Architects	2,460	$130,980	$144,120	7.78	6.73
Computer Network Support Specialists	280	$75,740	$81,640	0.87	0.93
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	180	$51,540	$56,610	0.57	0.52
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	50	$65,470	$72,370	0.15	0.84
Computer Occupations, All Other	1,680	$110,090	$110,230	5.33	1.90
Computer Programmers	60	$117,020	$114,670	0.20	0.34
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	130	$80,100	$89,290	0.40	1.76
Computer Systems Analysts	760	$128,740	$133,910	2.40	0.72
Computer User Support Specialists	2,350	$59,930	$68,380	7.44	1.61
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	120	$57,090	$54,020	0.37	0.89
Concierges	100	$39,060	$41,750	0.33	1.04
Construction and Building Inspectors	370	$75,630	$78,150	1.17	1.23
Construction Laborers	1,790	$46,340	$47,780	5.66	0.80
Construction Managers	1,210	$112,390	$119,450	3.84	1.57
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	150	$83,300	$71,890	0.47	1.50
Cooks, Fast Food	1,340	$36,560	$35,660	4.24	1.03
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1,090	$39,110	$41,800	3.45	1.22
Cooks, Restaurant	3,330	$38,000	$40,070	10.52	1.16
Cooks, Short Order	190	$32,030	$34,320	0.60	0.67
Correctional Officers and Jailers	370	$57,080	$65,410	1.16	0.47
Cost Estimators	720	$84,990	$90,840	2.27	1.57
Counselors, All Other	50	$66,910	$64,700	0.15	0.84
Counter and Rental Clerks	1,600	$43,510	$47,500	5.07	1.97
Couriers and Messengers	70	$42,380	$41,160	0.23	0.52
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	30	$79,100	$77,020	0.10	1.19
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	570	$51,920	$53,760	1.81	1.57
Credit Analysts	70	$76,110	$79,100	0.22	0.54
Credit Counselors	40	$55,140	$55,980	0.11	0.62
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	180	$38,970	$41,290	0.57	0.94
Customer Service Representatives	5,340	$46,120	$47,400	16.90	1.01
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$51,590	$49,990	0.19	0.65
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	160	$47,890	$49,620	0.52	0.47
Data Entry Keyers	90	$41,600	$44,410	0.29	0.36
Data Scientists	580	$127,600	$132,120	1.82	1.08
Database Administrators	110	$118,170	$118,110	0.36	0.79
Database Architects	120	$127,050	$133,400	0.39	0.90
Dental Assistants	1,360	$48,290	$49,170	4.31	1.73
Dental Hygienists	500	$118,410	$113,180	1.58	1.10
Dental Laboratory Technicians	60	$68,230	$70,970	0.20	0.92
Dentists, General	280	$158,830	$165,610	0.90	1.12
Dermatologists	—	$398,810	$369,320	—	—
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	230	$85,750	$96,030	0.73	0.99
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	160	$110,850	$104,680	0.51	0.88
Dietitians and Nutritionists	150	$77,030	$76,810	0.48	0.97
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	1,050	$35,660	$39,450	3.31	0.95
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	80	$66,950	$75,750	0.25	1.77
Dishwashers	960	$35,030	$35,200	3.04	0.99
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	370	$52,350	$55,310	1.16	0.89
Driver/Sales Workers	1,400	$40,670	$41,440	4.42	1.68
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	100	$57,080	$56,950	0.32	0.59
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	50	$66,360	$72,020	0.16	1.31
Editors	200	$75,590	$75,020	0.63	1.06
Education Administrators, All Other	430	$123,120	$124,320	1.36	3.85
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	800	$106,360	$111,870	2.52	1.19
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	120	$103,310	$119,560	0.37	0.32
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	150	$63,900	$65,910	0.48	1.01
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$64,970	$59,890	0.33	0.85
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	480	$60,470	$68,600	1.53	2.01
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	860	$62,640	$66,430	2.71	1.19
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	50	$58,470	$56,370	0.16	1.75
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	180	$69,610	$71,960	0.57	0.93
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	—	$76,380	$83,050	—	—
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	240	$75,510	$79,660	0.75	1.80
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	40	$100,890	$98,350	0.14	1.03
Electrical Engineers	540	$118,250	$121,310	1.70	1.33
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	180	$106,860	$96,160	0.58	0.69
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	570	$47,490	$47,300	1.80	1.14
Electricians	1,290	$59,210	$61,310	4.08	0.84
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	—	$67,040	$68,100	—	—
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	850	$119,330	$126,390	2.69	4.31
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3,640	$61,140	$60,710	11.52	1.29
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	230	$48,740	$52,080	0.74	0.74
Emergency Medical Technicians	400	$46,180	$45,760	1.27	1.10
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	160	$71,630	$71,360	0.51	1.31
Engineers, All Other	440	$129,790	$130,440	1.40	1.42
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$72,910	$83,840	—	—
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	90	$98,560	$108,170	0.29	1.19
Environmental Engineers	80	$114,500	$127,180	0.25	1.03
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	—	$61,540	$68,050	—	—
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	150	$97,460	$111,640	0.47	0.82
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	50	$61,410	$70,780	0.14	0.65
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	—	$64,750	$67,210	—	—
Exercise Physiologists	40	$52,950	$56,550	0.12	2.23
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	1,020	$47,120	$53,180	3.22	1.55
Facilities Managers	190	$112,490	$118,570	0.61	0.61
Family Medicine Physicians	290	$283,470	$238,590	0.93	1.35
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	140	$36,670	$39,350	0.45	0.26
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	100	$38,100	$41,120	0.31	1.46
Fast Food and Counter Workers	11,470	$34,420	$35,170	36.29	1.46
File Clerks	120	$43,870	$46,970	0.37	0.78
Film and Video Editors	40	$55,120	$61,670	0.12	0.70
Financial and Investment Analysts	480	$102,640	$109,760	1.50	0.65
Financial Clerks, All Other	230	$58,230	$56,200	0.72	3.08
Financial Examiners	130	$96,670	$95,110	0.41	0.94
Financial Managers	710	$172,680	$190,600	2.25	0.42
Financial Risk Specialists	100	$126,500	$127,660	0.33	0.80
Financial Specialists, All Other	370	$88,520	$97,880	1.17	1.38
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	—	$49,480	$60,790	—	—
Firefighters	760	$63,110	$62,280	2.40	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,810	$77,450	$80,590	5.73	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	360	$55,630	$56,460	1.15	1.73
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	40	$52,780	$60,280	0.14	0.77
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	230	$81,960	$87,300	0.74	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,790	$45,390	$49,500	8.84	1.12
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	60	$62,940	$69,740	0.18	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	480	$47,930	$52,190	1.52	1.33
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	480	$56,370	$59,060	1.52	1.80
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,470	$77,520	$83,000	4.66	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	620	$101,910	$115,750	1.95	1.41
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,640	$70,150	$72,450	8.34	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	310	$48,300	$51,240	0.99	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	320	$122,420	$114,280	1.01	1.02
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	750	$73,110	$79,290	2.37	0.55
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	60	$78,550	$76,770	0.18	1.32
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,960	$53,690	$60,080	9.37	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	180	$45,490	$53,830	0.57	1.10
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,110	$63,400	$67,470	3.51	0.88
Floral Designers	70	$42,870	$44,800	0.24	0.91
Food Batchmakers	70	$37,190	$38,860	0.22	0.19
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	290	$35,710	$37,910	0.92	1.69
Food Preparation Workers	1,190	$37,450	$39,300	3.76	0.65
Food Processing Workers, All Other	80	$43,930	$43,850	0.24	0.59
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	770	$36,690	$38,670	2.45	1.29
Food Service Managers	240	$72,140	$83,180	0.77	0.50
Forensic Science Technicians	30	$84,010	$85,840	0.10	0.85
Forest and Conservation Technicians	90	$58,590	$61,500	0.29	1.48
Fundraisers	320	$67,380	$71,590	1.02	1.43
Fundraising Managers	70	$115,790	$131,460	0.23	0.92
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	80	$34,790	$36,790	0.25	1.77
Gambling Dealers	—	$32,810	$49,070	—	—
General and Operations Managers	4,580	$120,770	$154,360	14.50	0.64
General Internal Medicine Physicians	—	$339,290	$288,640	—	—
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	110	$80,660	$96,700	0.35	2.31
Glaziers	180	$60,130	$62,790	0.57	1.52
Graphic Designers	400	$60,790	$68,380	1.27	1.00
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$42,420	$44,560	0.15	0.36
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	50	$45,590	$48,600	0.15	1.71
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	870	$36,680	$49,880	2.75	1.40
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	120	$55,690	$53,420	0.37	1.10
Health Education Specialists	80	$73,990	$70,740	0.25	0.59
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	30	$67,770	$70,580	0.10	0.41
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	190	$74,230	$84,170	0.60	0.42
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	230	$60,850	$65,700	0.72	0.62
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	50	$88,520	$109,140	0.17	0.90
Healthcare Social Workers	380	$72,670	$67,840	1.19	0.99
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	430	$46,480	$50,030	1.35	1.92
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	950	$61,460	$66,950	3.01	1.14
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,860	$59,790	$60,110	5.88	0.44
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	40	$48,530	$47,840	0.12	1.34
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	100	$41,510	$41,940	0.31	0.51
Helpers--Production Workers	50	$38,670	$40,760	0.16	0.15
Highway Maintenance Workers	150	$57,720	$55,480	0.48	0.49
Home Appliance Repairers	90	$49,710	$51,590	0.30	1.44
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,730	$37,530	$39,240	18.14	0.66
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,130	$36,350	$38,560	3.59	1.29
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	590	$35,320	$36,150	1.87	1.11
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	240	$51,060	$52,440	0.76	1.31
Human Resources Managers	250	$151,180	$157,520	0.79	0.55
Human Resources Specialists	1,800	$79,000	$84,310	5.69	0.97
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	210	$64,080	$72,270	0.68	1.40
Industrial Engineers	560	$105,320	$110,140	1.78	0.76
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	550	$78,640	$73,050	1.75	0.62
Industrial Production Managers	130	$127,390	$133,660	0.41	0.26
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	470	$45,710	$48,400	1.47	0.30
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	1,620	$49,450	$52,690	5.12	5.90
Information Security Analysts	1,000	$130,880	$135,110	3.17	2.59
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	450	$51,080	$55,660	1.43	0.37
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	500	$49,560	$53,760	1.59	1.40
Instructional Coordinators	380	$78,180	$83,170	1.20	0.82
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	140	$59,440	$56,840	0.46	1.59
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	150	$58,080	$56,810	0.48	0.35
Insurance Sales Agents	2,150	$58,640	$78,570	6.79	2.20
Insurance Underwriters	240	$93,960	$104,410	0.75	1.10
Interior Designers	130	$66,440	$72,260	0.41	0.90
Interpreters and Translators	120	$67,560	$71,040	0.39	1.17
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	560	$47,900	$49,520	1.77	1.86
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,530	$37,500	$39,830	11.17	0.79
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	70	$190,230	$179,340	0.21	1.34
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	390	$59,830	$58,250	1.22	1.74
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,660	$41,080	$42,430	8.43	0.44
Landscape Architects	80	$77,180	$74,870	0.25	2.01
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,410	$43,480	$44,150	7.62	1.24
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	480	$36,040	$35,970	1.52	1.19
Lawyers	1,390	$106,320	$138,450	4.40	0.91
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	150	$51,910	$53,710	0.48	0.48
Legal Support Workers, All Other	230	$57,320	$69,960	0.71	2.38
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	230	$61,370	$67,710	0.74	0.86
Library Assistants, Clerical	30	$36,110	$34,790	0.11	0.19
Library Technicians	370	$38,560	$42,350	1.18	2.68
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	710	$68,360	$65,900	2.25	0.54
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	130	$68,560	$77,000	0.42	0.89
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	370	$32,180	$32,770	1.17	1.16
Light Truck Drivers	1,690	$46,020	$48,830	5.34	0.85
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	310	$51,650	$53,700	1.00	0.94
Loan Officers	380	$79,770	$85,710	1.21	0.68
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	50	$48,000	$51,490	0.15	1.55
Lodging Managers	110	$80,060	$95,410	0.34	1.24
Logisticians	640	$103,480	$107,160	2.03	1.26
Machinists	380	$57,510	$58,730	1.20	0.65
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	80	$101,350	$96,580	0.27	0.96
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,840	$35,910	$36,760	5.81	1.05
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	80	$42,200	$42,670	0.27	0.74
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,410	$48,690	$52,330	7.61	0.77
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	50	$60,150	$59,150	0.15	0.39
Management Analysts	1,270	$117,850	$118,490	4.01	0.69
Managers, All Other	1,280	$149,120	$160,630	4.05	1.01
Manicurists and Pedicurists	480	$36,670	$40,200	1.51	1.54
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,680	$90,210	$89,580	8.47	1.46
Marketing Managers	430	$172,210	$186,160	1.37	0.54
Massage Therapists	630	$60,030	$71,720	2.00	3.15
Mechanical Door Repairers	60	$59,470	$55,190	0.19	1.07
Mechanical Drafters	30	$87,860	$92,970	0.10	0.40
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	$66,650	$68,710	0.11	0.47
Mechanical Engineers	500	$109,370	$120,800	1.58	0.83
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	230	$118,250	$114,200	0.71	8.94
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,050	$125,210	$138,150	3.32	0.86
Medical Assistants	2,400	$45,730	$45,150	7.60	1.44
Medical Equipment Preparers	180	$51,540	$52,260	0.56	1.12
Medical Equipment Repairers	110	$57,910	$63,580	0.34	0.80
Medical Records Specialists	200	$54,950	$58,110	0.63	0.50
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	90	$125,450	$127,280	0.27	0.25
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,580	$44,680	$44,880	4.99	0.81
Medical Transcriptionists	90	$42,660	$42,590	0.28	1.07
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	430	$58,370	$61,540	1.37	1.49
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	140	$63,860	$67,710	0.43	0.51
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	370	$37,810	$42,340	1.17	1.10
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	40	$46,030	$46,570	0.12	1.19
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,740	$60,680	$61,110	5.51	1.38
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	30	$125,980	$129,390	0.10	2.61
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	900	$44,860	$44,700	2.84	0.31
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	70	$49,460	$50,610	0.22	1.20
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	370	$64,310	$71,180	1.16	1.02
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	40	$58,570	$59,900	0.11	0.53
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	230	$41,990	$47,930	0.72	0.74
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	40	$58,690	$66,450	0.14	0.85
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	380	$37,670	$42,710	1.21	4.02
Motorcycle Mechanics	50	$56,490	$57,840	0.15	1.72
Museum Technicians and Conservators	—	$36,250	$45,180	—	—
Music Directors and Composers	40	$104,690	$97,300	0.12	1.51
Natural Sciences Managers	40	$148,240	$169,600	0.14	0.20
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,200	$101,850	$106,840	3.81	1.88
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	70	$60,600	$67,350	0.21	0.85
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	30	$113,670	$107,250	0.10	0.86
Nurse Practitioners	470	$129,950	$129,980	1.49	0.71
Nursing Assistants	4,910	$46,120	$45,320	15.53	1.67
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	170	$84,910	$85,260	0.53	1.06
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	60	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.20	1.48
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	220	$93,970	$100,460	0.70	0.78
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	30	$73,470	$79,340	0.10	0.52
Occupational Therapists	520	$105,780	$111,980	1.65	1.58
Occupational Therapy Assistants	140	$74,700	$76,280	0.44	1.32
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	160	$52,000	$54,110	0.50	0.40
Office Clerks, General	4,110	$49,860	$54,330	13.01	0.82
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	40	$46,900	$46,760	0.11	0.69
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,030	$61,660	$62,850	3.25	1.06
Operations Research Analysts	170	$140,590	$136,770	0.52	0.75
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	50	$44,150	$47,930	0.15	1.23
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	270	$43,760	$44,450	0.85	1.87
Opticians, Dispensing	190	$45,240	$46,820	0.61	1.28
Optometrists	100	$131,980	$131,420	0.32	1.14
Order Clerks	140	$47,630	$47,890	0.44	0.91
Orderlies	80	$42,920	$42,180	0.24	0.72
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	60	$46,300	$50,120	0.20	0.85
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	260	$38,020	$38,700	0.81	0.33
Packers and Packagers, Hand	220	$37,700	$39,890	0.70	0.19
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	360	$48,470	$52,650	1.13	0.78
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	560	$64,830	$75,900	1.77	0.70
Paramedics	210	$63,360	$61,800	0.67	1.03
Parking Attendants	150	$47,320	$43,710	0.47	0.53
Parts Salespersons	670	$46,660	$49,330	2.11	1.22
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	110	$54,830	$56,320	0.36	1.34
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	210	$61,260	$62,310	0.65	0.66
Pediatricians, General	80	$230,720	$220,490	0.24	0.96
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	100	$32,820	$35,690	0.32	0.83
Personal Financial Advisors	—	$72,430	$82,850	—	—
Pest Control Workers	100	$48,480	$53,760	0.33	0.50
Pharmacists	—	$154,050	$147,990	—	—
Pharmacy Aides	50	$35,880	$39,680	0.16	0.63
Pharmacy Technicians	740	$49,930	$50,980	2.33	0.77
Phlebotomists	310	$46,790	$47,150	0.98	1.06
Photographers	120	$42,110	$55,530	0.37	1.11
Physical Scientists, All Other	30	$129,630	$150,900	0.10	0.73
Physical Therapist Aides	60	$31,520	$38,100	0.19	0.60
Physical Therapist Assistants	230	$65,620	$64,520	0.72	1.00
Physical Therapists	790	$97,900	$102,430	2.49	1.45
Physician Assistants	440	$135,200	$137,760	1.38	1.33
Physicians, All Other	230	$282,900	$294,920	0.73	0.33
Physicists	40	$158,070	$159,680	0.11	0.86
Pipelayers	100	$48,910	$52,490	0.31	1.44
Plant and System Operators, All Other	90	$61,840	$62,000	0.30	3.30
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,060	$60,510	$64,940	3.37	1.12
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,240	$91,580	$83,850	3.94	0.91
Postal Service Clerks	140	$59,490	$60,240	0.43	0.91
Postal Service Mail Carriers	730	$59,880	$61,640	2.30	1.09
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	230	$55,350	$57,110	0.73	1.08
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	400	$40,850	$43,290	1.27	0.41
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	40	$35,730	$35,830	0.13	0.80
Printing Press Operators	160	$42,470	$45,880	0.51	0.55
Private Detectives and Investigators	50	$42,140	$47,980	0.16	0.71
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	230	$71,680	$72,990	0.73	1.26
Procurement Clerks	170	$57,460	$56,720	0.54	1.51
Producers and Directors	260	$64,380	$71,280	0.83	0.91
Production Workers, All Other	120	$46,860	$52,070	0.37	0.23
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	820	$60,860	$64,150	2.58	1.03
Project Management Specialists	3,200	$111,740	$117,510	10.14	1.48
Property Appraisers and Assessors	—	$65,780	$84,710	—	—
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	200	$86,790	$105,990	0.62	0.31
Protective Service Workers, All Other	620	$37,200	$42,810	1.96	3.73
Psychiatric Aides	40	$51,670	$50,640	0.11	0.50
Psychiatric Technicians	190	$42,280	$44,860	0.61	0.61
Psychiatrists	50	$289,320	$275,100	0.15	0.84
Public Relations Managers	90	$135,850	$140,320	0.29	0.60
Public Relations Specialists	750	$75,550	$86,760	2.38	1.31
Public Safety Telecommunicators	160	$59,160	$59,470	0.49	0.75
Purchasing Managers	70	$141,400	$148,970	0.24	0.44
Radiation Therapists	50	$101,940	$108,920	0.15	1.35
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	60	$50,960	$52,450	0.20	2.75
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	520	$86,470	$87,320	1.63	1.10
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,370	$38,190	$39,830	4.33	0.74
Recreation Workers	520	$37,600	$40,100	1.66	0.78
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	420	$58,530	$54,960	1.32	1.40
Registered Nurses	6,800	$96,140	$96,320	21.52	0.99
Rehabilitation Counselors	120	$55,370	$59,600	0.38	0.63
Religious Workers, All Other	100	$36,680	$48,560	0.32	3.17
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	120	$48,420	$53,260	0.38	0.49
Residential Advisors	90	$45,620	$46,450	0.29	0.53
Respiratory Therapists	330	$87,890	$89,910	1.04	1.16
Retail Salespersons	8,820	$36,060	$39,620	27.90	1.11
Roofers	310	$49,830	$53,850	0.97	1.12
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	470	$54,070	$59,870	1.49	2.48
Sales Engineers	170	$130,360	$137,130	0.54	1.61
Sales Managers	600	$177,780	$191,810	1.90	0.46
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	3,060	$75,830	$87,030	9.67	1.20
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,920	$72,780	$82,660	6.09	0.76
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	150	$132,530	$134,910	0.47	0.26
School Psychologists	190	$114,380	$123,080	0.60	1.46
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,760	$61,710	$63,190	8.73	1.27
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,480	$47,010	$47,550	11.00	1.00
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	1,130	$63,690	$79,910	3.57	1.13
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	160	$59,420	$61,970	0.49	0.89
Security Guards	2,210	$42,670	$44,000	7.00	0.85
Self-Enrichment Teachers	890	$43,390	$46,380	2.80	1.31
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	120	$44,450	$45,680	0.40	1.02
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	60	$49,490	$55,170	0.18	0.89
Sewing Machine Operators	120	$38,270	$40,830	0.39	0.58
Sheet Metal Workers	180	$47,550	$52,720	0.57	0.75
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1,430	$45,920	$47,510	4.53	0.86
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	510	$38,460	$40,310	1.61	1.01
Social and Community Service Managers	300	$98,060	$103,580	0.94	0.70
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,300	$44,560	$46,650	4.11	1.46
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	250	$109,140	$111,080	0.79	3.31
Social Workers, All Other	280	$67,260	$73,740	0.87	2.16
Software Developers	4,850	$134,280	$144,420	15.35	1.41
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	610	$128,520	$124,130	1.93	1.61
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	560	$60,900	$62,960	1.76	1.05
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	260	$61,340	$62,080	0.82	1.34
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	120	$61,450	$64,090	0.38	2.02
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	360	$61,940	$63,940	1.13	1.07
Speech-Language Pathologists	710	$108,140	$114,960	2.25	1.91
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	50	$71,680	$65,660	0.15	0.83
Statisticians	30	$90,670	$100,790	0.11	0.59
Stockers and Order Fillers	9,110	$41,440	$40,990	28.83	1.58
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	70	$55,690	$59,240	0.22	0.50
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	40	$54,030	$52,820	0.12	0.35
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	2,230	$59,740	$66,240	7.06	2.23
Surgical Assistants	40	$88,570	$93,600	0.11	0.79
Surgical Technologists	240	$71,790	$71,790	0.77	1.01
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	250	$60,480	$61,150	0.80	2.14
Surveyors	180	$79,530	$82,140	0.58	1.78
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	80	$39,650	$41,620	0.25	1.13
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	40	$69,740	$75,360	0.11	0.31
Tax Preparers	180	$58,900	$55,100	0.56	1.13
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	240	$76,380	$79,910	0.77	1.05
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,110	$34,840	$35,950	9.83	1.08
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	—	$40,390	$43,450	—	—
Technical Writers	210	$96,100	$101,190	0.66	2.26
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	380	$76,990	$73,520	1.21	1.34
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	330	$51,570	$58,970	1.04	1.66
Telemarketers	100	$47,670	$51,110	0.33	0.88
Tellers	440	$46,020	$44,760	1.40	0.66
Tile and Stone Setters	90	$52,210	$55,770	0.29	1.25
Tire Repairers and Changers	440	$46,660	$45,020	1.39	1.99
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	80	$74,880	$71,120	0.27	0.85
Tour and Travel Guides	340	$37,080	$38,450	1.06	3.08
Training and Development Managers	80	$140,640	$150,230	0.25	0.79
Training and Development Specialists	1,380	$66,560	$74,970	4.37	1.48
Transportation Security Screeners	90	$64,810	$64,880	0.28	0.86
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	170	$129,700	$133,780	0.53	0.38
Travel Agents	50	$52,870	$57,010	0.17	0.47
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	—	$49,550	$51,860	—	—
Tutors	180	$48,270	$54,450	0.57	0.50
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	70	$35,780	$40,570	0.23	2.22
Urban and Regional Planners	90	$96,780	$99,220	0.29	1.01
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	160	$35,080	$35,090	0.52	0.66
Veterinarians	280	$126,790	$133,470	0.89	1.65
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	380	$36,460	$38,970	1.21	1.49
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	500	$46,630	$48,960	1.59	1.92
Waiters and Waitresses	4,330	$46,230	$49,910	13.69	0.94
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	230	$65,970	$70,090	0.74	0.90
Web Developers	80	$79,840	$87,480	0.27	0.59
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	80	$45,610	$44,090	0.27	0.78
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	470	$55,270	$59,190	1.49	0.56
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	30	$49,140	$49,660	0.10	0.26
Writers and Authors	130	$83,770	$84,620	0.43	1.38
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	40	$72,860	$77,480	0.12	1.06

Colleges in this area

14 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Apex College of Veterinary Technology	Private for-profit	2-year	27
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology	Private for-profit	2-year	23
Colorado College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,056
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	Private for-profit	4-year or above	31,830
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs	Private for-profit	2-year	679
International Salon and Spa Academy	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	248
Nazarene Bible College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	527
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	204
Pikes Peak State College	Public	4-year or above	12,556
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs	Private for-profit	2-year	305
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	121
Tigi Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	72
United States Air Force Academy	Public	4-year or above	4,114
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Public	4-year or above	11,354

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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