Wages by Occupation in Greeley, CO

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Greeley, CO metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 119,540 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $55,070 for all occupations combined. 364 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

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

33.2% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.9), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 100.2 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 112.6; 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 22,008 residents (6.5% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,032; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.3% in 2025, with a labor force of about 180,077 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

33.7% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.9), 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	$40,586	$32,485
High school graduate	$47,998	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$52,258	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$71,989	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$81,346	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	18.5% (±2.3)	24.2%
High school graduate	10.7% (±1.2)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	7.7% (±0.8)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9% (±0.4)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	6.6% (±2.2)	7.7%
High school graduate	4.7% (±1.0)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.1% (±0.6)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9% (±0.4)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	36.8%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.0%	10.0%
Business	18.8%	20.1%
Education	12.3%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.1%	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	1,160	$87,240	$96,450	9.69	1.04
Administrative Services Managers	50	$151,750	$152,150	0.42	0.25
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	50	$72,530	$68,700	0.43	1.78
Advertising Sales Agents	40	$61,840	$75,810	0.30	0.51
Aerospace Engineers	50	$140,780	$148,610	0.38	0.87
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	70	$74,570	$71,750	0.55	0.62
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	480	$34,250	$36,600	4.00	1.56
Animal Caretakers	280	$35,760	$39,290	2.35	1.37
Architectural and Civil Drafters	80	$67,720	$73,190	0.65	0.97
Architectural and Engineering Managers	120	$170,640	$183,160	1.03	0.72
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	130	$64,220	$68,190	1.07	1.79
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	160	$36,750	$38,250	1.30	1.98
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	140	$58,410	$64,090	1.14	1.18
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	600	$60,920	$64,410	5.00	1.10
Bakers	170	$37,290	$39,730	1.43	0.94
Bartenders	510	$37,680	$49,270	4.30	0.88
Bill and Account Collectors	50	$45,120	$44,830	0.46	0.45
Billing and Posting Clerks	340	$47,160	$48,960	2.88	1.11
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,020	$50,680	$53,260	8.56	0.97
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	60	$63,070	$60,670	0.47	1.40
Budget Analysts	40	$103,720	$100,310	0.29	0.97
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	350	$62,850	$66,040	2.97	1.59
Bus Drivers, School	240	$51,890	$55,340	2.00	0.77
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	950	$82,070	$91,910	7.97	1.14
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$63,320	$85,240	0.66	1.25
Butchers and Meat Cutters	90	$44,850	$44,580	0.77	0.88
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	410	$78,150	$82,450	3.45	1.09
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	40	$47,370	$51,380	0.32	0.65
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	130	$74,550	$79,430	1.08	1.47
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	80	$62,860	$67,530	0.66	0.92
Cargo and Freight Agents	30	$56,940	$54,590	0.25	0.40
Carpenters	560	$57,880	$58,820	4.67	1.08
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	40	$101,050	$106,610	0.36	3.94
Cashiers	2,530	$35,760	$36,540	21.13	1.06
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	420	$58,970	$58,000	3.50	2.64
Chefs and Head Cooks	100	$62,730	$66,280	0.82	0.64
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	70	$45,980	$53,360	0.55	0.61
Chemists	80	$87,350	$100,860	0.64	1.19
Chief Executives	30	$210,700	$228,960	0.29	0.22
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	280	$78,530	$73,730	2.35	0.93
Childcare Workers	490	$36,690	$37,890	4.09	1.23
Chiropractors	60	$60,600	$66,300	0.47	1.85
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$72,310	$68,190	0.48	1.10
Civil Engineers	370	$92,680	$99,390	3.06	1.29
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	240	$66,570	$75,690	1.97	0.94
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	500	$42,920	$42,700	4.22	1.72
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	220	$67,450	$66,700	1.88	0.88
Coaches and Scouts	160	$37,920	$51,370	1.34	0.84
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$50,960	$59,790	0.81	0.79
Commercial Pilots	30	$106,150	$136,830	0.28	0.91
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$62,380	$69,070	0.28	1.47
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	150	$49,530	$54,450	1.27	1.84
Community Health Workers	30	$44,990	$47,500	0.28	0.72
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	50	$82,850	$89,690	0.38	0.53
Compliance Officers	390	$84,030	$93,590	3.29	1.23
Computer and Information Systems Managers	180	$174,850	$190,630	1.50	0.35
Computer Network Architects	310	$125,560	$125,300	2.58	2.23
Computer Network Support Specialists	50	$89,390	$88,090	0.43	0.45
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	140	$52,430	$56,440	1.20	1.10
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	30	$70,730	$70,860	0.28	1.54
Computer Occupations, All Other	120	$119,130	$122,160	0.99	0.35
Computer Systems Analysts	90	$101,500	$114,700	0.77	0.23
Computer User Support Specialists	440	$65,140	$73,920	3.72	0.81
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	30	$42,670	$49,280	0.26	0.63
Construction and Building Inspectors	100	$78,370	$76,450	0.86	0.91
Construction Laborers	1,430	$46,150	$49,200	11.98	1.70
Construction Managers	780	$118,350	$122,070	6.49	2.65
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	—	$68,990	$64,940	—	—
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	50	$48,470	$47,160	0.44	2.98
Cooks, Fast Food	360	$35,840	$35,710	3.00	0.73
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	420	$42,950	$43,530	3.51	1.24
Cooks, Restaurant	1,000	$36,900	$39,270	8.39	0.93
Correctional Officers and Jailers	240	$75,330	$78,620	2.00	0.82
Cost Estimators	340	$87,350	$94,480	2.82	1.96
Counter and Rental Clerks	470	$47,410	$53,310	3.93	1.53
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	600	$49,020	$46,330	5.01	4.34
Crane and Tower Operators	30	$73,340	$84,980	0.27	0.97
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	60	$46,430	$50,020	0.54	3.23
Customer Service Representatives	1,260	$45,310	$46,640	10.56	0.63
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$41,350	$46,120	0.61	2.11
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	110	$47,190	$50,690	0.95	0.87
Data Entry Keyers	40	$38,560	$41,210	0.37	0.45
Data Scientists	100	$116,790	$121,520	0.83	0.49
Database Administrators	40	$106,610	$106,190	0.31	0.69
Dental Assistants	360	$47,270	$48,000	2.98	1.19
Dental Hygienists	140	$110,080	$102,220	1.17	0.82
Dentists, General	90	$154,940	$165,570	0.78	0.98
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	90	$55,040	$52,710	0.79	11.64
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	50	$98,370	$96,050	0.39	0.54
Dietitians and Nutritionists	60	$79,190	$76,950	0.53	1.07
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	250	$35,960	$41,980	2.06	0.59
Dishwashers	260	$35,240	$35,620	2.19	0.71
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	180	$53,580	$57,200	1.50	1.15
Driver/Sales Workers	540	$36,920	$42,190	4.56	1.73
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	50	$59,830	$59,230	0.42	0.78
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	40	$61,090	$58,700	0.34	2.68
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	310	$124,850	$122,800	2.62	1.24
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	60	$128,750	$141,350	0.54	0.47
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	40	$56,890	$62,510	0.36	0.76
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$41,670	$53,500	0.83	2.12
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	90	$66,140	$69,600	0.72	0.95
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	340	$60,820	$65,360	2.85	1.25
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	40	$54,270	$54,640	0.29	3.17
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$71,830	$71,880	0.36	0.60
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	150	$83,260	$83,350	1.25	2.98
Electrical Engineers	80	$117,990	$118,910	0.66	0.51
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	200	$99,010	$91,760	1.70	2.02
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	210	$45,260	$47,860	1.79	1.13
Electricians	1,240	$63,290	$67,230	10.36	2.13
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	90	$117,050	$124,840	0.71	1.14
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,370	$60,160	$64,990	11.44	1.28
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	80	$58,750	$60,630	0.71	0.71
Emergency Medical Technicians	80	$43,300	$43,600	0.65	0.56
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	40	$64,860	$78,120	0.30	0.78
Engineers, All Other	30	$92,070	$105,940	0.28	0.29
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$65,710	$66,840	0.44	1.18
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$75,020	$76,250	0.29	3.73
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	40	$61,370	$66,180	0.33	1.46
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	60	$89,840	$98,040	0.52	0.91
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	120	$60,070	$56,580	1.04	4.71
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	250	$63,390	$68,450	2.07	0.70
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	300	$48,660	$54,370	2.50	1.20
Facilities Managers	90	$131,190	$141,380	0.77	0.77
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	180	$34,760	$39,470	1.50	0.88
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	100	$35,360	$39,960	0.81	3.83
Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,670	$33,030	$34,100	30.68	1.24
File Clerks	40	$54,360	$51,930	0.34	0.71
Financial and Investment Analysts	180	$105,070	$110,810	1.51	0.65
Financial Clerks, All Other	30	$50,770	$50,540	0.29	1.23
Financial Managers	270	$172,530	$190,920	2.30	0.42
Financial Specialists, All Other	80	$81,250	$88,520	0.70	0.82
Firefighters	480	$62,640	$62,270	4.01	1.80
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,970	$77,280	$83,730	16.50	3.16
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	190	$60,640	$59,510	1.57	2.37
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	50	$73,080	$68,920	0.39	2.15
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	140	$96,030	$97,980	1.17	1.84
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	990	$45,640	$48,240	8.27	1.05
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	120	$58,230	$61,750	0.99	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	260	$57,060	$59,660	2.18	2.59
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	740	$90,060	$88,480	6.17	1.55
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	240	$113,460	$127,730	1.99	1.44
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,010	$73,330	$76,570	8.48	0.92
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$50,460	$51,930	0.71	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	170	$127,540	$126,140	1.39	1.40
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	840	$78,820	$84,170	7.02	1.62
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,070	$56,730	$61,110	8.95	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	60	$44,690	$52,380	0.48	0.92
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	780	$64,810	$71,270	6.54	1.63
Floral Designers	30	$43,650	$42,690	0.28	1.09
Food Batchmakers	670	$49,710	$52,480	5.57	4.96
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	80	$35,640	$36,620	0.71	1.30
Food Preparation Workers	530	$39,150	$40,080	4.42	0.77
Food Processing Workers, All Other	—	$46,240	$45,680	—	—
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	180	$36,570	$37,870	1.53	0.81
Food Service Managers	—	$78,080	$81,170	—	—
Fundraisers	60	$66,720	$71,700	0.54	0.75
Gas Plant Operators	40	$80,950	$83,740	0.37	3.22
General and Operations Managers	1,660	$123,100	$147,940	13.88	0.62
Graphic Designers	110	$64,640	$71,500	0.94	0.74
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	60	$42,330	$43,470	0.53	1.23
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	210	$44,380	$49,750	1.74	0.88
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	100	$57,130	$53,610	0.85	2.55
Health Education Specialists	40	$73,840	$67,050	0.33	0.77
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$64,850	$96,530	0.76	0.53
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	110	$61,470	$57,700	0.92	0.78
Healthcare Social Workers	70	$53,660	$60,770	0.58	0.48
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	130	$49,100	$51,000	1.07	1.52
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	410	$62,020	$66,350	3.46	1.31
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,700	$59,450	$61,190	22.62	1.71
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	70	$41,930	$43,470	0.60	0.97
Helpers--Production Workers	120	$45,140	$44,220	0.99	0.93
Highway Maintenance Workers	90	$52,350	$55,790	0.74	0.74
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,460	$38,410	$40,080	12.23	0.44
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	270	$35,370	$37,940	2.27	0.82
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	130	$33,870	$34,840	1.11	0.66
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	80	$54,170	$55,550	0.64	1.10
Human Resources Managers	100	$161,390	$174,670	0.82	0.58
Human Resources Specialists	580	$76,180	$80,560	4.87	0.83
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$69,780	$71,250	0.31	0.63
Industrial Engineers	220	$104,410	$109,710	1.82	0.78
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,000	$75,610	$75,600	8.34	2.95
Industrial Production Managers	170	$139,990	$147,600	1.39	0.88
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	800	$49,960	$50,870	6.71	1.35
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	430	$53,550	$55,790	3.63	4.19
Information Security Analysts	80	$120,780	$129,840	0.67	0.54
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	360	$58,960	$60,690	3.03	0.79
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	190	$48,800	$52,910	1.63	1.44
Instructional Coordinators	140	$78,950	$86,670	1.15	0.78
Insurance Sales Agents	310	$74,990	$87,260	2.62	0.85
Interior Designers	40	$68,080	$69,420	0.37	0.80
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	—	$46,740	$48,750	—	—
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,280	$38,510	$40,910	10.73	0.76
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	30	$190,230	$179,420	0.28	1.82
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	210	$59,580	$62,290	1.73	2.47
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,320	$44,980	$44,660	11.08	0.58
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,360	$43,220	$45,830	11.37	1.86
Lawyers	260	$132,990	$152,970	2.17	0.45
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	30	$49,920	$54,180	0.29	0.29
Legal Support Workers, All Other	60	$65,080	$80,070	0.52	1.74
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	140	$62,400	$68,130	1.17	1.36
Library Assistants, Clerical	50	$31,720	$33,050	0.38	0.69
Library Technicians	180	$47,070	$45,170	1.50	3.39
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	120	$72,720	$71,580	1.01	0.24
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	120	$42,530	$52,710	1.02	2.14
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	210	$33,080	$34,620	1.75	1.72
Light Truck Drivers	570	$46,280	$47,100	4.80	0.76
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	50	$60,010	$58,140	0.46	0.43
Loan Officers	80	$79,660	$87,840	0.70	0.40
Logisticians	240	$76,770	$81,840	2.03	1.26
Machinists	260	$58,340	$60,720	2.13	1.16
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	360	$35,290	$36,910	2.98	0.54
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	980	$53,610	$56,420	8.19	0.83
Management Analysts	210	$99,150	$109,630	1.76	0.30
Managers, All Other	510	$159,890	$171,000	4.28	1.07
Manicurists and Pedicurists	150	$36,460	$40,580	1.27	1.29
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	780	$85,830	$95,650	6.52	1.13
Marketing Managers	100	$190,410	$196,340	0.86	0.34
Massage Therapists	120	$64,020	$70,480	0.96	1.52
Material Moving Workers, All Other	60	$59,880	$57,560	0.51	3.36
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$61,450	$69,940	0.42	1.37
Mechanical Engineers	150	$108,500	$117,090	1.25	0.65
Medical and Health Services Managers	240	$127,090	$139,730	2.03	0.53
Medical Assistants	470	$45,890	$47,070	3.96	0.75
Medical Equipment Preparers	30	$48,950	$49,230	0.26	0.52
Medical Equipment Repairers	60	$57,630	$62,830	0.46	1.09
Medical Records Specialists	40	$48,320	$50,790	0.34	0.27
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	320	$44,980	$44,630	2.64	0.43
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	90	$62,620	$68,040	0.79	0.86
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	40	$49,510	$55,890	0.35	0.41
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	100	$39,730	$42,980	0.85	0.80
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	30	$48,210	$54,020	0.27	2.65
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	790	$60,430	$64,950	6.59	1.65
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	540	$43,280	$45,780	4.56	0.50
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	60	$49,350	$50,730	0.51	2.77
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$48,120	$50,050	0.68	1.11
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	430	$65,080	$69,620	3.56	3.14
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	80	$50,520	$50,770	0.65	3.03
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,200	$48,200	$50,590	10.04	10.38
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	170	$41,680	$44,950	1.42	4.72
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	260	$97,130	$100,380	2.14	1.06
Nurse Practitioners	140	$130,950	$124,270	1.19	0.57
Nursing Assistants	700	$46,670	$46,170	5.87	0.63
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$73,150	$81,070	0.45	0.90
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	250	$103,740	$105,620	2.05	2.27
Occupational Therapists	120	$104,030	$120,290	0.99	0.94
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	140	$41,240	$43,290	1.14	0.92
Office Clerks, General	1,570	$56,030	$55,810	13.17	0.83
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,550	$60,690	$60,600	12.98	4.22
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	50	$44,390	$46,270	0.43	0.94
Opticians, Dispensing	40	$46,440	$48,330	0.36	0.77
Order Clerks	70	$49,080	$48,480	0.56	1.15
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	30	$54,080	$56,970	0.29	1.24
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	630	$49,560	$45,850	5.25	2.16
Packers and Packagers, Hand	200	$48,780	$46,540	1.70	0.47
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	180	$49,070	$53,800	1.48	1.02
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	90	$64,620	$68,180	0.79	0.31
Paramedics	60	$66,830	$68,060	0.48	0.74
Parts Salespersons	280	$49,080	$51,320	2.38	1.37
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	90	$64,050	$60,140	0.72	2.66
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	110	$55,690	$59,490	0.94	0.95
Personal Financial Advisors	60	$102,640	$111,000	0.53	0.31
Pest Control Workers	70	$46,280	$50,540	0.55	0.83
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	90	$42,670	$48,660	0.79	4.52
Petroleum Engineers	300	$132,240	$145,690	2.49	21.42
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	40	$93,750	$92,440	0.34	1.60
Pharmacists	150	$148,850	$142,980	1.22	0.59
Pharmacy Technicians	250	$49,950	$50,210	2.05	0.68
Phlebotomists	90	$40,380	$44,030	0.73	0.79
Photographers	40	$42,020	$53,270	0.35	1.07
Physical Therapist Assistants	50	$59,780	$70,010	0.43	0.59
Physical Therapists	140	$100,170	$103,610	1.18	0.69
Physician Assistants	140	$134,550	$130,090	1.14	1.10
Pipelayers	70	$56,570	$52,880	0.56	2.65
Plant and System Operators, All Other	110	$46,860	$49,540	0.96	10.56
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	520	$59,350	$62,400	4.39	1.46
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	460	$96,620	$89,700	3.87	0.90
Postal Service Clerks	70	$60,790	$60,290	0.59	1.24
Postal Service Mail Carriers	260	$58,510	$59,860	2.15	1.02
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	190	$42,640	$44,600	1.55	0.50
Printing Press Operators	70	$44,410	$45,920	0.57	0.61
Producers and Directors	30	$56,310	$67,040	0.28	0.30
Production Workers, All Other	60	$46,810	$48,760	0.54	0.33
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	460	$59,800	$63,480	3.82	1.52
Project Management Specialists	940	$97,950	$107,130	7.88	1.15
Property Appraisers and Assessors	40	$73,830	$81,720	0.37	1.00
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	60	$97,430	$145,100	0.50	0.25
Protective Service Workers, All Other	240	$45,860	$50,040	1.98	3.78
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$59,990	$78,860	0.30	1.14
Public Relations Managers	30	$159,900	$179,690	0.28	0.59
Public Relations Specialists	170	$70,230	$78,340	1.45	0.79
Public Safety Telecommunicators	60	$63,520	$63,240	0.50	0.77
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	—	$45,730	$54,020	—	—
Purchasing Managers	50	$162,710	$173,980	0.39	0.71
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	110	$82,230	$87,210	0.93	0.63
Receptionists and Information Clerks	370	$38,960	$40,570	3.07	0.52
Recreation Workers	230	$37,350	$38,970	1.89	0.89
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	60	$60,970	$63,090	0.49	4.38
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	250	$56,160	$54,640	2.05	2.17
Registered Nurses	1,390	$96,300	$93,490	11.63	0.54
Rehabilitation Counselors	—	$42,350	$47,760	—	—
Retail Salespersons	2,650	$36,670	$41,180	22.18	0.88
Roofers	250	$49,940	$54,930	2.05	2.35
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	910	$48,540	$49,920	7.60	26.29
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	190	$52,430	$59,340	1.56	2.60
Sales Engineers	30	$138,420	$141,900	0.28	0.84
Sales Managers	280	$176,390	$192,030	2.34	0.57
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	980	$75,590	$87,650	8.16	1.01
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,160	$77,960	$88,740	9.68	1.22
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	60	$137,840	$135,040	0.48	0.26
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	40	$44,610	$46,140	0.33	1.24
School Psychologists	60	$107,790	$106,730	0.53	1.29
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	850	$62,310	$68,350	7.15	1.04
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,160	$48,390	$49,580	9.72	0.89
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	240	$59,990	$85,150	1.98	0.63
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	120	$58,800	$59,970	1.00	1.80
Security Guards	470	$37,190	$41,080	3.93	0.48
Self-Enrichment Teachers	460	$43,170	$47,870	3.84	1.80
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	110	$59,670	$54,080	0.89	2.30
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	80	$49,800	$52,370	0.66	3.35
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	1,070	$51,650	$61,670	8.96	32.31
Sewing Machine Operators	40	$39,040	$39,320	0.30	0.45
Sheet Metal Workers	120	$50,020	$55,500	0.96	1.25
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	750	$47,260	$48,990	6.27	1.19
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	70	$37,200	$39,350	0.55	0.34
Social and Community Service Managers	70	$98,480	$108,680	0.59	0.44
Social and Human Service Assistants	140	$47,270	$51,010	1.21	0.43
Social Workers, All Other	130	$57,750	$66,690	1.13	2.79
Software Developers	560	$129,480	$147,060	4.64	0.43
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	60	$134,350	$135,860	0.51	0.43
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	140	$63,150	$68,550	1.18	0.70
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	90	$63,160	$66,420	0.79	1.29
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	110	$72,270	$70,870	0.95	0.90
Speech-Language Pathologists	170	$99,150	$111,680	1.39	1.18
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,670	$44,560	$43,890	14.01	0.77
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	80	$59,100	$59,470	0.67	1.53
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	40	$52,480	$53,490	0.30	0.90
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	410	$59,580	$64,100	3.45	1.09
Surgical Technologists	50	$77,750	$76,540	0.44	0.59
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	110	$57,740	$56,850	0.96	2.57
Surveyors	60	$71,950	$72,840	0.50	1.52
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	—	$46,230	$47,950	—	—
Tax Preparers	50	$61,420	$61,310	0.43	0.87
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	40	$77,570	$77,240	0.38	0.51
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,040	$42,460	$41,950	8.69	0.95
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	60	$62,270	$66,810	0.53	0.59
Tellers	240	$45,100	$44,500	1.99	0.94
Tire Repairers and Changers	120	$41,610	$43,800	1.03	1.48
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	40	$78,070	$78,240	0.38	1.20
Tour and Travel Guides	60	$37,220	$38,000	0.49	1.43
Training and Development Specialists	430	$65,510	$72,840	3.56	1.21
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	110	$129,130	$126,750	0.89	0.63
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	160	$61,050	$57,850	1.30	3.66
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	70	$44,990	$47,490	0.61	6.01
Urban and Regional Planners	60	$105,200	$104,800	0.48	1.68
Veterinarians	100	$126,730	$132,710	0.84	1.55
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	120	$36,380	$39,420	1.04	1.28
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	170	$46,720	$48,170	1.39	1.67
Waiters and Waitresses	1,300	$46,480	$51,600	10.89	0.75
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	220	$65,840	$68,150	1.85	2.24
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	60	$46,320	$48,400	0.53	1.55
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	730	$59,180	$59,570	6.09	2.27
Wellhead Pumpers	140	$61,510	$65,730	1.17	10.13
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	30	$62,150	$68,740	0.29	4.47
Writers and Authors	40	$82,060	$74,840	0.36	1.16

Colleges in this area

3 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
Academy of Natural Therapy Inc	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	13
Aims Community College	Public	4-year or above	8,542
University of Northern Colorado	Public	4-year or above	8,869

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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