Fastest Growing Jobs in Colorado

National growth leaders filtered through Colorado's actual employment footprint – BLS 2024–2034

Where Colorado already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Colorado employment (not by national growth %). Sibling state pages diverge here because the occupation title set and order change with the OEWS footprint.

  1. 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Healthcare Support Occupations 44,650 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 43,320 jobs · +15.8%
  3. 3. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 30,600 jobs · +14.9%
  4. 4. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 16,380 jobs · +11.9%
  5. 5. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 14,920 jobs · +16.8%
  6. 6. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 13,160 jobs · +12.5%
  7. 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 11,510 jobs · +15.2%
  8. 8. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 10,640 jobs · +14.8%
  9. 9. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 10,500 jobs · +11.9%
  10. 10. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 8,400 jobs · +23.2%
  11. 11. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 7,800 jobs · +17.3%
  12. 12. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 7,260 jobs · +16.1%
  13. 13. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 6,290 jobs · +12.1%
  14. 14. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 6,280 jobs · +33.5%
  15. 15. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 5,700 jobs · +28.5%
  16. 16. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 4,490 jobs · +16.7%
  17. 17. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 4,420 jobs · +15%
  18. 18. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 4,270 jobs · +40.1%
  19. 19. Massage Therapists · Healthcare Support Occupations 3,950 jobs · +15.4%
  20. 20. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,390 jobs · +13.8%

Largest Colorado footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

44,650 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

48/50

Colorado employment published

National #1 growth

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

+49.9% · different from state footprint lead

Growth % and openings are national BLS projections. The employment and wage columns are Colorado OEWS estimates where published.

In Colorado, the national percentage leader Wind Turbine Service Technicians (+49.9%) currently accounts for 410 OEWS jobs while the largest in-state footprint among this growth list is Home Health and Personal Care Aides (44,650 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Software Developers (43,320) and Cooks, Restaurant (30,600).

That mismatch is the useful Colorado read: percentage growth ranks a national change rate, not how many workers the state already employs in the role. Of the 50 national growth rows, 48 publish Colorado employment; 27 of those covered rows are projected at +15% or more (all-occupations baseline 3.1%). Among the ten largest OEWS rows on this list, 29% of summed employment sits in Computer and Mathematical Occupations (2 occupations).

Annual openings (growth plus replacements) still live on each occupation profile. A high percentage on a tiny base can add fewer Colorado seats than a mid-single-digit gain on a large OEWS count. Education and credential columns on the profile set the entry clock; several fast-growth rows need multi-year training before the projection window helps a new entrant.

Colorado footprint order on the national growth list

Rows with published Colorado employment are sorted by in-state jobs. Occupations without a state OEWS row stay at the bottom in national growth order.

# Occupation Growth %
1 Home Health and Personal Care Aides +17%
2 Software Developers +15.8%
3 Cooks, Restaurant +14.9%
4 Computer Network Architects +11.9%
5 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors +16.8%
6 Medical Assistants +12.5%
7 Computer and Information Systems Managers +15.2%
8 Financial Managers +14.8%
9 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors +11.9%
10 Medical and Health Services Managers +23.2%
11 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary +17.3%
12 Industrial Machinery Mechanics +16.1%
13 Animal Caretakers +12.1%
14 Data Scientists +33.5%
15 Information Security Analysts +28.5%
16 Logisticians +16.7%
17 Speech-Language Pathologists +15%
18 Nurse Practitioners +40.1%
19 Massage Therapists +15.4%
20 Occupational Therapists +13.8%
21 Physician Assistants +20.4%
22 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists +12.5%
23 Respiratory Therapists +12.1%
24 Financial Examiners +18.5%
25 Psychiatric Technicians +20%
26 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians +19.8%
27 Medical Equipment Repairers +12.9%
28 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers +13%
29 Physical Therapist Assistants +22%
30 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary +16.8%
31 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists +11.2%
32 Marriage and Family Therapists +12.6%
33 Operations Research Analysts +21.5%
34 Occupational Therapy Assistants +19.2%
35 Solar Photovoltaic Installers +42.1%
36 Mechanical Door Repairers +11.4%
37 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians +11.5%
38 Forensic Science Technicians +12.8%
39 Actuaries +21.8%
40 Epidemiologists +16.2%
41 Wind Turbine Service Technicians +49.9%
42 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers +12.8%
43 Computer and Information Research Scientists +19.7%
44 Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars +14.7%
45 Counselors, All Other +12.6%
46 Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists +14.6%
47 Therapists, All Other +11.5%
48 Hearing Aid Specialists +18.4%
49 Orthotists and Prosthetists +13.3%
50 Community Health Workers +11.3%

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About This Data

Employment projections come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program, covering 2024 to 2034. Growth rates represent the projected percentage change in national employment over the 10-year period.

State employment and salary data comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. Some occupations may not have state-level data for Colorado if employment is too small to report.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034 and BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State employment totals for Colorado from BLS OEWS State and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. State employment and wage rows use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and openings use national BLS Employment Projections for 2024–2034. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.