What are the most in demand jobs in Colorado Springs, CO?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Colorado Springs, CO actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Colorado Springs have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Colorado Springs, CO are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Colorado Springs? Turns out the most in demand job in Colorado Springs is registered nurse with 2,504 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Colorado Springs

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Colorado Springs.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Colorado Springs, CO

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	2,504	$69,122
2	Sales Associate	1,128	$35,175
3	Sales Representative	1,000	$55,345
4	Software Engineer	982	$74,182
5	Systems Engineer	925	$75,654
6	Customer Service Representative	893	$28,642
7	Certified Nursing Assistant	863	$30,940
8	Systems Administrator	719	$65,743
9	Medical Assistant	711	$32,816
10	Licensed Practical Nurse	590	$43,130
11	Server	583	$23,303
12	Delivery Driver	569	$39,274
13	Sales Consultant	551	$52,792
14	Senior Software Engineer	496	$93,628
15	Software Developer	495	$76,858
16	Barista	470	$23,085
17	Cook	468	$27,148
18	Technical Support Specialist	450	$60,756
19	Shift Supervisor	417	$36,040
20	Assistant Manager	402	$40,269
21	Account Executive	395	$56,802
22	Principal Consultant	383	$111,909
23	Physician	376	$223,852
24	General Manager	351	$83,923
25	Network Engineer	348	$70,676
26	Engineer	337	$71,920
27	Cashier	329	$24,085
28	Maintenance Technician	317	$37,650
29	Senior Systems Engineer	312	$91,511
30	Analyst	295	$64,112
31	Senior System Administrator	292	$82,585
32	Surgical Technician	276	$52,440
33	Physical Therapist	269	$66,769
34	Principal Software Engineer	268	$117,390
35	Crew Member	259	$26,246
36	Speech Language Pathologist	258	$64,979
37	Registered Nurse In The ICU	254	$87,765
38	Security Officer	253	$32,276
39	Solutions Architect	249	$103,668
40	Project Manager	244	$90,498
41	Customer Service Associate	242	$27,035
42	Program Manager	235	$80,796
43	Pharmacist Technician	233	$34,886
44	Store Assistant	227	$28,211
45	Assistant Store Manager	224	$38,273
46	Lead Customer Service Representative	218	$36,615
47	Life Insurance Agent	216	$83,379
48	Line Cook	214	$28,538
49	Housekeeper	207	$27,648
50	Store Manager	204	$44,670
51	Principal Systems Engineer	200	$112,757
52	Specialist	199	$47,372
53	Shift Manager	195	$31,106
54	Prep Cook	194	$26,938
55	Massage Therapist	192	$48,049
56	Senior Engineer	190	$92,606
57	Bartender	188	$19,652
58	Devops Engineer	186	$87,155
59	Occupational Therapist	185	$71,991
60	Cyber Security Analyst	179	$67,620
61	Family Practice Physician	179	$211,372
62	Department Manager	171	$50,532
63	Senior Principal Engineer	170	$117,265
64	Information Systems Security Officer	168	$68,204
65	Sales Manager	167	$75,802
66	Administrator	165	$59,911
67	Associate	159	$45,904
68	Registered Nurse PRN	158	$71,178
69	Dental Assistant	157	$37,116
70	Respiratory Therapist	155	$51,939
71	Technical Support Engineer	155	$76,368
72	Administrative Assistant	150	$33,095
73	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	150	$76,362
74	Maintenance Person	148	$29,087
75	Product Manager	146	$102,820
76	Oncology Registered Nurse	142	$83,650
77	Cyber Security Engineer	140	$81,138
78	Driver	140	$29,194
79	Network Technician	140	$58,767
80	Physician Assistant	139	$96,383
81	Service Manager	138	$77,729
82	Developer	137	$81,858
83	Service Technician	136	$38,871
84	Certified Public Accountant	134	$64,799
85	Architect	133	$71,244
86	Assembler	133	$27,833
87	Test Engineer	133	$76,329
88	Guest Services Leader	128	$22,100
89	CDL Driver	123	$49,655
90	Senior Consultant	117	$94,303
91	Subject Matter Expert	117	$97,910
92	Teacher	114	$37,445
93	Shift Leader	113	$31,515
94	Patient Access Representative	112	$30,954
95	Consultant	110	$73,124
96	Integration And Test Engineer	110	$93,639
97	Software Development Engineer	110	$85,825
98	Instructor	109	$44,286
99	Assistant Professor	108	$99,251
100	Service Representative	107	$33,613