What are the most in demand jobs in Grand Junction, 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 Grand Junction, CO actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Grand Junction have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Grand Junction, CO are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Grand Junction? Turns out the most in demand job in Grand Junction is registered nurse with 335 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Grand Junction

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

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 Grand Junction, CO

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	335	$71,096
2	Sales Associate	306	$36,932
3	Cashier	202	$24,055
4	Customer Service Representative	201	$28,890
5	Certified Nursing Assistant	185	$31,247
6	Delivery Driver	180	$38,940
7	Server	169	$23,951
8	Assistant Manager	149	$40,376
9	Licensed Practical Nurse	127	$43,293
10	Shift Supervisor	117	$37,098
11	Cook	113	$27,390
12	Physician	104	$219,303
13	Store Manager	99	$44,130
14	Barista	84	$22,939
15	Pharmacist Technician	82	$35,191
16	Assistant Store Manager	81	$37,544
17	Technical Solutions Director	81	$33,069
18	Associate	73	$47,552
19	Bartender	70	$20,224
20	Physical Therapist	64	$68,040
21	Forestry Technician	60	$34,380
22	Prep Cook	59	$26,742
23	Support Team Member	59	$24,321
24	Line Cook	58	$28,470
25	Teacher	58	$37,353
26	Mental Health Professional	56	$45,066
27	Crew Member	55	$26,184
28	Retail Clerk	55	$26,646
29	Speech Language Pathologist	55	$63,993
30	Finance Advisor	54	$71,328
31	Food Service Worker	54	$26,700
32	General Manager	54	$89,701
33	Hair Stylist	53	$37,981
34	Manufacturing Team Member	53	$26,410
35	Shift Leader	53	$31,824
36	Occupational Therapist	49	$74,182
37	CDL Driver	48	$49,207
38	Diesel Mechanic	48	$44,048
39	Retail Sales Consultant	48	$42,629
40	Technician	46	$40,618
41	Driver	42	$29,787
42	Internal Medicine Physician	42	$246,094
43	Satellite Installation Technician	42	$34,228
44	Maintenance Technician	41	$37,471
45	Nurse Practitioner	40	$85,869
46	Assembler	38	$27,836
47	Family Practice Physician	38	$210,823
48	Hospitalist Physician	38	$227,540
49	Pet Groomer	38	$24,736
50	Rig Hand	38	$24,840
51	Outfitter	37	$38,676
52	Service Manager	37	$79,730
53	Account Executive	36	$57,074
54	Associate Retailer	36	$26,863
55	Sales Consultant	36	$55,206
56	Customer Service Associate	35	$26,757
57	Diesel Technician	35	$44,680
58	Outside Sales Representative	35	$54,449
59	Service Technician	35	$38,228
60	Host/Hostess	34	$21,825
61	Sales Leader	34	$81,766
62	Teller	34	$27,715
63	Assistant Restaurant Manager	33	$51,791
64	Medical Assistant	33	$32,677
65	Restaurant General Manager	33	$60,728
66	Senior Field Service Technician	33	$56,910
67	Commercial Service Technician	32	$47,586
68	Kitchen Manager	32	$47,522
69	Operations Associate	32	$43,292
70	Truck Driver	32	$48,245
71	Analyst	31	$64,055
72	Department Supervisor	31	$53,405
73	Store Assistant	31	$28,322
74	Insulation Installer	30	$23,659
75	Inventory Specialist	30	$35,921
76	Parts Delivery Driver	30	$29,192
77	Sawyer	30	$27,657
78	Administrative Assistant	28	$32,374
79	Banking Center Manager	28	$39,637
80	Coach	28	$37,446
81	Life Insurance Agent	28	$83,058
82	Operations Manager	28	$73,631
83	Sales Representative	28	$55,530
84	Sales Supervisor	28	$46,077
85	Seasonal Associate	28	$26,663
86	Assets Protection Specialist	27	$41,563
87	Hospice Registered Nurse	27	$79,891
88	Housekeeper	27	$28,430
89	Respiratory Therapist	27	$51,842
90	Shift Manager	27	$30,753
91	Field Technician	26	$33,225
92	Pulmonary Physician	26	$305,621
93	Store Associate	26	$28,899
94	Surgical Technician	26	$52,312
95	Assistant	25	$31,743
96	Freight Receiver	25	$29,610
97	Health Coach	25	$38,607
98	Nursing Director	25	$92,460
99	Sales Associate And Customer Service	25	$28,949
100	Server Assistant	25	$22,502