What are the most in demand jobs in Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, CO actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Lakewood have a particular interest in sales associates.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Lakewood, CO are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Lakewood? Turns out the most in demand job in Lakewood is sales associate with 808 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Lakewood

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

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 Lakewood, CO

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Sales Associate	808	$34,327
2	Registered Nurse	485	$68,471
3	Certified Nursing Assistant	482	$31,005
4	Assistant Manager	347	$39,581
5	Customer Service Representative	290	$28,685
6	Server	252	$22,738
7	Shift Leader	231	$31,099
8	Delivery Driver	204	$39,331
9	Store Manager	183	$44,392
10	Cashier	174	$24,030
11	Assistant Store Manager	173	$37,830
12	Cook	160	$27,118
13	Crew Member	150	$26,394
14	Licensed Practical Nurse	147	$42,788
15	Civil Engineer	140	$67,750
16	Sales Leader	130	$75,928
17	Baker	125	$27,859
18	Security Officer	123	$32,419
19	Clinic Registered Nurse	106	$69,016
20	Grant Writer	105	$53,232
21	Senior Software Engineer	101	$92,924
22	Surgical Technician	100	$51,633
23	General Manager	99	$84,154
24	Software Engineer	99	$73,289
25	Massage Therapist	97	$48,111
26	Developer	96	$80,868
27	Clinician	94	$60,321
28	Medical Assistant	90	$32,856
29	Project Manager	87	$90,472
30	Customer Service Associate	86	$26,666
31	Line Cook	85	$28,417
32	Adjunct Faculty	84	$52,747
33	Respiratory Therapist	83	$51,235
34	Sales Consultant	81	$53,085
35	Bartender	78	$19,350
36	Driver	77	$29,426
37	Busser	76	$19,138
38	Prep Cook	74	$26,967
39	Key Holder	71	$29,794
40	Maintenance Technician	69	$37,602
41	Associate Brand Manager	64	$88,678
42	Certified Medical Assistant/Certified Nurse Assistant	64	$30,463
43	Expert	61	$49,739
44	In-Stock Associate	61	$27,603
45	Bilingual Interpreter	59	$39,218
46	Support Team Member	59	$24,468
47	Merchandising Specialist	58	$30,700
48	Customer Service Specialist	57	$33,770
49	Associate Retailer	55	$26,692
50	Engineer	55	$71,121
51	Housekeeper	54	$27,441
52	Patient Access Representative	54	$31,118
53	Associate	53	$44,512
54	Automotive Technician	53	$44,559
55	Pharmacist Technician	52	$34,650
56	Registered Nurse In The ICU	52	$87,874
57	Seasonal Associate	52	$26,242
58	Administrative Assistant	51	$32,844
59	Account Executive	50	$56,484
60	Devops Engineer	48	$86,596
61	Analyst	47	$63,587
62	Electrical Engineer	47	$76,574
63	Floor Supervisor	47	$32,265
64	Lead Customer Service Representative	46	$36,437
65	Retail Sales Lead	46	$35,731
66	Field Technician	45	$34,739
67	Assistant General Manager	44	$54,801
68	Customer Service Expert	44	$45,625
69	Merchandising Associate	44	$31,078
70	Phlebotomist	44	$32,389
71	Stylist	44	$32,963
72	Dental Technician	43	$43,527
73	Home Health Aid	43	$26,067
74	Technician	43	$40,858
75	CT Technologist	42	$56,836
76	Department Supervisor	42	$51,827
77	Area Supervisor	41	$45,968
78	CDL Driver	41	$49,667
79	Shift Manager	40	$31,083
80	Architect	39	$70,714
81	Asset Protection Associate	39	$32,692
82	Geek Squad Agent	39	$34,076
83	Team Leader	39	$49,580
84	Engineering Technician	38	$48,274
85	Inventory Specialist	38	$35,244
86	Manager	38	$80,070
87	Front End Developer	37	$79,763
88	Group Fitness Instructor	37	$40,727
89	Medical Coder	37	$41,255
90	Retail Clerk	37	$26,454
91	Bank Representative	36	$27,690
92	Echo Technician	35	$55,573
93	Footwear Sales Associate	35	$23,904
94	Operations Manager	35	$71,301
95	Patient Service Representative	35	$25,211
96	Teacher	34	$37,512
97	Assets Protection Specialist	33	$38,568
98	Consumer Sales Representative	33	$34,552
99	Specialist	33	$46,881
100	Adjunct Online Faculty	32	$79,665