All about Careers in Colorado

Careers in Colorado is a free online resource to help students and job seekers learn more about careers in growing industries in Colorado. Interactive, regional career pathways modules exist for healthcare, construction, information technology, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, business operations, and more.

Some things you will notice on the site are:

• Introductory overviews and facts about key Colorado industries and regional top jobs
• Career pathway maps highlighting individual occupations and career progression options
• Details about education and training program requirements and opportunities in Colorado
• Competency information on the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for each occupation
• Colorado and regionally specific occupational demand and salary data

Scroll through this article to learn all about the tool, or use the below links to jump to a specific topic.

• Accessing Careers in Colorado
• Searching for a career
• Available industries
• Viewing pathways within an industry
• Viewing occupations

Accessing Careers in Colorado

Careers in Colorado information is available to the public; anyone can access it without having an account and a password. Feel free to look around, explore career paths, and learn more about potential opportunities. To access, navigate to the Tools menu at mycoloradojourney.com. If you're currently signed in, Tools will be available in your left hand menu. If you're not signed in, you can access Tools from the menu at the top of the screen. From here, a tile will appear for Careers in Colorado. Click “Go” to get started!

Searching for a career

You can search for a career in Careers in Colorado by using the search bar on the home page.

Type in a specific occupation title or a keyword and press Enter. The system will generate a list of occupation options based on your entry, which you can then click to learn more.

Available industries

The list of available industries is constantly expanding as the Colorado landscape changes. Check out the tool to see what is available today!

Viewing pathways within an industry

To see more pathways within an industry, begin by clicking in the industry you are interested in exploring. Each industry has an overview page with additional details on its current state and future prospects.

At the bottom of the page, each industry is further broken down into pathways. Each pathway has a short description on its tile. Click “Go” on the tile of the pathway you are interested in to explore it in further detail.

Under each career path we show the occupations at different levels.

• Entry-level - Zero to two years' experience in an apprenticeship, on-the-job training or previous work-related skills, knowledge or experience may be required AND/OR a high school diploma, some postsecondary credential or training, up to an Associate's degree, or vocational school training.
• Mid-level - Two to four years previous related work experience AND/OR a Bachelor's degree or completion of an apprenticeship may be required.
• Advanced-level - Four-plus years' experience with considerable or extensive skills, knowledge, and experience, AND/OR a graduate degree may be required.

When you enter a pathway, the right side of the screen will display information about the pathway. You can use this information to become familiar with the career pathway before drilling into the specifics of the occupations. 

Viewing occupations

You can view different occupations in two ways in Careers in Colorado: keyword search and hierarchy navigation.

Keyword Search

On the homepage of Careers in Colorado, type a specific occupation title or keyword in the search field and press Enter. The system will generate a list of occupation options based on your entry, which you can then click to learn more. 

Hierarchy Navigation

You can also find an occupation by clicking through the Industry > Pathway > Occupation hierarchies within Careers in Colorado. This option is more exploratory and a great way to learn about additional occupations you may not have previously considered.

Keep in mind that due to the varying nature of each industry, not all pathways will have an occupation at each level. 

When you click on an occupation within a pathway, a variety of information will populate.

1. At the top of the page, you’ll see both the industry (Information Technology) and pathway (Systems and Engineering) you are currently in.
2. The occupations are split into three different levels based on required skills and experience. 
3. Each occupation within a level will be listed in this section. Some levels in a pathway may have a lot of occupations, while others may have one or none.
4. When you select an occupation by clicking on it, the salary, openings, and growth information will populate to the left of the occupation.
5. When you select an occupation by clicking on it, occupational details will also appear on the right hand side of your screen. Depending on the occupation, this will include a summary, alternate titles, and knowledge, skills and abilities required among other items.
6. Click the link to search for available programs.