Job Training for Colorado

“Highest State”

Colorado presents you with specific training opportunities for the largest and fastest growing:

• industrial sectors
• occupations
• companies

But first, let’s take a quick look at the overall economy and key industrial locations.

Colorado Economic Overview

In 2016, Colorado Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ranked 19th with over $323 billion and ranked 16^th with a per capita GDP of over $52,000. For June 2017, Colorado had an employed workforce of over 2.9 million and an unemployment rate of 2.3%. For 2016, Colorado ranked 33rd on the cost of living.

The following shows per capita gross state product for the last 20 years, relative to America at large; Colorado’s rank on this measure has fallen from 12th to 16th.

Colorado Locations for Job Training

Here at OJT.com, we can help you get the on-the-job training you need for your business anywhere in Colorado, including the following major cities:

• Boulder
• Colorado Springs
• Denver
• Fort Collins
• Grand Junction
• Greeley
• Pueblo

Colorado Industries for Job Training

OJT.com connects you with training providers that support all the major Colorado industries. The chart below shows the percentage of the economy, in terms of jobs, that various industry supersectors contribute to the Colorado economy, relative to the percentage that those sectors contribute to the overall U.S. economy.

There are no Colorado OJT supersectors with a proportionate part of their workforce that is 2% or more than the country at large.

Colorado Growth Industries for Job Training

The following chart shows the growth of the major supersectors over the last year, from June 2016 thru June 2017, relative to the growth of those sectors for the country at large.

The Colorado OJT industry that grew its workforce 2% or more than the country at large is the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities supersector.

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Wholesale Trade: NAICS 42
• Retail Trade: NAICS 44-45
• Transportation and Warehousing: NAICS 48-49
• Utilities: NAICS 22

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities is the top growth industry in Colorado, relative to the rest of America, with about 469,000 employed (17.7% of the employed workforce) in this supersector (June 2017).

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment growth between June 1016 and June 2017 grew 3.0% while the national average grew 0.8%. Companies reporting the most employment growth in this supersector are:

• Arrow Electronics, Inc.
• Air Methods Corporation
• Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
• TransMontaigne Partners L.P.
• Grow Solutions Holdings, Inc.

Colorado Occupations for Job Training

The following shows Colorado occupations with the largest proportion of employees, relative to the rest of the nation. For example, a location quotient of “5” indicates that the percentage of employees in the occupation is five times greater than for the entire nation.

Colorado Job Training Providers

Colorado has a variety of different training opportunities that you can access on the state government website, see Colorado Training. See OJT trainers in Colorado for additional training providers.

At OJT.com, we connect you with the best on-the-job training programs and on-the-job training providers in Colorado. Whether you are looking for job training manuals, job training videos, on the job training programs, or any other sort of job training programs in Colorado, OJT.com can help you.

Drop OJT.com a line today and let us help you with your job training needs! 

Call 866.465.8266 to speak with someone on our project evaluation team.