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By Job Tipster | February 23, 2009
Located near the bottom of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs is the second largest city in Colorado and the 47th most populated city in the country.
In August of 1871 General William Palmer founded Colorado Springs. Originally, he intended the area to be a high quality resort community. With the discovery of gold and silver the area quickly became popular. During the 20th century, the city grew as a result of the presence of the American military.
In 2006, Money magazine named Colorado Springs as the Number One Best Big City in the nation on its list of “Best Places to Live.”
Colorado Springs’ Job Market
Colorado Springs’ fastest growing jobs are: Geological and petroleum technicians, derrick operators (oil and gas), service unit operators (oil, gas and mining), rotary drill operators (oil and gas), roustabouts (oil and gas), wellhead pumpers, helpers-extraction workers, petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators and gaugers, rock splitters (quarry), and pump operators (except wellhead pumpers).
The fastest growing industries are: natural resources and mining, professional and business services, educational and health services, leisure and hospitality and government services.
High wage occupations are: Airline pilots, copilots and flight engineers, anesthesiologists, chief executives, dentists (general), internists (general), obstetricians and gynecologists, orthodontists, pediatricians (general), physicians and surgeons (all others) and psychiatrists.
Work Trends
Colorado Springs’ unemployment rate: 6.9 percent
National unemployment rate: 7.6 percent
Mean travel time to work: 21 minutes
Colorado Springs’ Largest Employers
Allstate Insurance Co.
Windchime Ctr
487 Windchime Pl # 302
Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1933
Peterson AFB
175 E Stewart Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80914-1684
Schriever Air Force Base
300 Omalley Ave # 500
Colorado Springs, CO 80912-3001
Hewlett-Packard
301 S Rockrimmon Blvd # 1
Colorado Springs, CO 80919-2351
Penrose St. Francis Hospital
2222 N Nevada Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-6794
Verizon
2424 Garden Of The Gods Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80919-3172
Memorial Hospital
1400 E Boulder St
Colorado Springs, CO 80909-5599
Agilent Technologies Inc.
1900 Garden Of The Gods Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3417
Memorial Hospital
Pediatric After Hours Clinic
501 N Foote Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Centura Health- Penrose Hospital
110 E Monroe St
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
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Surrounding Area Job Search
Denver, Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Littleton, Colorado
Englewood, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Continuing Education
Colorado College
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
United States Air Force Academy
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Community College
Remington College
Colorado Technical University
Colorado State University
DeVry University
Regis University
Troy University
Discovering Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Colorado Rush Men’s Premier
Colorado Springs Rugby Football Club
Colorado Springs Cricket Club
Garden of the Gods
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
US Olympic Complex
Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
Greater Colorado Springs’ Statistics
Population
Total Population: 372,437
Under 18: 26.5 percent
White: 80.7 percent
Black: 6.6 percent
American Indian: 0.9 percent
Asian: 2.8 percent
Other: .2 percent
Multi-racial: 3.9 percent
Hispanic: 12.0 percent
Education
High school graduates: 90.9 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.6 percent
Housing
Households: 141,516
Persons per household: 2.5
Housing units: 148,690
Homeownership rate: 60.8 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $147,100
Income
Median household income: $45,081
Per capita income: $22,496
Persons below poverty: 8.7 percent
Transportation
Airports: Colorado Springs Municipal
Public Mass Transit: Front Range Express
Weather
Annual precipitation: 17.40 inches
High temp. in July: 84 degrees Fahrenheit
Low temp. in Jan: 14 degrees Fahrenheit
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