Denver an Emerging Tech Center with Career Opportunities

An Educator’s Guide to Career Opportunities for Students in Denver

There are plenty of reasons young people want to make Denver their home. It is a youthful city that offers plenty of job opportunities. And all kinds of people love living in Denver. It is an area that attracts people who love the great outdoors, who want to live where alternative lifestyle choices don’t raise an eyebrow, and where there is a lively arts scene. And now, Denver is attracting young tech entrepreneurs too. All those factors make Denver, and Colorado as a whole, one of America’s most exciting places to teach young students.

Incidentally, about 600,000 people live in the Denver metro area, of whom almost exactly half are male and half are women. And according to SuburbanStats.com, the median age of Denver residents is 33 years; Denver is a very youthful city.

Major Companies Doing Business in the Area

According to Zippia.com, a firm that compiles employment data, some of the largest and most important employers in the area are:

Re/Max
DaVita
Chipotle
Teletech Holdings (located in Englewood)
Arrow Electronics (located in Centennial)
Vail Resorts (located in Broomfield)
Gates
Digital First Media
Hawkwood Energy
Nexus Bioenergy (located in Fort Collins)

What Jobs Are these Companies Hiring For?

According to e-Colorado, the most in-demand jobs in Colorado currently are in health care, education, tech, and scientific fields. They include:

Nurses
Physician assistants
Network systems and data communication analysis
Computer software engineers
Database administrators
Physical therapists
Preschool and postsecondary teachers
Environmental engineers

Recent Business News in Colorado

According to an article in the Denver Business Journal, Raytheon is acquiring Blue Canyon Technologies, a Denver satellite maker.

The Denver Business Journal also reports that Palantir Technologies, a $20 billion software firm, is moving its headquarters to Denver.

Colleges for Your Students to Consider in Colorado

Where can students pursue tech studies at the college level in the state? Here’s a partial list. (Please note that some of the schools we list award degrees, while others do not.)

American Sentinel University
Argosy University-Denver
Aspen University
Colorado Christian University
Colorado College
Colorado Heights University
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Colorado Technical University
DeVry University
Denver School of Nursing
Fort Lewis College
Johnson and Wales University
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Naropa University
National American University
Nazarene Bible College
Platt College
Regis University
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Rocky Vista University
The Art Institute of Colorado
United States Air Force Academy
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Denver
University of Denver
University of Northern Colorado
University of the Rockies
Western State Colorado University
Westwood College

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