Education Jobs in Denver, CO

Observed government data puts Denver's 2025 occupation-family pay around $66,710 median, $79,790 mean, $47,840 at the 25th percentile, and $95,580 at the 75th percentile; the separate BLS regional grouping for educational instruction and library jobs showed a $38.36 mean hourly wage, above the U.S. figure of $32.47. Recent posting-based signals are lower and narrower: local posted salary ranges centered on about $63k to $83k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics put Colorado's mean offered salary on new education & training openings at about $61,444 in September 2026 (n=419).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 389 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $43,243 at the 25th percentile, $55,750 at the median and $75,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Denver is a real market for Education & Training, but it is not an easy generalist market right now. Metro unemployment was 4.6% in August 2026 and up 21.1% year over year, while Denver's Education and Health Services supersector still grew 2.8455% year over year. Pay is better than the national occupation average—Denver's educational instruction and library group averaged $38.36 per hour in May 2025 versus $32.47 nationally—and recent local postings centered on about $63k to $83k, but Colorado education & training postings were down 2.9% year over year and statewide employment in the occupation was essentially flat in September 2026.

Best positioned: Licensed K-12 candidates and trainers who can show curriculum development, special education or linguistically diverse instruction, and comfort with Canvas, Blackboard, or Google Classroom have the best odds, especially if they are open to on-site roles.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming a broad "teacher shortage" means any educator profile will move quickly; Denver's market is fragmented, heavily on-site, and more favorable to candidates with local licensure or shortage-area fit.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 511 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Denver Public Schools: 54 open roles
2. KinderCare Learning Companies: 24 open roles
3. DSST Public Schools: 23 open roles
4. Colorado: 20 open roles
5. Cherry Creek Schools: 12 open roles
6. Community College of Denver: 12 open roles
7. Primrose Schools Partnership: 12 open roles
8. Aurora, CO: 11 open roles
9. CorePower Yoga, LLC: 10 open roles
10. Cherry Creek School District: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Denver: 196
• Aurora: 57
• Boulder: 30
• Westminster: 25
• Centennial: 24
• Littleton: 20
• Lakewood: 19
• Highlands Ranch: 16

Work arrangement

on-site 474 (96%), hybrid 12 (2%), remote 6 (1%)

Where the demand is

The most reliable concentration is still institutional education. In the recent Denver sample, more than 900 postings appeared across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, but the market was fragmented rather than dominated by a few employers. Within category postings, about 55% came from broad education organizations, about 15% from primary and secondary education, about 10% from higher education, about 10% from education administration programs, and about 5% from wellness and fitness services. That means the real opportunity set is broader than classroom teacher alone, but it is not evenly distributed. Denver Public Schools was the most consistently active named employer in the recent sample with more than 100 postings, and other named regional hirers include Denver Public Schools, Jefferson County Public Schools, University of Colorado Denver, and Metropolitan State University of Denver. Skill demand also narrows the field. Employers most often ask for classroom management, lesson planning, student assessment, curriculum development, and curriculum implementation, while local proxy signals also highlight special education and the major LMS platforms Canvas, Blackboard, and Google Classroom. If you do not match one of those patterns, you are competing for the leftovers rather than the core of demand.

• K-12 public school systems (high): This is the strongest opportunity cluster because primary and secondary education accounts for about 15% of postings, Denver Public Schools is the most active named employer in the recent sample, and statewide shortage areas still include elementary education, special education, and culturally and linguistically diverse education.
• Higher education and faculty-support roles (moderate): Higher education accounts for about 10% of postings, and named regional employers include University of Colorado Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver.
• Education administration programs and youth-facing instruction (moderate): Education administration programs make up about 10% of postings and wellness and fitness services about 5%, which creates a smaller but real lane for program delivery, enrichment, and student-facing instructional work outside standard classroom paths.

Where to focus: If you can choose only one lane, focus on licensed K-12 or shortage-area instruction with clear curriculum and assessment evidence, because that is where institutional volume and shortage signals overlap.

Roles worth searching next

• Customer Success or Implementation Specialist at an ed-tech company: It uses instruction, onboarding, facilitation, and LMS comfort without requiring you to stay in direct classroom delivery.
• Program Coordinator or Program Manager in education nonprofits or universities: It rewards curriculum thinking, stakeholder coordination, and student-facing communication.
• Student Success or Academic Advising: It keeps the coaching and learner-support side of education while reducing the emphasis on full-course instruction.
• Workforce Development or Community Partnerships Coordinator: It fits trainers and educators who like employer engagement, internships, and program-building more than daily classroom teaching.

What postings ask for

• Colorado Department of Education teaching license (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly named certification requirement in local postings, so it functions as a screening filter rather than a nice-to-have for many K-12 roles. Who: Anyone targeting classroom teaching or district-based instructional roles.
• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the recent local posting sample, appearing in about 30% of postings. Who: Entry-level teachers, substitutes, aides moving up, and career switchers.
• Lesson planning and student assessment (table_stakes | immediate): Both show up repeatedly in local demand and help employers see that you can deliver instruction, not just subject knowledge. Who: All teaching candidates, especially those changing sectors or re-entering the field.
• Curriculum development (differentiator | near-term): Local proxy signals and posting data both point to curriculum development as a recurring demand area, which helps candidates move beyond basic classroom coverage into design-oriented roles. Who: Mid-career educators, instructional designers, and trainer profiles.
• Special education (premium | near-term): It appears in local in-demand skill signals and remains a statewide and national shortage area, which makes it one of the clearest ways to improve odds and bargaining power. Who: Licensed educators willing to add endorsements and career switchers choosing a shortage pathway.
• Canvas, Blackboard, and Google Classroom (differentiator | near-term): These are the named LMS tools most associated with current Denver-area demand signals, and they help across K-12, higher ed, and trainer roles. Who: Teachers, faculty applicants, and trainers moving between institutions.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Observed government data puts Denver's 2025 occupation-family pay around $66,710 median, $79,790 mean, $47,840 at the 25th percentile, and $95,580 at the 75th percentile; the separate BLS regional grouping for educational instruction and library jobs showed a $38.36 mean hourly wage, above the U.S. figure of $32.47. Recent posting-based signals are lower and narrower: local posted salary ranges centered on about $63k to $83k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics put Colorado's mean offered salary on new education & training openings at about $61,444 in September 2026 (n=419). This is a market where experienced educators can earn solid middle-income pay, but many live openings are not paying at the top of the historic wage distribution and Denver's cost-of-living index is estimated around 112.5.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO concentrated?

The most reliable concentration is still institutional education. In the recent Denver sample, more than 900 postings appeared across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, but the market was fragmented rather than dominated by a few employers. Within category postings, about 55% came from broad education organizations, about 15% from primary and secondary education, about 10% from higher education, about 10% from education administration programs, and about 5% from wellness and fitness services. That means the real opportunity set is broader than classroom teacher alone, but it is not evenly distributed. Denver Public Schools was the most consistently active named employer in the recent sample with more than 100 postings, and other named regional hirers include Denver Public Schools, Jefferson County Public Schools, University of Colorado Denver, and Metropolitan State University of Denver. Skill demand also narrows the field. Employers most often ask for classroom management, lesson planning, student assessment, curriculum development, and curriculum implementation, while local proxy signals also highlight special education and the major LMS platforms Canvas, Blackboard, and Google Classroom. If you do not match one of those patterns, you are competing for the leftovers rather than the core of demand.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Recent postings show the most activity from Denver Public Schools (None postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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