Colorado AI Exposure Atlas

Colorado · Employment data 2025

Broomfield County

About 1 in 3 jobs — 35.3% — are in the top two exposure tiers. That is roughly 14,400 of 40,750 covered jobs.

This estimates the share of jobs in occupations with high or substantial task overlap in the 2023 ratings. It is not a job-loss forecast.

Some local data is missing. 17.5% of the employment base had to be estimated from withheld industry counts. Read broad patterns rather than small differences. About this estimate

How the county's jobs are distributed

“Covered jobs” are jobs in unemployment-insurance records; most self-employed work is excluded. The top two tiers make up 35.3% here, compared with 27.4% statewide and 25.9% nationally.

Tier distribution
Share of Broomfield County jobs in each AI task-overlap tier
TierShare of jobsJobs
high overlap 8.1% 3,321
substantial overlap 27.1% 11,047
some overlap 27.9% 11,366
little overlap 36.9% 15,016

Counties with similar job counts: Eagle (18.8%), Garfield (20.9%), La Plata (23.4%). Small differences should not be treated as precise rankings.

Locator map: Broomfield County highlighted within Colorado

Across all of Broomfield County's jobs, 8.1% are in high-overlap occupations, 27.1% substantial, 27.9% some, and 36.9% little.

County context. Population 76,304. Median annual earnings for workers living here: $66,777 (±$2,814). 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. These are residence-based — they describe the people who live in Broomfield County, while the employment figures describe the jobs located in it.

Plate I

Groups with the highest task overlap

  1. Computer and Mathematical 8.9% of jobs · score 53.7
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Software Developers
    • Computer User Support Specialists
    • Computer Systems Analysts
    • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
    • Data Scientists
    • Information Security Analysts
  2. Office and Admin Support 12.2% of jobs · score 53.3
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Customer Service Representatives
    • Office Clerks, General
    • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
    • First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
    • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
    • Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  3. Business and Financial Operations 9.1% of jobs · score 52.4
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Accountants and Auditors
    • Project Management Specialists
    • Human Resources Specialists
    • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
    • Management Analysts
    • Buyers and Purchasing Agents
  4. Life and Physical Science 0.9% of jobs · score 48.1
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
    • Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
    • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
    • Chemists
    • Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
    • Biological Technicians
  5. Legal 0.9% of jobs · score 46.5
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Lawyers
    • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
    • Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
    • Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
    • Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
    • Judicial Law Clerks
Most-exposed occupation groups in Broomfield County
Occupation group Estimated jobs Share of county jobs Mean exposure score
Computer and Mathematical Occupations 3,630 8.9% 53.7
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 4,957 12.2% 53.3
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 3,707 9.1% 52.4
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 386 0.9% 48.1
Legal Occupations 354 0.9% 46.5
The five occupation groups with the highest mean exposure scores in Broomfield County, with each group's estimated share of county jobs. Scores are on a 0–100 scale. Occupations named under each bar are that group's largest nationally, not county estimates — this atlas does not publish county employment below the major-group level.

Plate II

Large groups with lower task overlap

  1. Food Preparation and Serving 7.6% of jobs · score 13.9
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Fast Food and Counter Workers
    • Waiters and Waitresses
    • Cooks, Restaurant
    • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
    • Food Preparation Workers
    • Bartenders
  2. Transportation and Moving 7.0% of jobs · score 13.7
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
    • Stockers and Order Fillers
    • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
    • Light Truck Drivers
    • Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
    • First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
  3. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 4.8% of jobs · score 30.7
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Registered Nurses
    • Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
    • Pharmacy Technicians
    • Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
    • Nurse Practitioners
    • Pharmacists
  4. Production 4.2% of jobs · score 10.6
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
    • First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
    • Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
    • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
    • Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
    • Machinists
  5. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 4.2% of jobs · score 12.5
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
    • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
    • First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
    • Industrial Machinery Mechanics
    • Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
    • Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Largest occupation groups below this county's average exposure in Broomfield County
Occupation group Estimated jobs Share of county jobs Mean exposure score
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 3,082 7.6% 13.9
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 2,855 7.0% 13.7
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,958 4.8% 30.7
Production Occupations 1,727 4.2% 10.6
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 1,718 4.2% 12.5
The five largest occupation groups scoring below Broomfield County's own employment-weighted average exposure of 35.2 of 100 — the biggest kinds of local work that overlap AI capabilities assessed in 2023 less than the county's work does on average. This is a comparison within the county, not a claim that these groups are unexposed. Occupations named under each bar are that group's largest nationally, not county estimates — this atlas does not publish county employment below the major-group level.

Plate III

Jobs versus payroll

Measured by payroll rather than headcount, high- and substantial-overlap work is a larger share of Broomfield County's economy — exposure here skews toward higher-wage occupations.

High+substantial share of jobs versus payroll, Broomfield County and Colorado
Measure Broomfield County Colorado
Share of jobs in high- or substantial-overlap occupations 35.3% 27.4%
Share of payroll in high- or substantial-overlap occupations 44.0% 34.8%
Share of Broomfield County's jobs, and of its estimated payroll, in occupations with high or substantial AI task overlap (score ≥ 45 of 100). The tick on each track marks the statewide share.

Plate IV

How Broomfield County compares

Broomfield County's high+substantial share of 35.3% compared with all 64 Colorado counties (range 15.9% to 35.3%). The typical county sits at 21.2%, Colorado overall at 27.4%, the United States at 25.9%. 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 typical county 21.2% Colorado overall 27.4% US 25.9% Broomfield 35.3% share of jobs in high- or substantial-overlap occupations (%)
Broomfield County high+substantial share in state and national context
Broomfield County share35.3%
Typical (median) Colorado county21.2%
Colorado overall (employment-weighted)27.4%
United States overall25.9%
Lowest county share15.9%
Highest county share35.3%
Each gray tick is one of Colorado's 64 counties, placed by the share of its jobs in high- or substantial-overlap occupations; Broomfield County sits at 35.3%. The typical (median) county sits at 21.2%. The statewide figure, 27.4%, is employment-weighted and runs above nearly every individual county because most Colorado jobs are in a handful of metro counties; the United States overall sits at 25.9%.

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Colorado AI Exposure Atlas

Martin, Christopher. “AI Job Exposure in Broomfield County, Colorado.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/county/broomfield/.

2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin

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