Colorado AI Exposure Atlas

Colorado · Employment data 2025

El Paso County

About 1 in 4 jobs — 26.4% — are in the top two exposure tiers. That is roughly 81,400 of 308,056 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.

No suppressed industry cells. The occupation mix still uses national staffing patterns; it is not directly counted locally. 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 26.4% here, compared with 27.4% statewide and 25.9% nationally.

Tier distribution
Share of El Paso County jobs in each AI task-overlap tier
TierShare of jobsJobs
high overlap 6.0% 18,573
substantial overlap 20.4% 62,874
some overlap 29.7% 91,572
little overlap 43.9% 135,037

Counties with similar job counts: Arapahoe (31.0%), Adams (22.4%), Jefferson (27.1%). Small differences should not be treated as precise rankings.

Locator map: El Paso County highlighted within Colorado

Across all of El Paso County's jobs, 6.0% are in high-overlap occupations, 20.4% substantial, 29.7% some, and 43.9% little.

County context. Population 742,999. Median annual earnings for workers living here: $47,743 (±$642). 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. These are residence-based — they describe the people who live in El Paso County, while the employment figures describe the jobs located in it.

Plate I

Groups with the highest task overlap

  1. Computer and Mathematical 4.3% of jobs · score 54.2
    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 11.6% of jobs · score 52.8
    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 6.5% of jobs · score 52.0
    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 48.9
    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 0.6% of jobs · score 46.3
    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 El Paso County
Occupation group Estimated jobs Share of county jobs Mean exposure score
Computer and Mathematical Occupations 13,130 4.3% 54.2
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 35,768 11.6% 52.8
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 19,925 6.5% 52.0
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 2,624 0.9% 48.9
Legal Occupations 1,777 0.6% 46.3
The five occupation groups with the highest mean exposure scores in El Paso 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 9.6% 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 7.2% of jobs · score 13.4
    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 6.7% of jobs · score 30.3
    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. Healthcare Support 5.8% of jobs · score 13.2
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Home Health and Personal Care Aides
    • Nursing Assistants
    • Medical Assistants
    • Dental Assistants
    • Phlebotomists
    • Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
  5. Construction and Extraction 4.1% of jobs · score 8.8
    Largest occupations in this group nationally:
    • Construction Laborers
    • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
    • Electricians
    • Carpenters
    • Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
    • Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Largest occupation groups below this county's average exposure in El Paso County
Occupation group Estimated jobs Share of county jobs Mean exposure score
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 29,657 9.6% 13.9
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 22,153 7.2% 13.4
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 20,747 6.7% 30.3
Healthcare Support Occupations 17,912 5.8% 13.2
Construction and Extraction Occupations 12,513 4.1% 8.8
The five largest occupation groups scoring below El Paso County's own employment-weighted average exposure of 31.4 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 El Paso County's economy — exposure here skews toward higher-wage occupations.

High+substantial share of jobs versus payroll, El Paso County and Colorado
Measure El Paso County Colorado
Share of jobs in high- or substantial-overlap occupations 26.4% 27.4%
Share of payroll in high- or substantial-overlap occupations 33.4% 34.8%
Share of El Paso 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 El Paso County compares

El Paso County's high+substantial share of 26.4% 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% El Paso 26.4% share of jobs in high- or substantial-overlap occupations (%)
El Paso County high+substantial share in state and national context
El Paso County share26.4%
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; El Paso County sits at 26.4%. 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%.

Cite this page

Colorado AI Exposure Atlas

Martin, Christopher. “AI Job Exposure in El Paso County, Colorado.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/county/el-paso/.

2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin

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