Top 15 Hot Jobs in Fort Collins to 2018

Fort Collins, Colorado is considered a college town, because a large portion of its economy relies on business brought to town by university and college students - and their families from time to time. From the several colleges and universities in the area, many students stay on in Fort Collins after graduation. College towns often experience greater job and business growth than non-college towns and cities because of the presence of higher learning and its partnerships with local business and government that leads to internships, new jobs, and additional funding to research emerging technologies for the 21st Century.

Fort Collins has shown consistent job growth for several years, even in 2008 - 2009, and this has contributed to its honor as one of the Forbes.com Top 20 College Towns in America. Money Magazine named Fort Collins Number One among its Best Places to Live in the Western US.

Fort Collins, approximately 65 miles north of Denver CO, is the official access point and office location for the Roosevelt National Forest (name dedicated in 1932). The forest was re-named from Colorado National Forest (first established 1897) after president Theodore Roosevelt, who championed conservation, wildlife, and the national park movements during his lifetime, particularly during his years in office.

TR was so dedicated to these movements that he incurred many political cartoons during his career that made fun of and denigrated his work in this field. However, without him, the US would not have the national park system it enjoys today. It would likely have taken a different from or not have emerged at all.

The entrance to the park pictured above (public domain) is in Estes Park, Colorado. It joins a chain of forests that includes the Arapaho and the Colorado State forests. The nearby Pawnee National Grassland is also operated from an office in Fort Collins.

An astounding book that presents TR's wildlife and conservation work from his early childhood through the Presidency names him a Wilderness Warrior, reminiscent of nicknames we gave Stive Irwin in his own famous work along those lines. The book is engaging, flows well, and represents information not before found in TR studies. If you appreciate the US National Park System, green living, and sustainability, you will enjoy this book.

The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas Brinkley; Harper Books 2009. Named Amazon's Best of the Month for August 2009.

Teddy Roosevelt would be pleased with the FortZED initiative in which its area is growing to become the whole world's largest single zero-energy district, having full sustainability via renewable energy.

The Fort Collins and Zero Energy District is a clean energy infrastructure project furnishing around 300 or more clean green jobs to the community. Area partners in government, business, and higher education are the City of Fort Collins Utilities, Colorado State University, Spirae, Woodward, Advanced Energy, Eaton, The Brendle Group, and the Northern Colorado Clean Energy Cluster. Goals include to provide renewable energy locally, regionally and finally, nationally as additional partners are gathered into the group of producers and renewable energy end-users.  Other goals are to reduce energy bills and to create additional new green jobs.

Renewable energy sources used in this project include wind, solar, biomass, water, and thermal. Read more about the FortZED Project at FortZED.com/.

1. Registered Nurses (RNs)
2. Occupational Therapists
3. Customer Service Representatives
4. Physical Therapists
5. Store Managers
6. Assistant Managers
7. General Managers
8. Retail Cashiers
9. Retail Sales Associates or Salespersons
10. Advance Practice Certified Nursing Aides (CNAs)
11. Sales Representatives
12. Case Managers
13. Financial Advisors
14. Retail Service Specialists
15. Dental Assistants

Below are listed the expected high growth job titles across the Untied States to 2018. Healthcare is prominent among them and will likely continue to grow in all segments to 2020 and well beyond. titles in bold print indicate jobs already among the most frequently listed job listings.

1. Computer Specialists
2. Healthcare Support Jobs – aides, orderlies, other
3. Registered Nurses (RNs)
4. Retail Salespersons and Sales Representatives
5. Business Operations Specialists
6. Combined Food Prep and Service Jobs
7. Information and Record Clerks
8. Health Techs
9. Engineers
10. Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers
11. Receptionists and Information Clerks
12. Counselors and Social Workers
13. Waitstaff (Waiters and Waitresses)
14. Personal Appearance Workers
15. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

• Cheeks International Academy - cosmetology.
• College America-Fort Collins at www.collegeamerica.edu
• Colorado Equine Research - Part of Colorado State University
• Colorado State University at www.colostate.edu - a partner in the FortZED zero energy distric project for renewable energy and total sustainability.  
• Everest University - career college.
• Fort Collins College - Institute of Medical and Business Matters at http://www.ibmc.edu/fort-collins-college.php - degree programs, medical laboratories, law library, computer labs, massage therapy classrooms and clinics.
• Front Range Community College at www.frontrange.edu
• Hair Dynamics Education Center
• Mc Kinley College at www.mckinleycollege.edu
• National Technology University - (970) 224-2614‎.
• Regis University at http://www.regis.edu/ - The Jesuit Catholic tradition.
• University of Phoenix

• Colorado State University Athletics
• Fort Collins Baseball Club
• Fort Collins Catz - inline skate hockey.
• Fort Collins Force - soccer.
• Fort Collins Foxes - baseball.
• "Fort Collins Sports and Social Club" on Facebook
• Area Ski Resorts
• Sports by the City of Fort Collins - Recreation centers, leagues, parks.
• Boulder-Fort Collins Sports Jobs on FlipDog Job Search Engine