• Entry-LevelA role open to people starting out, with little or no prior experience required.
  • E-commerceA role in online retail and digital commerce.
  • Customer ServiceA role centered on supporting and serving customers.

Retail Career Pathways

From traditional retail to cutting-edge e-commerce, build a career connecting products with customers. Colorado's growing population drives retail expansion.

  • TRANSFERABLE BUSINESS SKILLS

    Fast skill gain

    Sales, inventory, supervision, scheduling and customer experience are learned unusually fast in retail environments.

  • CONSISTENT DEMAND DRIVER

    Colorado airports

    Colorado's airport system and tourism footprint create sustained retail demand across Denver, resorts and Front Range cities.

  • HIGH SCHOOL ENTRY

    Work-based learning

    Colorado CTE business and media pathways combine classroom learning with work-based learning during high school, starting retail careers while earning credentials.

  • Annual openings

    141,383

    Statewide across pathway roles

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Explore My Colorado Journey Career Pathways

Learn how to browse Retail careers, compare pathway levels, and use Colorado labor-market information to plan your next step.

Explore Colorado Retail

What to know about Retail

A quick look, straight from Colorado’s industry data.

Hone Your Skills

With no prior experience needed to enter most positions, and the opportunity to shine in valuable skills like customer service, team work, adaptability, and time management that are needed in any industry--retail is the perfect start to your career. Whether you choose to become a General Manager, Marketing Specialist, Nurse, work in IT, or decide to start your own business, a job in retail will help you develop the critical skills you need for success in any role.

Jobs Are Growing

Jobs within retail continue to grow at a steady rate in Colorado, faster than the national rate, with restaurants are on track to be the 3rd largest concentration of jobs, customers saying they value in-person shopping experiences, and Colorado’s booming tourism continues to keep the hospitality world busy. In 2018 alone, 350,000 Coloradans had jobs in retail/hospitality.

Let’s Talk Tech

Technology has already entered our stores from self-check kiosks, mobile apps, to digital room keys, tech has helped create a more efficient experience for consumers. Technology has also helped employees be trained faster from virtual reality headsets to online classes, you’ll have the opportunity to advance your skills faster. For promotions, internal employees are often looked at first, so becoming an expert at your job will help increase your chance of that new role you’re eyeing.

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