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Peer support specialist jobs in Colorado

5 open peer support specialist jobs in Colorado at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $22.93 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Colorado, opens in a new tab) for social and human service assistants here.

5
Open in CO
3
Employers hiring
3
Towns
$22.93
BLS median in CO
9th of 52 states and territories

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Where the peer support specialist jobs are in Colorado

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What peer support specialists earn in Colorado

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Colorado

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Colorado, May 2025

$22.93/hr ($47,690 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Colorado, opens in a new tab)

Median for social and human service assistants, against $22.08 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 5,410 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Social and Human Service Assistants in Colorado, opens in a new tab) employed in Colorado.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Social and Human Service Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring peer support specialists in Colorado

What the job takes

Lived experience of recovery and a state peer certification course.

  • Depends on the state

    Peer recovery credential

    State certification board; exams by IC&RC

    Official page

Peer support specialist jobs in Colorado: common questions

How much do peer support specialists make in Colorado?

Too few open peer support specialist jobs in Colorado post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $22.93/hr ($47,690 a year) for social and human service assistants in Colorado (May 2025), against $22.08 nationally, 9th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Colorado are the most peer support specialist jobs?

Denver (3), Salida (1) and Sterling (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring peer support specialists in Colorado?

By open jobs on this board: Denver Health (3), Centennial Mental Health Center (1) and Solvista Health (1). In all, 3 employers have peer support specialist jobs open in Colorado.

What do you need to work as a peer support specialist in Colorado?

Lived experience of recovery and a state peer certification course. Peer recovery credential (State certification board; exams by IC&RC). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Colorado's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Colorado, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Colorado, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants (SOC 21-1093), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Social and Human Service Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Peer recovery credential: State certification board; exams by IC&RC

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Peer support specialist jobs in Colorado. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/peer-support-specialist/colorado

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