From rockslide control and wildfire mitigation to livestock handling and aerial tram maintenance, Colorado’s labor market has more than its share of occupational hazards. We talked to eight people whose careers might make you love your nine-to-five desk job just a little bit more.

Fishing may be the next frontier for Colorado ranchers.

Dale Lasater takes an old-school approach to ranching: He places good cattle on the Colorado prairie—and then leaves the rest to nature.