Wages by Occupation in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 120,150 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $60,020 for all occupations combined. 396 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

50.2% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.4), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 100.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 103.8; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 24,292 residents (11.0% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,066; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 2.4% in 2025, with a labor force of about 129,021 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

59.0% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.7), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$36,470	$32,485
High school graduate	$47,785	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$52,045	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$65,174	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$81,077	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	22.4% (±3.6)	24.2%
High school graduate	11.8% (±1.4)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	7.5% (±1.1)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5% (±0.5)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	41.0%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	8.1%	10.0%
Business	11.7%	20.1%
Education	10.1%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	29.1%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	1,040	$82,510	$89,890	8.68	0.93
Administrative Services Managers	190	$97,800	$111,070	1.54	0.91
Advertising Sales Agents	70	$59,440	$69,640	0.61	1.04
Air Traffic Controllers	30	$109,140	$109,830	0.25	1.72
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	120	$75,090	$75,330	1.01	1.13
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	200	$35,760	$35,980	1.70	0.67
Animal Caretakers	170	$41,330	$42,390	1.38	0.80
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	140	$94,440	$93,080	1.18	1.72
Architectural and Civil Drafters	80	$61,590	$65,890	0.65	0.97
Architectural and Engineering Managers	180	$171,070	$173,660	1.50	1.06
Art Directors	50	$153,890	$130,330	0.42	1.22
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$81,520	$85,630	0.76	1.26
Athletic Trainers	60	$64,210	$66,940	0.52	2.64
Audio and Video Technicians	90	$50,400	$55,230	0.75	1.66
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	80	$39,030	$38,570	0.66	1.00
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	150	$58,380	$56,120	1.25	1.31
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	660	$57,580	$59,330	5.51	1.22
Bakers	240	$43,090	$45,600	1.98	1.30
Bartenders	780	$49,070	$54,930	6.51	1.34
Bill and Account Collectors	30	$59,690	$60,750	0.26	0.26
Billing and Posting Clerks	300	$51,340	$54,700	2.46	0.95
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$82,230	$98,080	1.02	3.17
Biological Scientists, All Other	40	$77,960	$77,860	0.32	0.89
Biological Technicians	170	$51,190	$55,530	1.39	3.10
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,020	$56,690	$58,590	8.53	0.97
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	40	$62,060	$64,210	0.32	0.95
Budget Analysts	50	$98,070	$94,480	0.38	1.25
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	210	$61,170	$63,480	1.79	0.96
Bus Drivers, School	250	$56,870	$53,110	2.10	0.81
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	180	$62,630	$58,710	1.47	1.43
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,200	$71,710	$81,310	9.99	1.43
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$104,920	$113,080	0.64	1.21
Butchers and Meat Cutters	110	$45,580	$47,150	0.90	1.03
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	490	$77,940	$98,470	4.07	1.29
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	70	$64,130	$61,610	0.55	1.12
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	80	$46,350	$58,680	0.67	4.82
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	30	$64,020	$74,360	0.26	1.11
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$76,240	$83,720	0.85	1.16
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	80	$99,730	$91,400	0.66	0.92
Cargo and Freight Agents	70	$47,560	$51,670	0.57	0.91
Carpenters	900	$62,790	$62,330	7.46	1.73
Cashiers	2,590	$36,880	$37,960	21.56	1.09
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	120	$62,520	$65,190	1.04	0.78
Chefs and Head Cooks	200	$69,920	$70,400	1.65	1.28
Chemical Technicians	100	$65,060	$68,970	0.83	2.25
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$80,020	$90,770	0.32	2.51
Chemists	50	$86,120	$91,510	0.43	0.82
Chief Executives	100	$237,600	$309,430	0.86	0.66
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	210	$67,910	$68,410	1.74	0.69
Childcare Workers	—	$38,030	$39,590	—	—
Chiropractors	50	$79,300	$85,650	0.45	1.77
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$68,420	$70,430	0.47	1.07
Civil Engineers	250	$98,400	$101,410	2.10	0.89
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	70	$108,510	$100,440	0.62	0.30
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	330	$40,840	$42,730	2.75	1.12
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	70	$85,030	$116,640	0.59	1.22
Coaches and Scouts	290	$57,600	$62,470	2.42	1.51
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$51,250	$57,040	0.37	0.36
Commercial and Industrial Designers	50	$82,720	$93,110	0.38	1.78
Commercial Pilots	—	$137,810	$137,490	—	—
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$83,170	$85,330	0.37	1.96
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	1,000	$54,570	$56,070	8.29	11.96
Community Health Workers	60	$51,500	$53,350	0.51	1.30
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	70	$79,920	$79,540	0.60	0.84
Compliance Officers	1,440	$93,430	$90,820	12.01	4.48
Computer and Information Systems Managers	400	$162,070	$173,650	3.33	0.77
Computer Network Architects	60	$115,120	$123,290	0.50	0.43
Computer Network Support Specialists	40	$72,400	$75,120	0.36	0.38
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	510	$58,640	$59,370	4.23	3.88
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	50	$81,170	$79,160	0.44	2.40
Computer Occupations, All Other	840	$121,850	$123,310	7.02	2.51
Computer Programmers	40	$101,020	$99,090	0.36	0.61
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$94,930	$110,650	0.36	1.59
Computer Systems Analysts	240	$101,770	$112,070	1.99	0.60
Computer User Support Specialists	950	$65,070	$70,210	7.88	1.71
Construction and Building Inspectors	60	$68,450	$72,340	0.47	0.50
Construction Laborers	460	$49,940	$53,500	3.86	0.55
Construction Managers	520	$103,450	$110,450	4.36	1.78
Cooks, All Other	80	$57,320	$54,270	0.66	5.28
Cooks, Fast Food	360	$38,690	$38,000	2.98	0.72
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	490	$47,390	$48,130	4.08	1.44
Cooks, Restaurant	950	$45,390	$44,280	7.90	0.87
Cooks, Short Order	200	$38,890	$41,750	1.63	1.83
Correctional Officers and Jailers	150	$50,230	$55,120	1.25	0.51
Cost Estimators	150	$83,560	$89,690	1.28	0.89
Counselors, All Other	90	$64,280	$68,040	0.71	3.86
Counter and Rental Clerks	330	$48,630	$51,980	2.75	1.07
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	170	$56,480	$58,460	1.39	1.20
Crane and Tower Operators	50	$77,490	$78,250	0.38	1.39
Credit Analysts	40	$120,480	$119,620	0.33	0.79
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	130	$45,980	$45,960	1.05	1.73
Customer Service Representatives	1,250	$50,160	$51,980	10.39	0.62
Data Entry Keyers	180	$43,400	$45,290	1.46	1.79
Data Scientists	100	$131,820	$132,300	0.86	0.51
Database Administrators	80	$109,090	$108,000	0.62	1.39
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	80	$40,820	$44,710	0.70	1.68
Dental Assistants	270	$57,230	$56,340	2.25	0.90
Dental Hygienists	250	$98,330	$99,460	2.08	1.45
Dentists, General	90	$210,940	$219,200	0.73	0.91
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	100	$111,530	$109,150	0.81	1.10
Dietitians and Nutritionists	70	$76,800	$79,950	0.56	1.11
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	340	$33,540	$36,490	2.81	0.81
Dishwashers	410	$37,170	$35,840	3.41	1.11
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	110	$57,860	$57,930	0.89	0.68
Driver/Sales Workers	230	$49,150	$51,060	1.90	0.72
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	60	$61,500	$57,790	0.50	0.93
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$105,420	$110,440	0.25	3.36
Editors	100	$73,610	$90,000	0.85	1.44
Education Administrators, All Other	140	$82,070	$90,960	1.16	3.28
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	270	$119,390	$117,310	2.21	1.05
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	280	$109,820	$146,050	2.31	1.99
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	80	$63,220	$67,120	0.67	1.42
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$78,100	$78,830	1.17	2.99
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	40	$37,740	$47,820	0.37	0.48
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	480	$62,920	$68,750	4.03	1.77
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	260	$66,690	$73,310	2.14	3.49
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	60	$74,820	$72,930	0.53	1.26
Electrical Engineers	590	$112,200	$123,850	4.89	3.82
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	140	$50,640	$52,010	1.19	0.75
Electricians	470	$66,860	$72,430	3.88	0.80
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,140	$77,030	$75,080	9.45	1.06
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	80	$53,050	$55,600	0.70	0.70
Emergency Medical Technicians	180	$48,230	$48,010	1.49	1.28
Emergency Medicine Physicians	—	$449,910	$357,660	—	—
Engineers, All Other	200	$108,140	$113,660	1.65	1.67
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$83,240	$85,650	0.79	2.13
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	60	$99,170	$94,260	0.48	1.96
Environmental Engineers	40	$109,880	$114,160	0.37	1.50
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	40	$52,180	$55,960	0.29	1.32
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$83,020	$101,160	0.60	13.99
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	160	$89,090	$93,340	1.33	2.33
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	40	$63,700	$56,670	0.34	1.51
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	300	$73,240	$75,510	2.54	0.86
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	330	$60,170	$65,640	2.78	1.34
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$64,760	$63,140	0.42	1.07
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	130	$52,340	$52,470	1.09	2.88
Facilities Managers	200	$92,110	$95,670	1.67	1.66
Family Medicine Physicians	90	$242,250	$266,790	0.73	1.06
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	50	$59,300	$59,760	0.42	1.72
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	160	$34,590	$38,290	1.34	0.78
Fashion Designers	30	$82,040	$79,070	0.25	1.84
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,770	$37,190	$38,710	23.07	0.93
Film and Video Editors	50	$63,680	$80,500	0.46	2.77
Financial and Investment Analysts	100	$100,260	$117,400	0.84	0.36
Financial Examiners	40	$82,740	$90,870	0.36	0.82
Financial Managers	690	$134,650	$154,750	5.72	1.06
Financial Specialists, All Other	140	$77,960	$91,720	1.20	1.41
Firefighters	—	$54,990	$54,380	—	—
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	370	$84,790	$94,130	3.06	0.59
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	80	$49,530	$53,720	0.66	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	40	$90,780	$94,460	0.34	0.53
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	700	$51,440	$53,250	5.79	0.74
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	130	$61,560	$62,320	1.09	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	40	$65,990	$70,370	0.33	0.39
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	250	$85,760	$86,080	2.05	0.52
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	100	$82,470	$86,200	0.83	0.61
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	570	$69,720	$71,870	4.77	0.52
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	70	$50,090	$52,430	0.58	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	60	$114,800	$116,790	0.53	0.53
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	360	$80,290	$79,490	2.97	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	790	$58,050	$59,770	6.60	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	350	$62,400	$64,240	2.90	0.72
Floral Designers	60	$45,970	$42,530	0.49	1.87
Food Batchmakers	500	$50,180	$50,820	4.14	3.69
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	90	$32,420	$33,720	0.75	1.38
Food Preparation Workers	450	$37,040	$39,940	3.76	0.65
Food Processing Workers, All Other	50	$41,480	$44,810	0.40	0.95
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	310	$41,090	$43,500	2.62	1.38
Food Service Managers	160	$78,280	$82,990	1.37	0.89
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$85,230	$87,540	0.53	4.16
Fundraisers	230	$71,150	$76,870	1.88	2.63
Fundraising Managers	50	$133,560	$143,110	0.38	1.52
General and Operations Managers	2,930	$98,430	$120,470	24.35	1.08
General Internal Medicine Physicians	140	$216,300	$280,290	1.15	2.66
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	—	$78,570	$95,570	—	—
Glaziers	80	$61,110	$59,480	0.63	1.66
Graphic Designers	170	$68,260	$76,190	1.44	1.14
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$50,280	$53,120	0.61	1.42
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	220	$58,740	$58,350	1.83	0.93
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	50	$46,780	$48,820	0.40	1.20
Health Education Specialists	40	$68,310	$73,650	0.34	0.80
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	220	$61,450	$62,100	1.81	1.54
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	80	$58,660	$68,430	0.67	2.98
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	140	$47,370	$51,570	1.20	1.69
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	480	$68,430	$71,660	3.96	1.50
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,210	$62,460	$62,670	10.05	0.76
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	40	$47,480	$48,700	0.30	1.91
Helpers--Production Workers	60	$47,830	$46,920	0.52	0.49
Highway Maintenance Workers	190	$59,220	$58,550	1.62	1.62
History Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$81,190	$84,020	0.33	2.73
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,230	$43,960	$43,640	10.27	0.37
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	440	$31,120	$36,780	3.67	1.32
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	140	$46,500	$43,720	1.15	0.68
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	50	$54,220	$54,140	0.44	0.76
Human Resources Managers	160	$138,920	$156,830	1.30	0.91
Human Resources Specialists	600	$78,920	$82,530	5.02	0.86
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$72,250	$74,130	0.29	0.60
Industrial Engineers	220	$104,750	$108,340	1.79	0.76
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	310	$63,250	$68,420	2.56	0.91
Industrial Production Managers	200	$118,880	$127,560	1.66	1.05
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	390	$48,530	$51,740	3.22	0.65
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	80	$50,480	$51,850	0.65	0.75
Information Security Analysts	110	$102,160	$115,080	0.89	0.73
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	310	$52,820	$54,980	2.54	0.66
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	220	$53,020	$58,450	1.86	1.64
Instructional Coordinators	250	$81,560	$87,580	2.11	1.44
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	160	$50,580	$54,080	1.32	0.96
Insurance Sales Agents	300	$71,990	$89,180	2.46	0.80
Interior Designers	40	$65,950	$79,630	0.30	0.65
Interpreters and Translators	50	$63,180	$76,290	0.42	1.26
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,190	$41,130	$42,400	18.23	1.28
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	40	$161,490	$135,910	0.31	2.03
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	80	$76,120	$73,330	0.63	0.90
Labor Relations Specialists	80	$83,970	$92,550	0.67	1.60
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,330	$42,790	$42,950	11.10	0.59
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	600	$46,730	$48,060	5.00	0.82
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	50	$38,980	$40,450	0.42	0.33
Lawyers	550	$125,190	$152,030	4.57	0.94
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	—	$51,390	$56,310	—	—
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	150	$66,190	$69,740	1.29	1.50
Library Assistants, Clerical	150	$40,520	$40,700	1.21	2.20
Library Technicians	80	$50,090	$50,910	0.69	1.56
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	350	$75,920	$73,410	2.92	0.70
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	120	$63,460	$65,750	1.01	2.13
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	80	$33,390	$34,460	0.65	0.64
Light Truck Drivers	910	$47,430	$50,700	7.53	1.19
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	130	$51,840	$53,550	1.06	1.00
Loan Officers	160	$80,770	$101,690	1.34	0.76
Lodging Managers	40	$102,180	$94,480	0.37	1.34
Logisticians	140	$85,600	$88,880	1.18	0.73
Machinists	70	$49,860	$56,610	0.58	0.32
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	370	$37,720	$39,650	3.07	0.55
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	70	$45,380	$43,740	0.61	1.72
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	950	$58,170	$59,410	7.93	0.81
Management Analysts	290	$118,270	$121,930	2.45	0.42
Managers, All Other	650	$132,620	$138,070	5.41	1.35
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	410	$74,690	$80,030	3.44	0.59
Marriage and Family Therapists	—	$57,880	$66,780	—	—
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$84,860	$93,990	0.65	2.12
Mechanical Drafters	50	$84,100	$77,310	0.41	1.61
Mechanical Engineers	390	$110,200	$113,270	3.27	1.71
Medical and Health Services Managers	310	$132,200	$163,680	2.59	0.68
Medical Assistants	580	$47,160	$49,570	4.79	0.91
Medical Equipment Preparers	70	$50,890	$57,680	0.56	1.13
Medical Equipment Repairers	40	$65,010	$69,830	0.34	0.79
Medical Records Specialists	—	$59,650	$62,790	—	—
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	100	$66,500	$81,320	0.84	0.75
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,080	$49,900	$52,780	9.00	1.45
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	170	$71,720	$74,190	1.45	1.58
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	130	$73,210	$75,490	1.09	1.27
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	90	$45,380	$46,410	0.75	0.70
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	580	$78,240	$80,330	4.80	1.20
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	420	$46,230	$48,660	3.53	0.39
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	40	$51,960	$53,930	0.33	1.78
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	210	$45,420	$49,250	1.73	2.84
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	140	$68,790	$72,640	1.14	1.00
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	50	$48,580	$50,780	0.40	1.89
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	30	$73,080	$67,740	0.27	1.80
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	60	$50,450	$55,260	0.48	0.60
Natural Sciences Managers	110	$129,150	$139,030	0.88	1.25
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	280	$84,790	$90,420	2.35	1.16
Neurologists	—	$434,730	$345,410	—	—
New Accounts Clerks	40	$48,610	$50,920	0.34	1.43
Nurse Practitioners	260	$136,000	$139,950	2.18	1.05
Nursing Assistants	1,060	$48,190	$50,350	8.79	0.94
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$82,800	$84,650	0.69	1.38
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	70	$444,290	$374,040	0.54	3.97
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	70	$95,100	$97,350	0.62	0.68
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	50	$62,570	$64,620	0.39	2.00
Occupational Therapists	120	$98,710	$98,170	0.99	0.95
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	120	$57,510	$67,480	1.03	0.83
Office Clerks, General	1,720	$49,520	$50,210	14.29	0.90
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	330	$60,000	$62,060	2.71	0.88
Operations Research Analysts	90	$89,790	$88,830	0.76	1.09
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	100	$51,020	$57,370	0.84	1.83
Opticians, Dispensing	30	$59,310	$67,390	0.26	0.54
Optometrists	30	$143,700	$163,660	0.26	0.96
Order Clerks	—	$51,500	$52,530	—	—
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	30	$57,860	$55,320	0.26	1.13
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	480	$47,140	$46,680	4.03	1.65
Packers and Packagers, Hand	350	$39,890	$41,570	2.93	0.81
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	150	$58,670	$56,700	1.23	0.85
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	300	$71,160	$69,730	2.53	1.00
Parking Attendants	50	$38,340	$39,430	0.40	0.45
Parts Salespersons	300	$48,630	$51,260	2.49	1.44
Pediatricians, General	90	$215,350	$203,420	0.79	3.10
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	40	$32,330	$34,400	0.37	0.96
Personal Financial Advisors	280	$129,940	$133,960	2.37	1.38
Pest Control Workers	50	$45,280	$49,020	0.41	0.62
Pharmacists	250	$155,540	$145,810	2.08	1.01
Pharmacy Aides	50	$37,310	$38,580	0.42	1.66
Pharmacy Technicians	370	$47,940	$52,200	3.09	1.02
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$86,580	$87,760	0.34	2.60
Phlebotomists	90	$46,000	$49,230	0.77	0.84
Physical Therapists	340	$99,230	$95,270	2.83	1.65
Physician Assistants	200	$163,560	$156,280	1.68	1.61
Physicians, All Other	150	$517,900	$373,370	1.27	0.58
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	470	$67,450	$70,170	3.89	1.30
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	390	$74,400	$72,770	3.24	0.75
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$107,490	$105,830	0.32	2.94
Postal Service Clerks	80	$62,910	$62,690	0.70	1.47
Postal Service Mail Carriers	230	$62,080	$63,720	1.93	0.91
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	50	$60,530	$63,210	0.44	0.65
Power Plant Operators	60	$97,800	$98,350	0.46	2.43
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	350	$46,690	$53,020	2.91	0.94
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	60	$49,010	$50,470	0.53	2.46
Printing Press Operators	90	$48,660	$53,670	0.73	0.79
Private Detectives and Investigators	50	$70,190	$66,800	0.39	1.72
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	50	$84,220	$83,470	0.42	0.73
Producers and Directors	140	$54,680	$67,740	1.18	1.28
Production Workers, All Other	120	$47,180	$52,140	1.03	0.64
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	200	$64,960	$65,890	1.69	0.67
Project Management Specialists	430	$85,410	$92,650	3.61	0.53
Property Appraisers and Assessors	40	$64,990	$77,760	0.34	0.93
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	290	$63,280	$83,240	2.40	1.20
Protective Service Workers, All Other	30	$57,490	$55,750	0.28	0.54
Psychiatric Technicians	240	$49,670	$49,370	1.97	1.95
Psychiatrists	50	$409,950	$308,100	0.44	2.44
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$81,100	$90,630	0.51	1.92
Public Relations Managers	120	$140,800	$156,470	1.01	2.09
Public Relations Specialists	500	$65,630	$68,100	4.16	2.28
Public Safety Telecommunicators	140	$61,600	$62,000	1.18	1.80
Purchasing Managers	50	$139,780	$146,920	0.38	0.70
Receptionists and Information Clerks	440	$37,400	$38,580	3.68	0.63
Recreation Workers	400	$37,130	$38,860	3.29	1.55
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	40	$51,960	$55,600	0.37	0.39
Registered Nurses	3,150	$98,330	$99,840	26.25	1.21
Rehabilitation Counselors	200	$47,000	$49,320	1.62	2.67
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	50	$42,840	$44,940	0.40	0.53
Residential Advisors	40	$41,810	$45,410	0.37	0.68
Retail Salespersons	3,550	$37,330	$42,260	29.56	1.18
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	80	$51,690	$74,740	0.68	1.13
Sales Engineers	—	$116,790	$119,930	—	—
Sales Managers	450	$131,840	$148,880	3.78	0.92
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	500	$79,680	$87,180	4.13	0.51
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	810	$75,400	$82,700	6.72	0.84
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	230	$87,670	$102,250	1.90	1.04
School Psychologists	80	$82,910	$89,300	0.65	1.58
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	740	$80,100	$78,420	6.15	0.90
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,200	$50,210	$51,410	10.02	0.91
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	160	$88,280	$107,220	1.35	0.43
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	40	$59,110	$61,300	0.36	0.64
Security Guards	410	$51,170	$55,360	3.45	0.42
Self-Enrichment Teachers	370	$55,410	$65,690	3.04	1.43
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	110	$53,570	$55,860	0.91	2.35
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	50	$49,160	$51,740	0.43	2.17
Sewing Machine Operators	80	$42,480	$43,350	0.68	1.01
Sheet Metal Workers	230	$60,800	$61,520	1.87	2.43
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	320	$51,420	$52,100	2.63	0.50
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	240	$42,270	$43,590	1.96	1.23
Social and Community Service Managers	400	$78,970	$81,990	3.34	2.48
Social and Human Service Assistants	580	$49,840	$49,760	4.80	1.70
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	40	$83,870	$82,210	0.30	2.80
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	80	$78,980	$84,740	0.70	2.93
Social Workers, All Other	40	$63,330	$68,700	0.36	0.89
Software Developers	770	$126,940	$130,510	6.45	0.59
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	110	$76,180	$88,630	0.94	0.78
Special Education Teachers, All Other	60	$46,980	$49,470	0.49	2.24
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	240	$77,740	$76,640	1.96	1.17
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	180	$78,560	$76,910	1.48	2.42
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	230	$80,610	$78,930	1.94	1.84
Speech-Language Pathologists	140	$90,330	$89,880	1.13	0.96
Statisticians	—	$84,700	$90,060	—	—
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,230	$37,780	$41,000	18.58	1.02
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	370	$66,540	$67,260	3.12	0.99
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	430	$41,600	$43,330	3.56	1.05
Surgeons, All Other	120	$453,590	$365,240	1.01	6.24
Surgical Technologists	90	$60,660	$62,400	0.72	0.95
Surveyors	—	$78,460	$74,120	—	—
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	50	$48,640	$54,880	0.42	0.57
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,520	$44,730	$42,570	12.64	1.38
Technical Writers	50	$89,140	$99,840	0.39	1.33
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	120	$81,800	$76,960	0.97	1.07
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	60	$74,840	$70,940	0.53	0.84
Tellers	320	$44,760	$43,840	2.65	1.25
Tile and Stone Setters	40	$55,890	$58,200	0.36	1.55
Tire Repairers and Changers	50	$45,590	$46,090	0.41	0.58
Tour and Travel Guides	40	$45,020	$46,580	0.35	1.01
Training and Development Managers	—	$125,010	$139,110	—	—
Training and Development Specialists	370	$77,800	$84,550	3.07	1.04
Transportation Security Screeners	70	$65,460	$62,130	0.57	1.78
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	200	$101,880	$116,470	1.68	1.18
Travel Agents	50	$60,560	$57,380	0.45	1.28
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	140	$62,520	$63,060	1.15	3.23
Tutors	40	$42,230	$59,680	0.32	0.28
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	50	$46,080	$44,760	0.44	4.31
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$91,580	$86,490	0.32	1.12
Veterinarians	130	$131,820	$151,160	1.08	2.01
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	150	$36,670	$36,800	1.21	1.49
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	190	$50,060	$51,700	1.58	1.91
Waiters and Waitresses	1,510	$61,620	$61,070	12.54	0.86
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	90	$67,250	$70,160	0.74	0.90
Web and Digital Interface Designers	50	$76,970	$86,540	0.39	0.53
Web Developers	40	$84,550	$97,330	0.35	0.77
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	140	$63,460	$64,320	1.16	0.43
Writers and Authors	40	$85,020	$90,860	0.34	1.09

Colleges in this area

5 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Advanced Welding Institute	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	104
Champlain College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	3,259
O'Briens Aveda Institute	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	80
Saint Michael's College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,323
University of Vermont	Public	4-year or above	14,476

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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