Occupational profile · 2025
Vermont
Vermont employs 303,890 people. The work it does most unusually is community and social service specialists, all other, at 13.5× the national concentration — 2,850 jobs paying a median of $53,150.
What Vermont is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other2,850 jobs · median $53,15013.5×
- 2Highway Maintenance Workers1,170 jobs · median $58,4603.9×
- 3Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators1,190 jobs · median $57,5003.6×
- 4Social and Community Service Managers1,200 jobs · median $80,7602.9×
- 5Food Batchmakers1,000 jobs · median $50,1802.9×
- 6Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary1,170 jobs · median $107,5002.7×
- 7Compliance Officers1,960 jobs · median $90,4202.4×
- 8Carpenters3,080 jobs · median $62,4002.4×
- 9Public Relations Specialists1,260 jobs · median $66,0602.3×
- 10Social and Human Service Assistants1,920 jobs · median $46,6402.2×
- 11Self-Enrichment Teachers1,190 jobs · median $53,1901.8×
- 12Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary4,960 jobs · median $43,8001.8×
What Vermont is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 31,180 | 0.90× | $49,560 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 26,300 | 0.98× | $38,210 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 25,460 | 1.43× | $61,620 | |
| Management Occupations | 24,800 | 1.14× | $107,520 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 24,710 | 0.94× | $39,830 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 21,730 | 1.13× | $87,370 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 20,860 | 0.78× | $45,440 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 17,570 | 0.85× | $78,050 | |
| Production Occupations | 15,400 | 0.92× | $49,080 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 14,340 | 0.93× | $45,800 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 14,320 | 1.14× | $59,740 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 10,930 | 1.23× | $43,540 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 10,890 | 0.92× | $60,020 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 9,540 | 1.83× | $57,330 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 7,720 | 0.75× | $95,680 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 6,950 | 1.09× | $39,030 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 5,630 | 1.10× | $89,300 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 4,840 | 0.66× | $56,910 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 4,750 | 1.19× | $62,470 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 3,240 | 1.12× | $75,330 | |
| Legal Occupations | 2,200 | 0.86× | $100,730 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 530 | 0.63× | $46,760 |
Elsewhere on Vermont
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗