Pathways to Promising Careers
This resource is sponsored by the J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation and the Vermont Community Foundation to improve access to higher education and to ensure today’s students are ready for tomorrow’s jobs in Vermont.

 

Pathways to Promising Careers on 

Research Current Career Opportunities
 
About the McClure Foundation

CAREER FORECASTS THROUGH 2018

Careers Requiring Associate Degree or Equivalent Training

Careers with High Growth Opportunities and with Median Earnings Above State Median Income ($33,220 as of May 2010). Based on data from the Vermont Department of Labor (Projections for 2008-2018).

Click on the occupation titles below to access more information from the Vermont Department of Labor.

Registered Nurses (may also require BA degree)
1,145 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $61,440 

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
584 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $33,670

Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
469 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $41,040

Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts
311 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $63,400

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
283 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $41,340

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades/Extraction
282 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $55,120

Computer Support Specialists
281 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $45,010

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
266 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $34,690

Electricians
166 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $41,210

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
165 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $43,570

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative
133 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $46,250

Dental Hygienists
125 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $65,260

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
124 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $51,610 

Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Mechanics/Installers
123 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $37,110 

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
109 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $35,130

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
96 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $37,610

Dental Assistants
93 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $35,760

Bill and Account Collectors
84 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $34,990

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service Workers
79 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $33,790

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
76 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $48,030

Industrial Machinery Mechanics
75 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $42,160

Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
54 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $41,760

Property and Real Estate Managers
53 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $46,540

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
53 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $42,600

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
48 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $37,550

Return to the Pathways to Promising Careers homepage
View Careers Requiring Four Years Postsecondary Education
Find Vermont schools with your major