CAREER FORECASTS THROUGH 2018

Careers Requiring High School Diploma and/or  Other 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).

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Carpenters
891 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $38,570 

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
142 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $38,380

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
135 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $37,590

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
99 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $34,500

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
77 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $34,900

Highway Maintenance Workers
54 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $35,030

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
43 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $33,720

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators
33 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $34,290

Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
27 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $37,110

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
21 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $39,850

Sheet Metal Workers
21 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $39,370

Maintenance Workers, Machinery
21 projected openings 2008-2018
Median VT wage (2010): $36,500

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