The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Vermont to have 24,980 employers offering 305,219 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Vermont jobs is $699 per week ($36,348 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Vermont than any other with 252,351 jobs and 23,418 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $684 per week ($35,568 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 29,543 positions and 833 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $621 per week ($32,292 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Vermont is the State Government sector which has 268 firms and agencies that employ 17,358 people in Vermont. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $913 per week ($47,476 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Vermont. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Vermont jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
5,624 employers in Vermont which hire 58,439
people. Their average weekly salary is $604 per week ( $31,408 Annually).
Education and Health Services jobs are created by 2,250 employers in Vermont which employ
53,883 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Education and Health Services industry is
$697 per week ($36,244 annually).
If you're interested in Vermont jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 35,744 positions filled by 1,144
employers in Vermont. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $929 per week in pay, on average or
$48,308 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 18,036 Vermont jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 3,251 firms, paying their employees $741
weekly or $38,532 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 18,610 companies that create 195,341 Vermont jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $636 weekly ($33,072 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 4,808 companies that employ 57,010 people in Vermont.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $849 per week ($44,148 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $929 per week
($48,308 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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