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Vermont Deparment of Labor > Economic & Labor Market Information > Occupation Profile > Select an Occupation

ELMI Occupation Profile - Select an Occupation

Fastest Growing

These are the occupations expected to have the largest rate of growth from 2016 to 2026. All data is for Vermont.

			2016 - 2026 Projections		2018 Median Hourly Wage
Rank	Occupation	2016 Employment	Annual Job Openings	Annual Percent Change	2018 Median Hourly Wage	Typical Entry-level Education
1	Solar Photovoltaic Installers	406	65	3.2	$18.27	High school diploma or equivalent
2	Home Health Aides	572	94	2.9	$13.41	High school diploma or equivalent
3	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	117	19	2.7	$18.44	High school diploma or equivalent
4	Personal Care Aides	7,539	1,435	2.6	$13.24	High school diploma or equivalent
5	Physician Assistants	320	28	2.5	$50.35	Master's degree
6	Statisticians	40	4	2.5	$31.71	Master's degree
7	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	756	92	2.4	$20.51	High school diploma or equivalent
8	Software Developers, Applications	1,103	106	2.3	$45.68	Bachelor's degree
9	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	77	6	2.2	$37.59	Associate's degree
10	Nurse Practitioners	547	43	2.2	$48.87	Master's degree
11	Operations Research Analysts	59	4	2.0	$39.16	Bachelor's degree
12	Dental Laboratory Technicians	175	25	2.0	n/a	High school diploma or equivalent
13	Helpers--Production Workers	532	99	2.0	$13.96	High school diploma or equivalent
14	Physical Therapist Assistants	158	24	1.9	$26.61	Associate's degree
15	Physical Therapists	903	59	1.9	$36.01	Doctoral or professional degree
16	Respiratory Therapists	215	15	1.9	$30.90	Associate's degree
17	Physical Therapist Aides	77	12	1.8	$16.87	High school diploma or equivalent
18	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	52	9	1.8	n/a	High school diploma or equivalent
19	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,694	208	1.8	$27.64	Bachelor's degree
20	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	787	145	1.7	$15.56	No formal educational credential
21	Lodging Managers	583	74	1.7	$28.17	High school diploma or equivalent
22	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	1,151	210	1.7	$13.57	No formal educational credential
23	Healthcare Social Workers	450	57	1.6	$27.03	Master's degree
24	Medical Assistants	659	86	1.6	$17.45	Postsecondary non-degree award
25	Occupational Therapists	329	23	1.6	$37.32	Master's degree

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