Fastest declining jobs in Vermont, 2024–34

Ranked by projected percent change in employment from 2024 to 2034 in Vermont, most negative first. A declining projection does not mean a job is disappearing — most of these still hire steadily to replace people who leave.

State projections are produced by Vermont's own workforce agency and collected by Projections Central — the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes projections only at the national level. Methodology varies by state, so these are not directly comparable with the national figures. Wages remain BLS OEWS.

Cost of living: prices in Vermont run 2.0% below the national average (2024), so a Vermont salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Vermont.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Vermont · Growth 2024–34

1Tellers$44,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $46,470-17.5%
2Cooks, Fast Food$38,230
No formal educational credential
$31,540 – $39,650-14.0%
3Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,030 – $64,410-11.8%
4Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$57,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,480 – $81,820-10.0%
5Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $58,460-9.4%
6Customer Service Representatives$47,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140 – $66,530-8.4%
7Food Batchmakers$50,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $62,070-8.3%
8Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700 – $57,330-8.2%
9Cashiers$35,720
No formal educational credential
$30,590 – $43,810-8.0%
10Office Clerks, General$48,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,940 – $63,750-7.3%
11Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,710 – $82,510-7.3%
12Computer User Support Specialists$63,030
Some college, no degree
$49,020 – $95,680-6.4%
13Cooks, Short Order$38,830
No formal educational credential
$34,990 – $47,760-6.4%
14Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,500 – $72,740-6.3%
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,720
Some college, no degree
$41,720 – $74,970-6.3%
16First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$55,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,560 – $76,580-5.8%
17Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,620 – $127,400-5.7%
18Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,380
No formal educational credential
$39,040 – $61,290-5.4%
19Electrical Engineers$111,310
Bachelor's degree
$81,040 – $175,710-5.1%
20First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,080 – $100,560-4.8%
21Billing and Posting Clerks$50,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,230 – $62,360-4.6%
22Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,940
Bachelor's degree
$49,300 – $97,630-4.3%
23First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$81,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,180 – $132,120-4.1%
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,220
Bachelor's degree
$49,800 – $99,830-4.1%
25Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,070
Bachelor's degree
$48,700 – $97,230-4.1%
26Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$95,900
Bachelor's degree
$62,850 – $180,590-4.0%
27Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$74,200
Bachelor's degree
$49,730 – $97,620-3.8%
28Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$105,350
Master's degree
$76,900 – $134,570-3.6%
29Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,360
Bachelor's degree
$52,800 – $98,170-3.4%
30Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$70,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,770 – $96,520-3.3%
31Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100 – $60,420-2.9%
32Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$43,800
Some college, no degree
$29,140 – $51,580-2.8%
33Retail Salespersons$37,400
No formal educational credential
$31,060 – $55,700-2.5%
34First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,930 – $91,920-2.5%
35Childcare Workers$38,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,140 – $46,030-2.4%
36Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,330 – $61,740-2.4%
37Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$31,080
No formal educational credential
$29,780 – $47,670-2.1%
38Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$40,730
No formal educational credential
$31,490 – $74,860-2.0%
39Paralegals and Legal Assistants$67,160
Associate's degree
$48,650 – $87,390-1.8%
40Packers and Packagers, Hand$39,440
No formal educational credential
$32,830 – $46,270-1.8%
41Food Preparation Workers$36,550
No formal educational credential
$31,840 – $49,020-1.3%
42Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,390
No formal educational credential
$30,350 – $49,170-1.1%
43Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040-0.9%
44Graphic Designers$65,690
Bachelor's degree
$42,640 – $123,500-0.8%
45Waiters and Waitresses$59,140
No formal educational credential
$29,690 – $89,330-0.8%
46First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,410 – $80,900-0.6%
47Insurance Sales Agents$70,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,070 – $118,890-0.5%
48Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,450
Master's degree
$68,530 – $226,460-0.5%
49Sales Managers$138,650
Bachelor's degree
$87,170 – $261,730-0.2%
50Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,830 – $46,810-0.2%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianVermont	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Growth 2024–34
1	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,030	$37,950 – $46,470	-17.5%
2	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$38,230	$31,540 – $39,650	-14.0%
3	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,080	$39,030 – $64,410	-11.8%
4	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,500	$44,480 – $81,820	-10.0%
5	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,830	$38,420 – $58,460	-9.4%
6	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,500	$35,140 – $66,530	-8.4%
7	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,180	$36,750 – $62,070	-8.3%
8	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,670	$36,700 – $57,330	-8.2%
9	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$35,720	$30,590 – $43,810	-8.0%
10	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,310	$36,940 – $63,750	-7.3%
11	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,560	$44,710 – $82,510	-7.3%
12	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$63,030	$49,020 – $95,680	-6.4%
13	Cooks, Short OrderNo formal educational credential	$38,830	$34,990 – $47,760	-6.4%
14	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,210	$38,500 – $72,740	-6.3%
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$54,720	$41,720 – $74,970	-6.3%
16	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,760	$39,560 – $76,580	-5.8%
17	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,840	$50,620 – $127,400	-5.7%
18	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$47,380	$39,040 – $61,290	-5.4%
19	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$111,310	$81,040 – $175,710	-5.1%
20	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,540	$50,080 – $100,560	-4.8%
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,730	$42,230 – $62,360	-4.6%
22	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$73,940	$49,300 – $97,630	-4.3%
23	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,850	$63,180 – $132,120	-4.1%
24	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,220	$49,800 – $99,830	-4.1%
25	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,070	$48,700 – $97,230	-4.1%
26	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$95,900	$62,850 – $180,590	-4.0%
27	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,200	$49,730 – $97,620	-3.8%
28	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$105,350	$76,900 – $134,570	-3.6%
29	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,360	$52,800 – $98,170	-3.4%
30	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,770	$54,770 – $96,520	-3.3%
31	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,980	$35,100 – $60,420	-2.9%
32	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$43,800	$29,140 – $51,580	-2.8%
33	Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$37,400	$31,060 – $55,700	-2.5%
34	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,790	$49,930 – $91,920	-2.5%
35	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,030	$32,140 – $46,030	-2.4%
36	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,920	$39,330 – $61,740	-2.4%
37	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee ShopNo formal educational credential	$31,080	$29,780 – $47,670	-2.1%
38	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural AnimalsNo formal educational credential	$40,730	$31,490 – $74,860	-2.0%
39	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$67,160	$48,650 – $87,390	-1.8%
40	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$39,440	$32,830 – $46,270	-1.8%
41	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,550	$31,840 – $49,020	-1.3%
42	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$39,390	$30,350 – $49,170	-1.1%
43	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $81,040	-0.9%
44	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$65,690	$42,640 – $123,500	-0.8%
45	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$59,140	$29,690 – $89,330	-0.8%
46	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,410	$44,410 – $80,900	-0.6%
47	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,720	$51,070 – $118,890	-0.5%
48	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$104,450	$68,530 – $226,460	-0.5%
49	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,650	$87,170 – $261,730	-0.2%
50	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,370	$30,830 – $46,810	-0.2%

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