High paying science jobs in Vermont

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Vermont. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single science job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

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 · Employed

1Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$87,210
Bachelor's degree
$66,690 – $127,130170
2Urban and Regional Planners$84,750
Master's degree
$61,400 – $103,540100
3Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$83,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,070 – $137,620190
4School Psychologists$82,820
Master's degree
$61,940 – $105,920180
5Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$79,450
Bachelor's degree
$55,700 – $120,430110
6Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$77,460
Bachelor's degree
$58,570 – $111,700490
7Conservation Scientists$70,130
Bachelor's degree
$49,750 – $105,420100
8Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$66,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,500 – $115,020110
9Chemical Technicians$65,560
Associate's degree
$49,530 – $89,040150
10Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$63,460
Associate's degree
$42,060 – $88,560160
11Biological Technicians$51,190
Bachelor's degree
$44,390 – $64,890220

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	Employed
1	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$87,210	$66,690 – $127,130	170
2	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$84,750	$61,400 – $103,540	100
3	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$83,270	$58,070 – $137,620	190
4	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$82,820	$61,940 – $105,920	180
5	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,450	$55,700 – $120,430	110
6	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$77,460	$58,570 – $111,700	490
7	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$70,130	$49,750 – $105,420	100
8	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$66,500	$66,500 – $115,020	110
9	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,560	$49,530 – $89,040	150
10	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$63,460	$42,060 – $88,560	160
11	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,190	$44,390 – $64,890	220

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Vermont. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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