High paying social service jobs in Vermont

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$83,820
Bachelor's degree
$64,730 – $98,160190
2Healthcare Social Workers$81,140
Master's degree
$61,760 – $102,820250
3Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$73,210
Master's degree
$61,510 – $100,140320
4Social Workers, All Other$73,070
Bachelor's degree
$46,170 – $113,760110
5Health Education Specialists$68,140
Bachelor's degree
$56,080 – $97,430180
6Child, Family, and School Social Workers$67,340
Bachelor's degree
$47,270 – $84,140640
7Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,570
Master's degree
$50,810 – $94,0101,120
8Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$61,810
Master's degree
$47,820 – $80,6901,120
9Counselors, All Other$56,220
Master's degree
$49,960 – $84,100150
10Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$53,150
Bachelor's degree
$43,300 – $68,4602,850
11Community Health Workers$51,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,010 – $62,320170
12Rehabilitation Counselors$50,030
Master's degree
$40,750 – $82,180310
13Social and Human Service Assistants$46,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,760 – $55,3801,920

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	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,820	$64,730 – $98,160	190
2	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$81,140	$61,760 – $102,820	250
3	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$73,210	$61,510 – $100,140	320
4	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$73,070	$46,170 – $113,760	110
5	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,140	$56,080 – $97,430	180
6	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$67,340	$47,270 – $84,140	640
7	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$64,570	$50,810 – $94,010	1,120
8	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$61,810	$47,820 – $80,690	1,120
9	Counselors, All OtherMaster's degree	$56,220	$49,960 – $84,100	150
10	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$53,150	$43,300 – $68,460	2,850
11	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,500	$44,010 – $62,320	170
12	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$50,030	$40,750 – $82,180	310
13	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,640	$38,760 – $55,380	1,920

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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