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

ELMI Occupation Profile - Select an Occupation

Declining Employment

These are the occupations expected to have the largest percentage drop in employment 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	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	58	4	-3.4	$14.30	High school diploma or equivalent
2	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	69	5	-3.2	n/a	High school diploma or equivalent
3	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	66	5	-3.1	n/a	High school diploma or equivalent
4	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	78	5	-2.9	$32.28	High school diploma or equivalent
5	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75	4	-2.9	$18.26	High school diploma or equivalent
6	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	87	6	-2.7	$14.15	High school diploma or equivalent
7	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	59	5	-2.7	$13.92	No formal educational credential
8	Data Entry Keyers	64	5	-2.6	$16.51	High school diploma or equivalent
9	Team Assemblers	370	29	-2.6	n/a	High school diploma or equivalent
10	Log Graders and Scalers	39	3	-2.6	$17.63	High school diploma or equivalent
11	Data Entry Keyers	304	24	-2.6	$16.51	High school diploma or equivalent
12	Computer Operators	61	4	-2.6	$19.33	High school diploma or equivalent
13	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	48	3	-2.6	$18.87	High school diploma or equivalent
14	Data Entry Keyers	486	39	-2.6	$16.51	High school diploma or equivalent
15	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	62	5	-2.5	$21.85	High school diploma or equivalent
16	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	213	14	-2.5	$23.71	Postsecondary non-degree award
17	Legal Secretaries	358	26	-2.5	$22.58	High school diploma or equivalent
18	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	145	12	-2.5	$17.73	High school diploma or equivalent
19	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	128	9	-2.4	$13.92	No formal educational credential
20	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	207	20	-2.4	$14.30	High school diploma or equivalent
21	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	46	4	-2.4	$13.92	No formal educational credential
22	Legal Secretaries	141	11	-2.4	$22.58	High school diploma or equivalent
23	Team Assemblers	157	13	-2.3	n/a	High school diploma or equivalent
24	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	43	3	-2.3	n/a	High school diploma or equivalent
25	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	649	47	-2.3	$25.72	High school diploma or equivalent

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