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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		2019 Median Hourly Wage
Rank	Occupation	2016 Employment	Annual Job Openings	Annual Percent Change	2019 Median Hourly Wage	Typical Entry-level Education
1	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	69	5	-3.2	$18.13	High school diploma or equivalent
2	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75	4	-2.9	$18.20	High school diploma or equivalent
3	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	87	6	-2.7	$15.28	High school diploma or equivalent
4	Log Graders and Scalers	39	3	-2.6	$25.28	High school diploma or equivalent
5	Computer Operators	61	4	-2.6	$28.77	High school diploma or equivalent
6	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	48	3	-2.6	$19.50	High school diploma or equivalent
7	Data Entry Keyers	486	39	-2.6	$16.89	High school diploma or equivalent
8	Legal Secretaries	358	26	-2.5	$24.62	High school diploma or equivalent
9	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	128	9	-2.4	$13.93	No formal educational credential
10	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	207	20	-2.4	$14.70	High school diploma or equivalent
11	Team Assemblers	1,372	113	-2.3	$14.70	High school diploma or equivalent
12	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	2,182	166	-2.2	$26.55	High school diploma or equivalent
13	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	92	7	-2.2	$21.51	High school diploma or equivalent
14	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	276	23	-2.1	$18.04	High school diploma or equivalent
15	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	170	13	-2.0	$16.84	High school diploma or equivalent
16	Logging Equipment Operators	280	27	-1.9	$20.65	High school diploma or equivalent
17	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	36	3	-1.8	n/a	High school diploma or equivalent
18	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	770	60	-1.8	$27.97	Postsecondary non-degree award
19	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	160	12	-1.8	$29.42	High school diploma or equivalent
20	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	124	6	-1.7	$33.33	High school diploma or equivalent
21	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	491	41	-1.7	$14.98	High school diploma or equivalent
22	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	195	17	-1.7	$18.78	High school diploma or equivalent
23	Furniture Finishers	274	19	-1.7	$14.02	High school diploma or equivalent
24	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	883	84	-1.6	$18.46	High school diploma or equivalent
25	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	55	4	-1.6	$16.76	High school diploma or equivalent

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