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50.0101 Visual and Performing Arts, General. (Cert2y+)

A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1012	Craft Artists	$45,340	N/A	N/A
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$76,450	N/A	N/A
27-1019	Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$79,490	N/A	N/A
27-4021	Photographers	$55,650	N/A	N/A

50.0102 Digital Arts. (Cert2y+)

A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the use of computerized digital images as the primary medium of expression in the visual and performing arts, and that may prepare individuals for a wide variety of careers using new media, including graphic design, digital animation, motion graphics, 3D visualization, game and interactive media design, music and sound design, video production, web design, photography, and other fields.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1011	Art Directors	$128,100	$106,200	-$21,900 (-17.1%)
27-1014	Special Effects Artists and Animators	$110,110	N/A	N/A
27-1019	Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$79,490	N/A	N/A
27-1024	Graphic Designers	$68,610	$67,180	-$1,430 (-2.1%)
27-4021	Photographers	$55,650	N/A	N/A

50.0301 Dance, General. (Cert2y+, PostBacCert)

A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Includes instruction in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2031	Dancers	N/A	N/A	N/A
27-2032	Choreographers	$62,020	N/A	N/A

50.0401 Design and Visual Communications, General. (Cert2y+)

A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that may prepare individuals in any of the applied art media.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
15-1255	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$111,450	$98,780	-$12,670 (-11.4%)
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$88,000	$82,430	-$5,570 (-6.3%)
27-1024	Graphic Designers	$68,610	$67,180	-$1,430 (-2.1%)
27-1027	Set and Exhibit Designers	$78,450	N/A	N/A
27-1029	Designers, All Other	$78,000	N/A	N/A

50.0409 Graphic Design. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, multimedia applications, communication skills and commercial art business operations.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
15-1255	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$111,450	$98,780	-$12,670 (-11.4%)
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1011	Art Directors	$128,100	$106,200	-$21,900 (-17.1%)
27-1014	Special Effects Artists and Animators	$110,110	N/A	N/A
27-1019	Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$79,490	N/A	N/A
27-1024	Graphic Designers	$68,610	$67,180	-$1,430 (-2.1%)

50.0411 Game and Interactive Media Design. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the design, development, and programming of interactive media entertainment, including computer and video games, virtual environments, Internet applications, and other interactive media. Includes instruction in theory of games, turn-based games, real-time games, visual and interactive design, story development, animation, simulation, and programming.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1199	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$94,470	$82,670	-$11,800 (-12.5%)
27-1014	Special Effects Artists and Animators	$110,110	N/A	N/A

50.0501 Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed productions.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2011	Actors	N/A	N/A	N/A
27-2012	Producers and Directors	$114,280	$77,350	-$36,930 (-32.3%)
27-2099	Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	N/A	N/A	N/A

50.0502 Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic, technical and dramatic principles and techniques to the communication of dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through technical theatre methods. Includes instruction in set design, lighting design, sound effects, theatre acoustics, scene painting, property management, costume design, and technical direction and production and use of computer applications to support these functions.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1027	Set and Exhibit Designers	$78,450	N/A	N/A

50.0504 Playwriting and Screenwriting. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the principles and techniques for communicating dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the composition of creative written works for the theatre, film, and/or television. Includes instruction in creative writing craft, scene writing, script development, stage and/or camera instructions, line and moment analysis, script reading, script editing, and the creation of full productions.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-3043	Writers and Authors	$85,780	$83,240	-$2,540 (-3%)

50.0505 Theatre Literature, History and Criticism. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the study of the history, literature, theory, and analysis of written plays, theatrical productions, and theatre methods and organization. Includes instruction in historical method; critical theory; literary analysis; the study of themes and archetypes in dramatic literature; the history of acting, directing, and technical theatre; and the study of specific historical and cultural styles and traditions.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)

50.0506 Acting. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the achievement of naturalistic and believable behavior in imaginary circumstances. Includes instruction in voice and acting speech, stage dialects, movement, improvisation, acting styles, theatre history, script interpretation, and actor coaching.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2011	Actors	N/A	N/A	N/A

50.0507 Directing and Theatrical Production. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals to manage the planning, design, preparation, and production of plays and other theatrical entertainment programs. Includes instruction in theatrical design, program management, dramatic production, rehearsal management, personnel management and casting, actor coaching, directing concepts and techniques, theater history, scene work, script interpretation, business management, marketing, public relations, and communications skills.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2011	Actors	N/A	N/A	N/A
27-2012	Producers and Directors	$114,280	$77,350	-$36,930 (-32.3%)
27-2099	Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	N/A	N/A	N/A

50.0510 Costume Design. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals to design and select costumes for characters in theatre and the performing arts and to serve as part of a production team. Includes instruction in costume design, script analysis, theory and criticism, period styles, history of costume, stage makeup, rendering, and costume construction.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1022	Fashion Designers	$122,430	N/A	N/A

50.0601 Film/Cinema/Media Studies. (Cert2y+)

A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/media arts, as well as the basic principles of filmmaking and film production.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2012	Producers and Directors	$114,280	$77,350	-$36,930 (-32.3%)

50.0602 Cinematography and Film/Video Production. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of films and videos. Includes instruction in theory of film, film technology and equipment operation, film production, film directing, film editing, cinematographic art, film audio, techniques for making specific types of films and/or videos, media technologies, computer image making, multi-media production, and the planning and management of film/video operations.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2012	Producers and Directors	$114,280	$77,350	-$36,930 (-32.3%)
27-4031	Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$79,870	$53,250	-$26,620 (-33.3%)
27-4032	Film and Video Editors	$83,530	$65,260	-$18,270 (-21.9%)

50.0605 Photography. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, and digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-4021	Photographers	$55,650	N/A	N/A

50.0701 Art/Art Studies, General. (Cert2y+)

A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
27-1012	Craft Artists	$45,340	N/A	N/A
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$76,450	N/A	N/A
27-4021	Photographers	$55,650	N/A	N/A

50.0702 Fine/Studio Arts, General. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images), theory of art, color theory, composition and perspective, anatomy, the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio, and art portfolio marketing.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$76,450	N/A	N/A
27-1019	Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$79,490	N/A	N/A

50.0703 Art History, Criticism and Conservation. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction in the theory of art, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

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SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
13-2022	Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	N/A	N/A	N/A
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
25-4011	Archivists	$67,620	N/A	N/A
25-4012	Curators	$70,060	$56,170	-$13,890 (-19.8%)
25-4013	Museum Technicians and Conservators	$53,630	N/A	N/A

50.0705 Drawing. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions through representation by lines made on a surface. Includes instruction in eye-hand coordination; line, value, shape, and perspective; figure and still life drawing; the use of media such as pen and ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel, and brush; and personal style development.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1012	Craft Artists	$45,340	N/A	N/A
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$76,450	N/A	N/A
27-1014	Special Effects Artists and Animators	$110,110	N/A	N/A

50.0706 Intermedia/Multimedia. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions in either two or three dimensions, through simultaneous use of a variety of materials and media.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1011	Art Directors	$128,100	$106,200	-$21,900 (-17.1%)
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$76,450	N/A	N/A
27-1014	Special Effects Artists and Animators	$110,110	N/A	N/A

50.0708 Painting. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing, surface preparation, composition, oil and acrylic media, watercolor media, painting techniques, and personal style development.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1012	Craft Artists	$45,340	N/A	N/A
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$76,450	N/A	N/A
27-1014	Special Effects Artists and Animators	$110,110	N/A	N/A

50.0709 Sculpture. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, molding, welding, casting, and modeling; and personal style development.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1012	Craft Artists	$45,340	N/A	N/A
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$76,450	N/A	N/A

50.0710 Printmaking. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Includes instruction in monochrome and color printing; tonality; chemistry; equipment set-up and maintenance; techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite; and personal style development.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1012	Craft Artists	$45,340	N/A	N/A
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$76,450	N/A	N/A

50.0711 Ceramic Arts and Ceramics. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by producing art works out of clay and similar materials. Includes instruction in handbuilt and wheelthrown techniques; molding; slips and glazes; trimming and decorating; firing and kiln operation; oxidation; mixed media; ceramic murals; and personal style development.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-1012	Craft Artists	$45,340	N/A	N/A
27-1013	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$76,450	N/A	N/A

50.0901 Music, General. (Cert2y+, PostBacCert)

A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
27-2042	Musicians and Singers	N/A	N/A	N/A

50.0903 Music Performance, General. (Cert2y+)

A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2041	Music Directors and Composers	$84,230	N/A	N/A
27-2042	Musicians and Singers	N/A	N/A	N/A

50.0904 Music Theory and Composition. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical writing, instrumentation, orchestration, electronic and computer applications, studies of specific musical styles, and development of original creative ability.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2041	Music Directors and Composers	$84,230	N/A	N/A

50.0905 Musicology and Ethnomusicology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the systematic study of the forms and methods of music art, and the functions of music, in Western and non-Western societies and cultures. Includes instruction in music theory, musicological research methods, and studies of specific cultural styles such as jazz, folk music, rock, ethnic musical traditions, and the music of non-Western cultures.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2041	Music Directors and Composers	$84,230	N/A	N/A

50.0908 Voice and Opera. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals to master the human voice and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers in concert, choir, opera, or other forms of singing. Includes instruction in voice pedagogy, diction, vocal physiology and exercise, expressive movement, repertoire, recital, and personal style development.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2041	Music Directors and Composers	$84,230	N/A	N/A
27-2042	Musicians and Singers	N/A	N/A	N/A

50.0913 Music Technology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the creative aspects of the blending of music and technology; and that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the composition, recording, synthesis, and performance of music; audio-visual production; scoring for film and multimedia; and software and multimedia development. Includes instruction in music theory, music history, composition, acoustics, recording technology, computer composition, electronic music synthesis, technology-based performance, 3D sound and spatial audio, and music business and law.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2041	Music Directors and Composers	$84,230	N/A	N/A
27-2091	Disc Jockeys, Except Radio	N/A	N/A	N/A
27-4014	Sound Engineering Technicians	$79,280	N/A	N/A

50.0917 Sound Arts. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on sound as a form of cultural expression, and its relationship to other disciplines such as computer programming, performance, and video. Includes instruction in acoustics; arranging, composing, and editing music; music theory; musicology; orchestration and scoring; and sound design.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2041	Music Directors and Composers	$84,230	N/A	N/A

50.0999 Music, Other. (Cert2y+)

Any instructional program in music not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)
27-2041	Music Directors and Composers	$84,230	N/A	N/A
27-2042	Musicians and Singers	N/A	N/A	N/A

50.9999 Visual and Performing Arts, Other. (Cert2y+, PostBacCert)

Any instructional program in visual and performing arts not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

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SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,240	$118,000	+$15,760 (+15.4%)

23.0101 English Language and Literature, General. (Cert2y+)

A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

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SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1123	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,400	$111,360	+$20,960 (+23.2%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
43-9081	Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$52,730	N/A	N/A

23.1301 Writing, General. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on writing for applied and liberal arts purposes. Includes instruction in writing and document design in multiple genres, modes, and media; writing technologies; research, evaluation, and use of information; editing and publishing; theories and processes of composing; rhetorical theories, traditions, and analysis; communication across audiences, contexts, and cultures; and practical applications for professional, technical, organizational, academic, and public settings.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1123	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,400	$111,360	+$20,960 (+23.2%)
25-1199	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$94,470	$82,670	-$11,800 (-12.5%)
27-3041	Editors	$85,700	$63,300	-$22,400 (-26.1%)
27-3042	Technical Writers	$92,330	$104,020	+$11,690 (+12.7%)
27-3043	Writers and Authors	$85,780	$83,240	-$2,540 (-3%)
43-9081	Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$52,730	N/A	N/A

23.1302 Creative Writing. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1123	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,400	$111,360	+$20,960 (+23.2%)
25-1199	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$94,470	$82,670	-$11,800 (-12.5%)
27-3041	Editors	$85,700	$63,300	-$22,400 (-26.1%)
27-3043	Writers and Authors	$85,780	$83,240	-$2,540 (-3%)

23.1401 General Literature. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on literature from one or more genres, cultures or traditions. Includes instruction in period and genre studies, author studies, literary criticism, and studies of various types of literary text.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1123	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,400	$111,360	+$20,960 (+23.2%)
27-3041	Editors	$85,700	$63,300	-$22,400 (-26.1%)
27-3043	Writers and Authors	$85,780	$83,240	-$2,540 (-3%)

23.9999 English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. (Cert2y+, PostBacCert)

Any instructional program in English language and literature not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1123	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,400	$111,360	+$20,960 (+23.2%)

16.0101 Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. (Cert2y+)

A general program that focuses on one or more modern foreign languages that is not specific as to the name of the language(s) studied; that is otherwise undifferentiated; or that introduces students to language studies at the basic/elementary level.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

16.0102 Linguistics. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on language, language development, and relationships among languages and language groups from a humanistic and/or scientific perspective. Includes instruction in subjects such as psycholinguistics, behavioral linguistics, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, mathematical and computational linguistics, grammatical theory and theoretical linguistics, philosophical linguistics, philology and historical linguistics, comparative linguistics, phonetics, phonemics, dialectology, semantics, functional grammar and linguistics, language typology, lexicography, morphology and syntax, orthography, stylistics, structuralism, rhetoric, and applications to artificial intelligence.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

16.0103 Language Interpretation and Translation. (Cert2y+)

A program that prepares individuals to be professional interpreters and/or translators of documents and data files, either from English or (Canadian) French into another language or languages or vice versa. Includes intensive instruction in one or more foreign languages plus instruction in subjects such as single- and multiple-language interpretation, one- or two-way interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, general and literary translation, business translation, technical translation, and other specific applications of linguistic skills.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

16.0105 Applied Linguistics. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on language-related concerns in the everyday world, including language education, acquisition of first and additional languages, discourse analysis, language assessment, literacy, and language policy and planning. Includes instruction in linguistic theory; language teaching and learning; discourse analysis; language and cognition; and language, culture, and identity.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

16.0301 Chinese Language and Literature. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the languages of China and associated dialects and literature. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

16.0302 Japanese Language and Literature. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the Japanese language. Includes instruction in philology; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Japanese; dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

16.0901 French Language and Literature. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in philology; Metropolitan French; Canadian French; African and Caribbean Creoles; dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

16.0902 Italian Language and Literature. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the Italian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in philology; dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

16.0905 Spanish Language and Literature. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in philology; Modern Castillan; Latin American and regional Spanish dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

16.9999 Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. (Cert2y+)

Any instructional program in foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,670	$77,970	-$9,700 (-11.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	$64,950	$72,670	+$7,720 (+11.9%)

45.0101 Social Sciences, General. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3099	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$106,440	$84,490	-$21,950 (-20.6%)
19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	$63,560	$44,560	-$19,000 (-29.9%)
25-1069	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$92,950	$81,670	-$11,280 (-12.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)

45.0201 Anthropology, General. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3091	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$71,070	N/A	N/A
25-1061	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,530	$104,200	+$1,670 (+1.6%)

45.0203 Medical Anthropology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and behavioral factors as they relate to health, illness, medical practices, and access to health care services. Includes instruction in ethno-medicine, urban health, international health, psychiatric and psychological anthropology, aging, and health and identity.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3091	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$71,070	N/A	N/A
25-1061	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,530	$104,200	+$1,670 (+1.6%)

45.0204 Cultural Anthropology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the study of culture and the relationship of culture to other aspects of social life. Includes instruction in cultural anthropology, anthropological theory, enthnography, linguistics, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3091	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$71,070	N/A	N/A
25-1061	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,530	$104,200	+$1,670 (+1.6%)
25-1062	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,350	$101,760	+$4,410 (+4.5%)

45.0299 Anthropology, Other. (Cert2y+)

Any instructional program in Anthropology not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3091	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$71,070	N/A	N/A
25-1061	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,530	$104,200	+$1,670 (+1.6%)

45.0601 Economics, General. (Cert2y+)

A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3011	Economists	$130,910	N/A	N/A
19-3022	Survey Researchers	$73,470	N/A	N/A
19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	$63,560	$44,560	-$19,000 (-29.9%)
25-1063	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$133,140	$113,800	-$19,340 (-14.5%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)

45.0603 Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the systematic study of mathematical and statistical analysis of economic phenomena and problems. Includes instruction in economic statistics, optimization theory, cost/benefit analysis, price theory, economic modeling, and economic forecasting and evaluation.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
15-2041	Statisticians	$112,330	$82,590	-$29,740 (-26.5%)
15-2051	Data Scientists	$124,590	$107,490	-$17,100 (-13.7%)
19-3011	Economists	$130,910	N/A	N/A
19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	$63,560	$44,560	-$19,000 (-29.9%)
25-1063	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$133,140	$113,800	-$19,340 (-14.5%)

45.0604 Development Economics and International Development. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the systematic study of the economic development process and its application to the problems of specific countries and regions. Includes instruction in economic development theory, industrialization, land reform, infrastructural development, investment policy, the role of governments and business in development, international development organizations, and the study of social, health, and environmental influences on economic development.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3011	Economists	$130,910	N/A	N/A
19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	$63,560	$44,560	-$19,000 (-29.9%)
25-1063	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$133,140	$113,800	-$19,340 (-14.5%)

45.0699 Economics, Other. (Cert2y+)

Any instructional program in economics not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3011	Economists	$130,910	N/A	N/A
25-1063	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$133,140	$113,800	-$19,340 (-14.5%)

45.0701 Geography. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the systematic study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical and political geography, cultural geography, economic and physical geography, regional science, cartographic methods, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and applications to areas such as land-use planning, development studies, and analyses of specific countries, regions, and resources.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
17-3031	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$56,890	$59,600	+$2,710 (+4.8%)
19-3092	Geographers	$98,160	N/A	N/A
25-1064	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,020	$105,050	+$6,030 (+6.1%)

45.0901 International Relations and Affairs. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, international law and organization, the comparative study of specific countries and regions, and the theory and practice of diplomacy.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3094	Political Scientists	$137,600	N/A	N/A
25-1065	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,160	$98,770	-$6,390 (-6.1%)

45.1001 Political Science and Government, General. (Cert2y+)

A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies of specific political institutions and processes.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3094	Political Scientists	$137,600	N/A	N/A
19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	$63,560	$44,560	-$19,000 (-29.9%)
25-1065	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,160	$98,770	-$6,390 (-6.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)

45.1099 Political Science and Government, Other. (Cert2y+)

Any instructional program in political science and government not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3094	Political Scientists	$137,600	N/A	N/A
25-1065	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,160	$98,770	-$6,390 (-6.1%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)

45.1101 Sociology, General. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3041	Sociologists	$111,670	N/A	N/A
19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	$63,560	$44,560	-$19,000 (-29.9%)
25-1067	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,270	$80,910	-$16,360 (-16.8%)

45.9999 Social Sciences, Other. (Cert2y+)

Any instructional program in social sciences not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3099	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$106,440	$84,490	-$21,950 (-20.6%)
25-1069	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$92,950	$81,670	-$11,280 (-12.1%)

44.0201 Community Organization and Advocacy. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the theories, principles, and practice of organizing and providing services to communities. May prepare individuals to apply such knowledge and skills in community service positions.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9151	Social and Community Service Managers	$86,100	$82,550	-$3,550 (-4.1%)
21-1099	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$58,360	$55,110	-$3,250 (-5.6%)
43-4061	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$53,970	$56,340	+$2,370 (+4.4%)

44.0501 Public Policy Analysis, General. (Cert2y+, PostBacCert)

A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues and decision processes. Includes instruction in the role of economic and political factors in public decision-making and policy formulation, microeconomic analysis of policy issues, resource allocation and decision modeling, cost/benefit analysis, statistical methods, and applications to specific public policy topics.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-1031	Legislators	$67,390	N/A	N/A
19-3094	Political Scientists	$137,600	N/A	N/A
19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	$63,560	$44,560	-$19,000 (-29.9%)
25-1065	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,160	$98,770	-$6,390 (-6.1%)

03.0103 Environmental Studies. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics, law, economics, social aspects, planning, pollution control, natural resources, and the interactions of human beings and nature.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
13-1041	Compliance Officers	$84,980	$80,250	-$4,730 (-5.6%)
19-2041	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$88,640	$70,970	-$17,670 (-19.9%)
25-1053	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,360	$96,310	-$4,050 (-4%)

03.0104 Environmental Science. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
13-1041	Compliance Officers	$84,980	$80,250	-$4,730 (-5.6%)
19-2041	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$88,640	$70,970	-$17,670 (-19.9%)
19-4042	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$56,770	$52,070	-$4,700 (-8.3%)
19-4071	Forest and Conservation Technicians	$56,660	$53,000	-$3,660 (-6.5%)
25-1053	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,360	$96,310	-$4,050 (-4%)

42.0101 Psychology, General. (Cert2y+)

A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3032	Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	$134,400	N/A	N/A
19-3033	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$106,850	$93,720	-$13,130 (-12.3%)
19-3039	Psychologists, All Other	$111,340	$73,270	-$38,070 (-34.2%)
19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	$63,560	$44,560	-$19,000 (-29.9%)
25-1066	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,530	$86,490	-$7,040 (-7.5%)

42.2701 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the mechanisms and processes of learning and thinking, and associated information encoding, decoding, processing and transmitting systems. Includes instruction in theories of cognition and intelligence; studies of cognitive processes such as memory, sensation, perception, pattern recognition, problem solving, and conceptual thinking; cybernetics; psycholinguistics; and the study of biological and social communications mechanisms and processes.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3039	Psychologists, All Other	$111,340	$73,270	-$38,070 (-34.2%)
25-1066	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,530	$86,490	-$7,040 (-7.5%)

42.2703 Developmental and Child Psychology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the unique stages of psychological growth and development of individuals from infancy through childhood. Includes instruction in cognitive and perceptual development, emotional development, personality development, the effects of biological maturation on behavior, theories of cognitive growth and related research methods, testing and assessment methods for different age levels, research on child and adolescent behavior therapy, and the psychology of aging.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3033	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$106,850	$93,720	-$13,130 (-12.3%)
21-1021	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$62,920	$66,720	+$3,800 (+6%)
25-1066	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,530	$86,490	-$7,040 (-7.5%)

42.2706 Behavioral Neuroscience. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and psychological functioning, and their application to experimental and therapeutic research problems. Includes instruction in functional neuroanatomy, neural system development, biochemical neural regulatory mechanisms, neurological biophysics, memory storage and retrieval, physiology of cognition and perception, physiological bases of psychopathology and behavioral disorders, psychopharmacology, comparative psychobiology, molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system, and specialized experimental design and research methods.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	$100,440	$79,850	-$20,590 (-20.5%)
19-1099	Life Scientists, All Other	$101,940	N/A	N/A
19-3039	Psychologists, All Other	$111,340	$73,270	-$38,070 (-34.2%)
25-1066	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,530	$86,490	-$7,040 (-7.5%)

42.2707 Social Psychology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the scientific study of individual behavior in group contexts, group behavior, and associated phenomena. Includes instruction in social learning theory, group theory and dynamics, sex roles, social cognition and inference, attribution theory, attitude formation, criminal behavior and other social pathologies, altruistic behavior, social development, and social ecology.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3039	Psychologists, All Other	$111,340	$73,270	-$38,070 (-34.2%)
25-1066	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,530	$86,490	-$7,040 (-7.5%)

42.2813 Applied Psychology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the application of psychological theories and methods to real-world settings and problems, such as business and industry, government, education, military, and community settings. Includes instruction in applications of psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, counseling, human factors, research methods and statistics, and program evaluation.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3039	Psychologists, All Other	$111,340	$73,270	-$38,070 (-34.2%)
25-1066	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,530	$86,490	-$7,040 (-7.5%)

42.9999 Psychology, Other. (Cert2y+)

Any instructional program in psychology not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9199	Managers, All Other	$149,890	$116,040	-$33,850 (-22.6%)
19-3039	Psychologists, All Other	$111,340	$73,270	-$38,070 (-34.2%)
25-1066	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,530	$86,490	-$7,040 (-7.5%)

26.0101 Biology/Biological Sciences, General. (Cert2y+)

A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	$173,500	$107,720	-$65,780 (-37.9%)
19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	$100,440	$79,850	-$20,590 (-20.5%)
19-1099	Life Scientists, All Other	$101,940	N/A	N/A
19-4012	Agricultural Technicians	$49,680	$44,350	-$5,330 (-10.7%)
19-4013	Food Science Technicians	$54,400	$52,240	-$2,160 (-4%)
19-4021	Biological Technicians	$58,020	$52,460	-$5,560 (-9.6%)
19-4092	Forensic Science Technicians	$75,260	$71,560	-$3,700 (-4.9%)
25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,340	$85,130	-$16,210 (-16%)
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,700	$68,100	-$5,600 (-7.6%)

26.0202 Biochemistry. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	$173,500	$107,720	-$65,780 (-37.9%)
19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$115,570	N/A	N/A
19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$112,690	$82,810	-$29,880 (-26.5%)
19-4013	Food Science Technicians	$54,400	$52,240	-$2,160 (-4%)
19-4021	Biological Technicians	$58,020	$52,460	-$5,560 (-9.6%)
25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,340	$85,130	-$16,210 (-16%)

26.0301 Botany/Plant Biology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the scientific study of plants, related microbial organisms, and plant habitats and ecosystem relations. Includes instruction in plant anatomy and structure, phytochemistry, cytology, plant genetics, plant morphology and physiology, plant ecology, plant taxonomy and systematics, paleobotany, and applications of biophysics and molecular biology.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	$173,500	$107,720	-$65,780 (-37.9%)
19-1013	Soil and Plant Scientists	$83,040	$68,810	-$14,230 (-17.1%)
19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	$100,440	$79,850	-$20,590 (-20.5%)
25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,340	$85,130	-$16,210 (-16%)

26.1301 Ecology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the relationships and interactions of small-scale biological systems, such as organisms, to each other, to complex and whole systems, and to the physical and other non-biological aspects of their environments. Includes instruction in biogeochemistry; landscape and/or marine/aquatic dynamics; decomposition; global and regional elemental budgets; biotic and abiotic regulation of nutrient cycles; ecophysiology; ecosystem resilience, disturbance, and succession; community and habitat dynamics; organismal interactions (co-evolution, competition, predation); paleoecology; and evolutionary ecology.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	$173,500	$107,720	-$65,780 (-37.9%)
19-1023	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$77,920	$77,050	-$870 (-1.1%)
19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	$100,440	$79,850	-$20,590 (-20.5%)
19-1031	Conservation Scientists	$74,310	$65,020	-$9,290 (-12.5%)
19-1099	Life Scientists, All Other	$101,940	N/A	N/A
25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,340	$85,130	-$16,210 (-16%)
25-1043	Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,780	N/A	N/A

26.1303 Evolutionary Biology. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the genetic, developmental, functional, and morphological patterns and processes, and theoretical principles; and the emergence and mutation of organisms over time. Includes instruction in molecular and morphological systematics; genetics and development; evolutionary transformation; paleobiology and paleontology; morphogenesis; mutation; locomotor, biomechanical and craniodental form and function; evolutionary theory; and systematic biology.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	$173,500	$107,720	-$65,780 (-37.9%)
19-1023	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$77,920	$77,050	-$870 (-1.1%)
19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	$100,440	$79,850	-$20,590 (-20.5%)
25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,340	$85,130	-$16,210 (-16%)

26.1501 Neuroscience. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary scientific study of the molecular, structural, physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the brain and nervous system. Includes instruction in molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system, molecular and biochemical bases of information processing, behavioral neuroscience, biology of neuropsychiatric disorders, and applications to the clinical sciences and biomedical engineering.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	$173,500	$107,720	-$65,780 (-37.9%)
19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	$100,440	$79,850	-$20,590 (-20.5%)
19-4021	Biological Technicians	$58,020	$52,460	-$5,560 (-9.6%)
25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,340	$85,130	-$16,210 (-16%)

05.0101 African Studies. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the African Continent, usually with an emphasis on Africa south of the Sahara, and including the African diasporas overseas.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1062	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,350	$101,760	+$4,410 (+4.5%)

05.0103 Asian Studies/Civilization. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the Asian Continent, including the study of the Asian diasporas overseas.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1062	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,350	$101,760	+$4,410 (+4.5%)

05.0107 Latin American Studies. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic peoples of the North and South American Continents outside Canada and the United States, including the study of the Pre-Columbian period and the flow of immigrants from other societies.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1062	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,350	$101,760	+$4,410 (+4.5%)

05.0201 African-American/Black Studies. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of the North American peoples descended from the African diaspora; focusing on the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, but also including reference to Latin American elements of the diaspora.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1062	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,350	$101,760	+$4,410 (+4.5%)

05.0203 Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic American immigrant populations within the U.S. and Canada, including Mexican-American Studies, Cuban American Studies, Puerto Rican Studies, and others.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1062	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,350	$101,760	+$4,410 (+4.5%)

05.0207 Women's Studies. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on literature, philosophy, and the arts as much as on social studies and policy.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1062	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,350	$101,760	+$4,410 (+4.5%)

05.0299 Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. (Cert2y+)

Any instructional program in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies not listed above.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
25-1062	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,350	$101,760	+$4,410 (+4.5%)

11.0101 Computer and Information Sciences, General. (Cert2y+)

A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$187,990	$127,920	-$60,070 (-32%)
15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	$111,960	$96,860	-$15,100 (-13.5%)
15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$152,310	N/A	N/A
15-1241	Computer Network Architects	$135,890	$120,200	-$15,690 (-11.5%)
15-1242	Database Administrators	$107,440	$85,870	-$21,570 (-20.1%)
15-1243	Database Architects	$142,620	N/A	N/A
15-1244	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$101,190	$82,960	-$18,230 (-18%)
15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$110,260	$82,390	-$27,870 (-25.3%)
15-1255	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$111,450	$98,780	-$12,670 (-11.4%)
15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	$116,700	$117,970	+$1,270 (+1.1%)
25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,830	$104,480	-$1,350 (-1.3%)

11.0701 Computer Science. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on computer theory, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, computer development and programming, and applications to a variety of end-use situations.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$187,990	$127,920	-$60,070 (-32%)
15-1212	Information Security Analysts	$127,730	$82,120	-$45,610 (-35.7%)
15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$152,310	N/A	N/A
15-1231	Computer Network Support Specialists	$79,610	$68,530	-$11,080 (-13.9%)
15-1243	Database Architects	$142,620	N/A	N/A
15-1251	Computer Programmers	$103,640	$77,140	-$26,500 (-25.6%)
15-1252	Software Developers	$144,570	$131,940	-$12,630 (-8.7%)
15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$110,260	$82,390	-$27,870 (-25.3%)
15-1254	Web Developers	$98,790	$88,590	-$10,200 (-10.3%)
15-1255	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$111,450	$98,780	-$12,670 (-11.4%)
15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	$116,700	$117,970	+$1,270 (+1.1%)
15-2051	Data Scientists	$124,590	$107,490	-$17,100 (-13.7%)
25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,830	$104,480	-$1,350 (-1.3%)

11.0803 Computer Graphics. (Cert2y+)

A program that focuses on the software, hardware, and mathematical tools used to represent, display, and manipulate topological, two-, and three-dimensional objects on a computer screen and that prepares individuals to function as computer graphics specialists. Includes instruction in graphics software and systems; digital multimedia; graphic design; graphics devices, processors, and standards; attributes and transformations; projections; surface identification and rendering; color theory and application; and applicable geometry and algorithms.

Graduate Career Earnings in Vermont

Average graduate salary for this degree:

SOC Code	Occupation	US National	Vermont Avg	VT vs US
15-1251	Computer Programmers	$103,640	$77,140	-$26,500 (-25.6%)
25-1194	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$68,710	$63,060	-$5,650 (-8.2%)
27-1024	Graphic Designers	$68,610	$67,180	-$1,430 (-2.1%)