Vermont was 5.7% above the U.S. median for Foresters. It ranked 10 of 44 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Vermont was 98, or 2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 86.5.
National-price-dollar proxy
$82,433
WageScope divides the published Foresters median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 19-1032 and BLS area 50.
Questions, answered
Foresters pay in Vermont: common questions
What is the median wage for Foresters in Vermont?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $80,750 per year for Foresters in Vermont. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Foresters pay higher in Vermont than nationally?
Vermont's published median was 5.7% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Vermont?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 98.0 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Foresters jobs does BLS estimate in Vermont?
BLS published an employment estimate of 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Foresters median in Vermont at $80,750 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 19-1032 and BLS area 50.
BLS lists 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $81,420 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Vermont's Foresters median is 5.7% above the U.S. Foresters median of $76,400 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-1032 and area 50. SOC 19-1032 names Foresters. Area 50 names Vermont. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-1032/50 row reports 80 wage and salary jobs, 0.27 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 4.09 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-1032/50, the annual median is $80,750 per year, while the matching mean is $81,420 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 50 reports 303,890 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $69,050. Its annual median is $56,390. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-1032 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Vermont runs from $35,910 at the 10th percentile to $111,480 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $43,350. The median is $56,390. The 75th percentile is $79,240. This is a place check, not a pay range for Foresters.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 50. They do not show related skills or a path into Foresters.
1. Area 50, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 8,250 jobs, $37,400 annual median, 27.14 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
2. Area 50, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 8,000 jobs, $98,640 annual median, 26.32 jobs per 1,000, and 1.17 location quotient.
3. Area 50, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 7,700 jobs, $41,600 annual median, 25.35 jobs per 1,000, and 0.92 location quotient.
4. Area 50, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 7,410 jobs, $97,460 annual median, 24.39 jobs per 1,000, and 1.12 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Vermont wage ladder for Foresters
The 10th percentile is $61,400 per year. The 25th percentile is $70,200 per year. The median is $80,750 per year. The 75th percentile is $89,320 per year. The 90th percentile is $100,930 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $70,200 per year to $89,320 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $39,530. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Vermont has a annual median of $80,750 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $76,400 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Vermont. Vermont is 5.7% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Vermont ranks 10 of 44 among states and territories with a published annual median for Foresters. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 10 of 44 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
7. Iowa has a Foresters median of $83,000 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.51.
8. Illinois has a Foresters median of $82,160 per year, 220 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.55.
9. Oregon has a Foresters median of $81,450 per year, 670 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 5.06.
11. Texas has a Foresters median of $80,370 per year, 210 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.22.
12. Alabama has a Foresters median of $79,530 per year, 240 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.7.
Pay leaders
Where Foresters medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 19-1032, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. California has the highest published median in this set, at $107,120 per year. Vermont sits at $80,750 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Foresters is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. California has a Foresters median of $107,120 per year, or $26,370 above Vermont. BLS lists 820 jobs there, compared with 80 in Vermont. The location quotient is 0.67.
2. Massachusetts has a Foresters median of $89,650 per year, or $8,900 above Vermont. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 80 in Vermont. The location quotient is 0.54.
3. Alaska has a Foresters median of $87,210 per year, or $6,460 above Vermont. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 80 in Vermont. The location quotient is 3.85.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Foresters jobs
Washington has the largest published state job estimate for Foresters in this same-source set, at 950 jobs. Vermont has 80. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Washington has 950 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 870 jobs from Vermont. Its median is $78,460 per year, or $2,290 below Vermont. Its location quotient is 4.
2. California has 820 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 740 jobs from Vermont. Its median is $107,120 per year, or $26,370 above Vermont. Its location quotient is 0.67.
3. Oregon has 670 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 590 jobs from Vermont. Its median is $81,450 per year, or $700 above Vermont. Its location quotient is 5.06.
Local-share leaders
Where Foresters takes the largest share of local jobs
Montana has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 6.95. Vermont has 4.09. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Foresters is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Montana has a location quotient of 6.95, a gap of 2.86 from Vermont. BLS lists 240 Foresters jobs and a median of $67,200 per year, or $13,550 below Vermont.
2. Oregon has a location quotient of 5.06, a gap of 0.97 from Vermont. BLS lists 670 Foresters jobs and a median of $81,450 per year, or $700 above Vermont.
3. Idaho has a location quotient of 4.92, a gap of 0.83 from Vermont. BLS lists 280 Foresters jobs and a median of $65,170 per year, or $15,580 below Vermont.
4. Vermont has a location quotient of 4.09, a gap of 0.00 from Vermont. BLS lists 80 Foresters jobs and a median of $80,750 per year, or $0 above Vermont.
Job scale and share
How common Foresters is in Vermont
BLS lists 80 Foresters jobs in Vermont. It also lists 0.27 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 4.09. A value of 1 means Foresters has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Vermont is $56,390 per year. The Foresters median is $80,750 per year. Foresters is 43.2% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Vermont. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Foresters. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Vermont median of $78,890 per year. BLS lists 2,630 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Vermont median of $76,220 per year. BLS lists 2,450 jobs and a location quotient of 1.18.
3. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Vermont median of $71,710 per year. BLS lists 2,440 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Vermont
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Vermont table, at 8,250 jobs. Foresters has 80 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 303,890. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Foresters's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 8,250 jobs in Vermont, a gap of 8,170 from Foresters. Its median is $37,400 per year, or $43,350 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.08.
2. General and Operations Managers has 8,000 jobs in Vermont, a gap of 7,920 from Foresters. Its median is $98,640 per year, or $17,890 above Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.17.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 7,700 jobs in Vermont, a gap of 7,620 from Foresters. Its median is $41,600 per year, or $39,150 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 0.92.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Vermont
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Vermont role table, at $98,640 per year. Foresters has $80,750 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $56,390 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $98,640 per year in Vermont, or $17,890 above Foresters. BLS lists 8,000 jobs, compared with 80 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.17.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $97,460 per year in Vermont, or $16,710 above Foresters. BLS lists 7,410 jobs, compared with 80 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.12.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $78,890 per year in Vermont, or $1,860 below Foresters. BLS lists 2,630 jobs, compared with 80 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 0.93.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Vermont
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Vermont role table, at 13.53. Foresters has 4.09. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Foresters with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 13.53 in Vermont, a gap of 9.44 from Foresters. BLS lists 2,850 jobs and a median of $53,150 per year, or $27,600 below Foresters.
2. Carpenters has a location quotient of 2.35 in Vermont, a gap of 1.74 from Foresters. BLS lists 3,080 jobs and a median of $62,400 per year, or $18,350 below Foresters.
3. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.79 in Vermont, a gap of 2.30 from Foresters. BLS lists 4,960 jobs and a median of $43,800 per year, or $36,950 below Foresters.
Price-level view
What $80,750 may mean after the Vermont price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Vermont is 98.0. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 2.0% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $80,750 Foresters median by 98.0 divided by 100. The result is $82,433 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 86.5. Goods are 97.3. Utilities are 125.8. Other services are 101.6. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Foresters row is 10.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.4%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 80 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $81,420 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Foresters. It uses a Vermont place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $80,750 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 80 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 4.09 is not a growth score. Rank 10 of 44 is not a place score. The 98.0 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 19-1032 in BLS area 50. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 50, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 7,030 jobs, $35,720 annual median, 23.13 jobs per 1,000, and 1.16 location quotient.
6. Area 50, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 6,830 jobs, $36,030 annual median, 22.47 jobs per 1,000, and 0.91 location quotient.
4. South Carolina has a Foresters median of $86,780 per year, or $6,030 above Vermont. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 80 in Vermont. The location quotient is 1.61.
5. Maryland has a Foresters median of $86,100 per year, or $5,350 above Vermont. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 80 in Vermont. The location quotient is 0.63.
6. Connecticut has a Foresters median of $84,820 per year, or $4,070 above Vermont. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 80 in Vermont. The location quotient is 0.53.
7. Iowa has a Foresters median of $83,000 per year, or $2,250 above Vermont. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 80 in Vermont. The location quotient is 0.51.
8. Illinois has a Foresters median of $82,160 per year, or $1,410 above Vermont. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 80 in Vermont. The location quotient is 0.55.
4. Wisconsin has 570 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 490 jobs from Vermont. Its median is $66,010 per year, or $14,740 below Vermont. Its location quotient is 2.89.
5. Minnesota has 390 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 310 jobs from Vermont. Its median is $76,490 per year, or $4,260 below Vermont. Its location quotient is 1.97.
6. Florida has 380 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 300 jobs from Vermont. Its median is $64,130 per year, or $16,620 below Vermont. Its location quotient is 0.57.
7. Georgia has 370 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 290 jobs from Vermont. Its median is $76,970 per year, or $3,780 below Vermont. Its location quotient is 1.11.
8. Michigan has 340 estimated Foresters jobs, a gap of 260 jobs from Vermont. Its median is $75,920 per year, or $4,830 below Vermont. Its location quotient is 1.15.
5. Washington has a location quotient of 4, a gap of 0.09 from Vermont. BLS lists 950 Foresters jobs and a median of $78,460 per year, or $2,290 below Vermont.
6. South Dakota has a location quotient of 3.89, a gap of 0.20 from Vermont. BLS lists 120 Foresters jobs and a median of $64,460 per year, or $16,290 below Vermont.
7. Alaska has a location quotient of 3.85, a gap of 0.24 from Vermont. BLS lists 80 Foresters jobs and a median of $87,210 per year, or $6,460 above Vermont.
8. Wyoming has a location quotient of 3.09, a gap of 1.00 from Vermont. BLS lists 60 Foresters jobs and a median of $68,180 per year, or $12,570 below Vermont.
4. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Vermont median of $97,460 per year. BLS lists 7,410 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Vermont median of $63,070 per year. BLS lists 3,610 jobs and a location quotient of 1.33.
6. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Vermont median of $98,640 per year. BLS lists 8,000 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
7. Carpenters, SOC 47-2031, has a Vermont median of $62,400 per year. BLS lists 3,080 jobs and a location quotient of 2.35.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Vermont median of $60,830 per year. BLS lists 3,560 jobs and a location quotient of 0.88.
4. Registered Nurses has 7,410 jobs in Vermont, a gap of 7,330 from Foresters. Its median is $97,460 per year, or $16,710 above Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.12.
5. Cashiers has 7,030 jobs in Vermont, a gap of 6,950 from Foresters. Its median is $35,720 per year, or $45,030 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.16.
6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 6,830 jobs in Vermont, a gap of 6,750 from Foresters. Its median is $36,030 per year, or $44,720 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 0.91.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 5,360 jobs in Vermont, a gap of 5,280 from Foresters. Its median is $37,130 per year, or $43,620 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 0.97.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 5,130 jobs in Vermont, a gap of 5,050 from Foresters. Its median is $40,910 per year, or $39,840 below Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.19.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $76,220 per year in Vermont, or $4,530 below Foresters. BLS lists 2,450 jobs, compared with 80 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.18.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $71,710 per year in Vermont, or $9,040 below Foresters. BLS lists 2,440 jobs, compared with 80 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.15.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $63,070 per year in Vermont, or $17,680 below Foresters. BLS lists 3,610 jobs, compared with 80 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 1.33.
7. Carpenters has a median of $62,400 per year in Vermont, or $18,350 below Foresters. BLS lists 3,080 jobs, compared with 80 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 2.35.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $60,830 per year in Vermont, or $19,920 below Foresters. BLS lists 3,560 jobs, compared with 80 for Foresters. Its location quotient is 0.88.
4. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.45 in Vermont, a gap of 2.64 from Foresters. BLS lists 2,700 jobs and a median of $46,230 per year, or $34,520 below Foresters.
5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.4 in Vermont, a gap of 2.69 from Foresters. BLS lists 2,080 jobs and a median of $45,450 per year, or $35,300 below Foresters.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 1.33 in Vermont, a gap of 2.76 from Foresters. BLS lists 3,610 jobs and a median of $63,070 per year, or $17,680 below Foresters.
7. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.27 in Vermont, a gap of 2.82 from Foresters. BLS lists 2,390 jobs and a median of $48,200 per year, or $32,550 below Foresters.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.19 in Vermont, a gap of 2.90 from Foresters. BLS lists 5,130 jobs and a median of $40,910 per year, or $39,840 below Foresters.
Precise employer-title matches for Foresters in Vermont
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Vermont place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
