Highest paying jobs in Burlington for high school graduates

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Highest paying jobs in Burlington for high school graduates

The average college graduate in 2020 earned $1,305 a week, while the average high school graduate takes home just $781, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Of course, college isn't for everyone. There are many reasons high-school graduates may choose to not continue on to college, not the least of which being cost. Average tuition costs continue to rise each year, the exception being the 2020-2021 school year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Average tuition at a public, in-state university coming in at $9,687; tuition for out-of-state students at public schools, and for everyone at private universities, is significantly higher at $21,874 and $35,087, respectively.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying jobs for high school graduates in Burlington-South Burlington, VT using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to see which jobs in your city pay the most for high school graduates.

#50. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $49,970
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,860
- Employment: 188,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($64,510)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($64,140)
--- Decatur, IL ($60,740)

#49. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $50,020
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,300
- Employment: 1,063,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($57,830)
--- Boulder, CO ($56,520)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,930)

#48. Court, municipal, and license clerks

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $50,540
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,490
- Employment: 156,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,520)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($62,040)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($60,730)

#47. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $50,550
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,490
- Employment: 20,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($66,390)
--- Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($59,690)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($57,930)

#46. Community health workers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $50,600
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,000
- Employment: 58,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,110)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($65,530)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($61,820)

#45. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $51,110
- #333 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,000
- Employment: 147,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)

#44. Chefs and head cooks

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $51,380
- #238 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,740
- Employment: 101,490
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Leominster-Gardner, MA ($81,020)
--- Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area ($79,820)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,600)

#43. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $51,550
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,440
- Employment: 105,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Huntsville, AL ($55,830)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($55,260)
--- Wausau, WI ($55,060)

#42. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $51,630
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,500
- Employment: 141,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($60,770)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($60,250)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,160)

#41. Public safety telecommunicators

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $51,680
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,800
- Employment: 93,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($97,380)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,790)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($76,950)

#40. Carpenters

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $51,800
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,200
- Employment: 699,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,730)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,280)

#39. Postal service clerks

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $52,520
- #237 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,200
- Employment: 86,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
--- Florence, SC ($59,360)
--- Monroe, MI ($59,320)

#38. Automotive body and related repairers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $53,090
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,430
- Employment: 137,120
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($71,350)
--- Ames, IA ($68,340)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,060)

#37. Machinists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $53,230
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,800
- Employment: 360,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($76,230)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)

#36. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $53,530
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,090
- Employment: 253,010
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)

#35. Electricians

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $53,880
- #309 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,550
- Employment: 656,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)

#34. Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $54,070
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,900
- Employment: 93,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area ($59,920)
--- Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area ($58,870)
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($56,220)

#33. Advertising sales agents

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $54,080
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,040
- Employment: 110,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,840)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,050)

#32. Postal service mail carriers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $54,700
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,180
- Employment: 333,570
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Modesto, CA ($57,160)
--- Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)

#31. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $55,100
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,290
- Employment: 133,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,600)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,240)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($60,930)

#30. Security and fire alarm systems installers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $55,200
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,150
- Employment: 68,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Eugene, OR ($70,940)
--- Salem, OR ($68,640)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($68,520)

#29. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $55,630
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,890
- Employment: 119,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,980)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($92,370)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($87,990)

#28. Opticians, dispensing

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $55,790
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,380
- Employment: 68,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,300)
--- New Haven, CT ($69,460)
--- Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area ($66,670)

#27. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $56,090
- #234 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,100
- Employment: 417,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)

#26. Tax preparers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $56,390
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,710
- Employment: 62,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#25. Photographers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $56,420
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,290
- Employment: 41,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,810)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($71,160)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($70,440)

#24. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $56,760
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,040
- Employment: 103,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Madera, CA ($76,040)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($74,800)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($73,360)

#23. Airfield operations specialists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $57,670
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,360
- Employment: 10,590
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($88,510)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($80,230)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,230)

#22. Real estate sales agents

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $57,820
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,990
- Employment: 168,740
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Midland, TX ($100,060)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)

#21. Industrial machinery mechanics

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $58,070
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,350
- Employment: 385,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
--- Anchorage, AK ($82,890)

#20. Self-enrichment teachers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $58,820
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,930
- Employment: 222,700
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($70,350)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($66,650)
--- Utica-Rome, NY ($63,470)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $60,310
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,230
- Employment: 503,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)

#18. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $62,030
- #403 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,500
- Employment: 1,278,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
--- Napa, CA ($92,620)

#17. Construction and building inspectors

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $62,490
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,470
- Employment: 113,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Haven, CT ($121,510)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)

#16. Food service managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $62,540
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,000
- Employment: 197,010
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)

#15. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $62,880
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,650
- Employment: 248,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($69,160)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($68,140)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($64,980)

#14. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $63,930
- #294 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,800
- Employment: 599,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
--- West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($96,900)

#13. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $64,830
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,010
- Employment: 1,427,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)

#12. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $68,750
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,400
- Employment: 50,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($98,380)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($94,070)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($92,800)

#11. Insurance sales agents

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $69,320
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,100
- Employment: 409,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)

#10. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $72,700
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $72,990
- Employment: 614,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)

#9. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $73,600
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,100
- Employment: 475,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)

#8. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $73,950
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,490
- Employment: 977,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
--- Boulder, CO ($101,630)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $74,220
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,650
- Employment: 287,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area ($92,500)

#6. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $76,200
- #294 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,120
- Employment: 240,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)

#5. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $76,330
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,860
- Employment: 122,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,680)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($90,370)
--- Salinas, CA ($88,050)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $86,130
- #326 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,100
- Employment: 132,210
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $91,530
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $74,410
- Employment: 114,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area ($109,740)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $96,910
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,180
- Employment: 122,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $106,690
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,300
- Employment: 105,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

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