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Maintenance Technician pay in Vermont

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$55,510statewide median a year
$26.69median an hour
#12of 50 states + DC
2,610maintenance technicians employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Maintenance technicians in Vermont earn a statewide median of $55,510 a year, 15% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #12 of 50 states and DC. About 2,610 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$42,180Entry · 10th$47,88025th$55,510Median$62,40075th$74,940Top · 90th

States ranked near Vermont

California$57,000
Illinois$56,720
Wisconsin$55,810
Vermont$55,510
New Jersey$54,810
Oregon$54,350
Ohio$53,420

See all states on the maintenance technicians nationwide.

Pay by city Government data

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
BurlingtonVERMONT · VT$58,170$57,623950

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for Vermont's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

Northern Vermont$54,330
Southern Vermont$53,290

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4.2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 148,700 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, maintenance technicians have 212 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 2.5× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often maintenance technicians deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherOften
Indoors with heating and air conditioningOften
Very hot or cold conditionsOften
Working at heightsSometimes
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesOccasionally
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsSometimes
Loud noiseOften
Hazardous conditionsSometimes
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingOften
SittingOccasionally

Getting started usually takes medium preparation (vocational training or an apprenticeship, often 1–2+ years).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in Vermont Official source

The main state licensing office in Vermont is the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation. It can point you to the right license for maintenance technicians.

Official Vermont licensing site ↗

Requirements for maintenance technicians vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Cities in Vermont

BurlingtonVERMONT · VT+0.9%population since 2020 · 2.4% unemployment

All trades in Vermont.

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