Vermont’s exports to foreign markets were worth a total of $3.6 billion in 2014 alone, supporting some 15,000 jobs in the state according to the US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration. Among these were high-paying management and corporate leadership professionals working as logisticians, trade analysts, export compliance officers and even multinational executives.
In addition to international business professionals, Vermont’s internationally focused nonprofit community, state government agencies and universities offer high starting salaries to such international relations experts as NGO directors, intelligence analysts, and humanitarian aid program directors.
Twenty-one of Vermont’s nonprofits are focused on international relations and foreign affairs. Internationally focused nonprofit organizations in Vermont contribute significantly to the state’s economy, according to Common Good Vermont.
International Business Salaries in Vermont
Shown below are the median and 90th percentile salary values for a number of corporate management and specialist positions that frequently involve knowledge of international trade and commerce (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014):
Vermont Area
Profession
Median Annual Salary
90th Percentile Annual Salary
Burlington
Industrial production managers
$100850
$177470
Burlington
Purchasing managers
$97660
$135500
Burlington
Transportation / storage and distribution managers
$74500
$121340
Burlington
Management analysts
$72460
$170800
Burlington
Logisticians
$64210
$90920
Burlington
Compliance officers
$62300
$90350
Burlington
Market research analysts
$49690
$96460
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Northern Vermont
Industrial production managers
$86370
$142170
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Northern Vermont
Transportation / storage and distribution managers
$88430
$119550
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Northern Vermont
Compliance officers
$65020
$78760
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Northern Vermont
Management analysts
$62500
$92430
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Northern Vermont
Market research analysts
$52110
$87170
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Southern Vermont
Industrial production managers
$82810
$156750
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Southern Vermont
Management analysts
$89940
$146200
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Southern Vermont
Purchasing managers
$77330
$139710
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Southern Vermont
Compliance officers
$73990
$99020
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Southern Vermont
Transportation / storage and distribution managers
$71590
$117130
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Southern Vermont
Market research analysts
$47720
$76750
A full analysis of salaries for international business professionals in Vermont is shown here (US Department of Labor, 2014):
Occupation
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Industrial Production Managers
350
47.60
99000
42.81
56.43
77.47
89050
117380
161140
Purchasing Managers
160
44.84
93270
44.33
52.56
66.05
92210
109330
137380
Transportation Storage and Distribution Managers
130
39.45
82050
37.34
47.90
57.60
77670
99630
119820
Compliance Officers
2220
31.26
65010
29.96
37.86
43.44
62310
78750
90350
Logisticians
160
30.54
63520
29.00
36.74
43.43
60320
76410
90340
Management Analysts
620
40.82
84910
34.44
48.78
67.86
71640
101460
141150
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
1470
27.10
56370
23.86
31.96
43.33
49620
66470
90130
International Relations Salaries in Vermont
Shown below are the median and 90th percentile salary values for professions that frequently involve international relations experience and expertise (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014):
Vermont Area
Profession
Median Annual Salary
90th Percentile Annual Salary
Burlington
Foreign language and literature professors
$57820
$78150
Burlington
Fundraisers
$48680
$77400
Burlington
Interpreters and translators
$34860
$38240
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Northern Vermont
Urban and regional planners
$44280
$78930
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Northern Vermont
Fundraisers
$25780
$67410
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Southern Vermont
Political science professors
$82980
$141870
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Southern Vermont
Foreign language and literature professors
$76840
$121010
Nonmetropolitan Vermont-Southern Vermont
Fundraisers
$53630
$95450
A full analysis of salaries for international relations specialists in Vermont is shown here (US Department of Labor, 2014):
Occupation
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Fundraisers
400
23.41
48700
22.33
29.60
37.61
46440
61580
78240
Economists
60
38.27
79600
33.45
37.05
61.03
69570
77070
126950
Urban and Regional Planners
230
24.96
51920
22.51
28.59
35.32
46830
59460
73470
Area Ethnic and Cultural Studies Teachers Postsecondary
Not Available
Not Available
88980
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
79130
120060
157560
Political Science Teachers Postsecondary
120
Not Available
89510
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
96120
117680
127840
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers Postsecondary
330
Not Available
66340
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
66870
76670
91660
Interpreters and Translators
100
18.15
37750
16.82
18.06
26.28
34980
37560
54670
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