Fast -growing jobs in Vermont include the Information Technology (IT) Industry and Healthcare [12 out of the Top 20 Jobs in Vermont]. The largest single employer in the state in IBM.

Top 20 Vermont Employers and the Number of Workers employed yearly.

• 1 IBM 6,800
• 2 FLETCHER ALLEN HLTH CARE-PED 6,000
• 3 FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE 5,000
• 4 KILLINGTON VILLAGE INN 2,197
• 5 KILLINGTON RESORT VILLAGES 2,000
• 6 MOUNT SNOW RESORT 1,500
• 7 OKEMO MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT 1,500
• 8 RUTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR 1,300
• 9 SOUTHWESTERN VT MEDICAL CTR 1,300
• 10 GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES 1,200
• 11 CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CTR 1,138
• 12 MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE 1,100
• 13 SMUGGLERS' NOTCH RESORT 1,100
• 14 CENTRAL VERMONT PHYSICIAN CORP 1,001
• 15 AIR NATIONAL GUARD 980
• 16 STOWE MOUNTAIN RESORT 900
• 17 SUGARBUSH RESORT 850
• 18 NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO 830
• 19 GE HEALTHCARE 800
• 20 GOODRICH CORPORATION FUEL 800

HIGHLIGHTS OF SELECTED LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Ben & Jerry's Founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in 1978 in a renovated gas station in downtown Burlington, Vermont. They now offer a progressive benefits package that includes paid family leave, health club memberships and three free pints of Vermont's Finest super premium ice cream products daily.

King Arthur Flour - America's oldest flour is a national brand. King Arthur Flour owns The Baker's Catalogue of 1,000 professional-grade baking tools and ingredients at http://www.bakerscatalogue.com.

NRG Systems produces wind assessment systems, tilt-up towers, instruments and sensors that measure and analyze wind speed, direction and other environmental data for wind energy projects. Hinesburg, VT. -- a new 46,000 sq. ft. 'green' facility. NRG Systems predicts it will double their workforce over the next five years. Compensation and benefits package enhances the quality of employees' lives at work and away.

Orvis The oldest mail order company in the US opened in 1856 and expanded to U.K. Orvis has open career opportunities at headquarters and in retail stores.

College and High School

• Vermont Catamounts - Burlington
• High School Internet Network

League Teams

• Vermont Expos (A) - Burlington 

• Bennington College
• Burlington College
• Champlain College: Burlington
• College of Saint Joseph: Rutland
• Goddard College: Plainfield
• Green Mountain College: Poultney
• Landmark College: Putney. For high potential students with learning disabilities and ADD/ADHD.
• Marlboro College
• Middlebury College
• New England Culinary Institute: Montpelier, Vermont
• Norwich University - Northfield, Vermont. Civil engineering, business administration, arts in diplomacy, justice administration, information assurance, military history; also Norwich University Online.
• Saint Michael's College: Burlington
• School for International Training: Brattleboro
• Southern Vermont College: Bennington
• Sterling College: Craftsbury Common. Small, four-year college specializing in environmental studies, leadership, small-scale agriculture, Center for Northern Studies in Wolcott.
• University of Vermont: Burlington
• Vermont Law School: South Royalton
• Woodbury College: Montpelier

Vermont State Colleges System

• Castleton State College: Castleton
• Community College of Vermont: classes held at Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Middlebury, Montpelier, Morrisville, Newport, Rutland, Springfield, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Upper Valley, Waterbury; also Online Learning
• Johnson State College
• Lyndon State College: Lyndonville
• Vermont Technical College: Randolph Center