Pay and jobs in Vermont

Jul 01, 2004 05:31 PM

by ayndim

I have heard from many people that it is impossible for anyone to live in Vermont if you aren't wealthy. I find it hard to believe there are no jobs in VT. BTW, I lived there for 2 years as a child. I was doing a search on nursing jobs in VT and I found some that paid $20/hr or more. Not agency work either. Is that right? I am exploring all of my options after nursing school because I am desperate to escape

I mean Phoenix. So how are the jobs there? The pay and the houses? I have only a few requirements from a location. One of the most important is that I have a very good chance of waking up on Christmas morning and seeing snow. Two is that the leaves turn bright colors in the fall. And that my kids have good schools nearby, can be private. And I don't like big cities, which I don't think Vermont has many, if any, of.

Any one?

vermonster · Jul 02, 2004, 06:25 AM

Well...your post brings up an interesting debate here in Vermont. I am a Vermont resident but leaving in August to go to Binghamton University for an accelerated program. Housing and and taxes in Vermont certainly are costly. Southern Vermont in particular has a lot of second homes and people who may have moved in from other states with considerable means-this has definitely caused contention in lots of areas with those people who were born here and have lived in Vermont all of their lives.

I am in an interesting situation as I grew up on a farm in Northern Vermont-lived in England, California, Arizona and Massachusetts for 13 years and then moved back, so I can see the situation through lots of lenses. Althought the property taxes are high-I can also tell you the schools are good-much better than in Arizona and California-for the most part you will go low class sizes and you will know your child's teacher.

Fletcher Allen in Burlington starts new grads at 20.87 without differential-my local community hospital starts at 18.57ish-it is located in Saint Albans-about 28 miles north of Burlington.

I will say this that even though I am leaving for a year, I will be back-eventually, I would like to have kids and this is where I would like them to grow up.

Feel free to PM with any questions.

Vermonster

RNPATL · Jul 02, 2004, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by ayndim

I have heard from many people that it is impossible for anyone to live in Vermont if you aren't wealthy. I find it hard to believe there are no jobs in VT. BTW, I lived there for 2 years as a child. I was doing a search on nursing jobs in VT and I found some that paid $20/hr or more. Not agency work either. Is that right? I am exploring all of my options after nursing school because I am desperate to escape I mean Phoenix. So how are the jobs there? The pay and the houses? I have only a few requirements from a location. One of the most important is that I have a very good chance of waking up on Christmas morning and seeing snow. Two is that the leaves turn bright colors in the fall. And that my kids have good schools nearby, can be private. And I don't like big cities, which I don't think Vermont has many, if any, of.

Any one?

Why not consider the mountains of North Carolina. The weather is much like you want .... we get snow in the winter and have beautiful leaves in the fall. A drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway would certainly convince you if you visited in the fall. Also, the schools here are some of the best in the country. Property costs are pretty reasonable still, unless you decide to move to a more visitor friendly part of the mountains (not naming any names). It is worth exploring and the wages for RN's are decent. Good luck.

filnurse_7 · Apr 21, 2006, 10:59 AM