I don't live in vermont.. but i used to travel up to burlington to service equiptment at ibm.
let me tell ya.. times are tough all over.. but especially so up in vermont.. what, I read in the paper that ibm laid off a bunch of folks just a few weeks ago.. and let's face it.. ibm is one of the biggest tech area employer for that region..

sorry..

but working in new york city.. you can get an IT job that pays pretty good.
(but i ain't going to work down there .. 100 miles from home)