High paying entry level jobs in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

These occupations in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ask for no prior experience in a related job and no on-the-job training period: you are expected to be productive on arrival. That is precisely why most of them want a specific qualification instead — the credential does the work the experience would have. Read the line under each title for what that qualification is; several here are doctorates. If you need something you can start without one, use the no-experience list.

Cost of living: prices in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX run 10.0% below the national average (2024), so a Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Employed

1Petroleum Engineers$167,600
Bachelor's degree
$119,850 – $209,81090
2Dentists, General$157,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,480 – $289,62070
3Pharmacists$137,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,720 – $163,340230
4Environmental Engineers$135,240
Bachelor's degree
$82,170 – $170,13080
5Nurse Practitioners$133,130
Master's degree
$104,280 – $173,940240
6Physician Assistants$132,920
Master's degree
$106,170 – $161,33090
7Lawyers$131,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,990 – $340,300500
8Chemical Engineers$129,850
Bachelor's degree
$96,130 – $193,890140
9Electrical Engineers$124,570
Bachelor's degree
$63,890 – $191,680360
10Software Developers$124,470
Bachelor's degree
$76,510 – $171,320420
11Industrial Engineers$123,660
Bachelor's degree
$80,750 – $169,670710
12Mechanical Engineers$122,280
Bachelor's degree
$77,030 – $191,580470
13Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$121,320
Associate's degree
$58,700 – $148,77070
14Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$121,170
Bachelor's degree
$77,990 – $202,110120
15Physical Therapists$113,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,880 – $146,100250
16Engineers, All Other$107,630
Bachelor's degree
$83,040 – $161,500270
17Occupational Therapists$105,830
Master's degree
$72,470 – $145,780120
18Computer Systems Analysts$101,900
Bachelor's degree
$64,130 – $152,810140
19Project Management Specialists$100,470
Bachelor's degree
$56,440 – $165,3601,670
20Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$99,670
Bachelor's degree
$56,100 – $135,40050
21Calibration Technologists and Technicians$99,400
Associate's degree
$57,460 – $118,920260
22Chemists$99,390
Bachelor's degree
$60,400 – $157,390160
23Data Scientists$97,980
Bachelor's degree
$70,880 – $148,23090
24Dental Hygienists$97,350
Associate's degree
$81,980 – $100,760150
25Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$97,300
Associate's degree
$50,500 – $120,42060
26Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$96,100
Bachelor's degree
$58,090 – $169,120120
27Civil Engineers$95,510
Bachelor's degree
$65,270 – $159,270720
28Computer Occupations, All Other$94,130
Bachelor's degree
$46,810 – $161,130290
29Network and Computer Systems Administrators$91,220
Bachelor's degree
$62,890 – $147,120240
30Mechanical Drafters$87,220
Associate's degree
$52,660 – $159,390120
31Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$84,360
Bachelor's degree
$55,710 – $142,000450
32Occupational Therapy Assistants$82,610
Associate's degree
$57,700 – $94,61070
33Registered Nurses$81,180
Bachelor's degree
$63,280 – $106,7103,100
34Financial and Investment Analysts$80,050
Bachelor's degree
$56,270 – $127,180130
35Logisticians$79,550
Bachelor's degree
$53,990 – $130,290230
36Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,850
Bachelor's degree
$46,780 – $145,050710
37Physical Therapist Assistants$77,830
Associate's degree
$55,010 – $97,640150
38Operations Research Analysts$77,730
Bachelor's degree
$56,890 – $122,14050
39Accountants and Auditors$76,680
Bachelor's degree
$46,940 – $124,380840
40Respiratory Therapists$76,660
Associate's degree
$63,990 – $95,170130
41Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,080
Associate's degree
$63,630 – $101,25080
42Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$75,970
Associate's degree
$50,380 – $101,200170
43Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$72,580
Associate's degree
$41,840 – $107,66090
44Architectural and Civil Drafters$70,730
Associate's degree
$45,150 – $95,830150
45Teachers and Instructors, All Other$69,910
Bachelor's degree
$36,500 – $96,10050
46Conservation Scientists$68,620
Bachelor's degree
$53,440 – $92,32060
47Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$66,700
Associate's degree
$43,060 – $88,940270
48Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$66,000
Master's degree
$37,730 – $96,450300
49Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$64,830
Associate's degree
$38,760 – $96,14060
50Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,350
Bachelor's degree
$47,750 – $78,960110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$167,600	$119,850 – $209,810	90
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$157,770	$55,480 – $289,620	70
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$137,570	$106,720 – $163,340	230
4	Environmental EngineersBachelor's degree	$135,240	$82,170 – $170,130	80
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,130	$104,280 – $173,940	240
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$132,920	$106,170 – $161,330	90
7	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$131,680	$73,990 – $340,300	500
8	Chemical EngineersBachelor's degree	$129,850	$96,130 – $193,890	140
9	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$124,570	$63,890 – $191,680	360
10	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$124,470	$76,510 – $171,320	420
11	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$123,660	$80,750 – $169,670	710
12	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$122,280	$77,030 – $191,580	470
13	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$121,320	$58,700 – $148,770	70
14	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsBachelor's degree	$121,170	$77,990 – $202,110	120
15	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$113,700	$76,880 – $146,100	250
16	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,630	$83,040 – $161,500	270
17	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$105,830	$72,470 – $145,780	120
18	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,900	$64,130 – $152,810	140
19	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,470	$56,440 – $165,360	1,670
20	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$99,670	$56,100 – $135,400	50
21	Calibration Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$99,400	$57,460 – $118,920	260
22	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$99,390	$60,400 – $157,390	160
23	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$97,980	$70,880 – $148,230	90
24	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$97,350	$81,980 – $100,760	150
25	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$97,300	$50,500 – $120,420	60
26	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$96,100	$58,090 – $169,120	120
27	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,510	$65,270 – $159,270	720
28	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$94,130	$46,810 – $161,130	290
29	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$91,220	$62,890 – $147,120	240
30	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$87,220	$52,660 – $159,390	120
31	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,360	$55,710 – $142,000	450
32	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$82,610	$57,700 – $94,610	70
33	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,180	$63,280 – $106,710	3,100
34	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,050	$56,270 – $127,180	130
35	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$79,550	$53,990 – $130,290	230
36	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,850	$46,780 – $145,050	710
37	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$77,830	$55,010 – $97,640	150
38	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,730	$56,890 – $122,140	50
39	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$76,680	$46,940 – $124,380	840
40	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,660	$63,990 – $95,170	130
41	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$76,080	$63,630 – $101,250	80
42	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,970	$50,380 – $101,200	170
43	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$72,580	$41,840 – $107,660	90
44	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$70,730	$45,150 – $95,830	150
45	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$69,910	$36,500 – $96,100	50
46	Conservation ScientistsBachelor's degree	$68,620	$53,440 – $92,320	60
47	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,700	$43,060 – $88,940	270
48	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$66,000	$37,730 – $96,450	300
49	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,830	$38,760 – $96,140	60
50	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,350	$47,750 – $78,960	110

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