High paying entry level jobs in Bowling Green, KY

These occupations in Bowling Green, KY 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 Bowling Green, KY run 9.8% below the national average (2024), so a Bowling Green, KY 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, Bowling Green, KY · Employed

1Pharmacists$134,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,050 – $159,050160
2Nurse Practitioners$112,970
Master's degree
$99,820 – $147,100150
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,300 – $220,13070
4Industrial Engineers$101,280
Bachelor's degree
$74,100 – $132,470340
5Electrical Engineers$100,860
Bachelor's degree
$77,630 – $149,66040
6Software Developers$100,650
Bachelor's degree
$72,090 – $201,790200
7Mechanical Engineers$99,090
Bachelor's degree
$59,490 – $136,160130
8Veterinarians$97,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,150 – $158,61040
9Financial and Investment Analysts$97,180
Bachelor's degree
$59,680 – $169,59050
10Lawyers$96,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,060 – $162,710250
11Civil Engineers$96,260
Bachelor's degree
$61,480 – $161,55080
12Physical Therapists$91,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,900 – $117,790220
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$90,310
Associate's degree
$61,410 – $114,95040
14Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$84,730
Bachelor's degree
$54,020 – $129,83080
15Social Science Research Assistants$84,680
Bachelor's degree
$53,800 – $136,940100
16Occupational Therapists$84,250
Master's degree
$65,150 – $111,050140
17Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$83,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,270 – $133,700170
18Computer Systems Analysts$82,290
Bachelor's degree
$50,900 – $129,030120
19Project Management Specialists$81,300
Bachelor's degree
$52,540 – $127,710350
20Chemists$80,780
Bachelor's degree
$62,790 – $126,11040
21Registered Nurses$79,120
Bachelor's degree
$64,380 – $104,3801,870
22Network and Computer Systems Administrators$76,880
Bachelor's degree
$44,750 – $111,18090
23Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,080
Associate's degree
$52,950 – $93,000120
24Dental Hygienists$75,690
Associate's degree
$60,650 – $94,940120
25Accountants and Auditors$71,540
Bachelor's degree
$50,190 – $117,500390
26Business Operations Specialists, All Other$69,240
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $115,92090
27Respiratory Therapists$68,490
Associate's degree
$60,940 – $92,39090
28Logisticians$65,980
Bachelor's degree
$50,050 – $102,09090
29Data Scientists$65,620
Bachelor's degree
$46,680 – $128,22040
30Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$65,310
Master's degree
$41,740 – $80,900220
31Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,280
Master's degree
$44,290 – $73,940110
32Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,060
Associate's degree
$44,940 – $78,83070
33Child, Family, and School Social Workers$64,050
Bachelor's degree
$39,240 – $94,140320
34Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$63,420
Associate's degree
$36,220 – $97,61050
35Physical Therapist Assistants$62,740
Associate's degree
$36,410 – $74,580130
36Fundraisers$62,460
Bachelor's degree
$41,880 – $91,27050
37Human Resources Specialists$61,860
Bachelor's degree
$43,530 – $102,130360
38Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,720
Bachelor's degree
$49,690 – $65,510110
39Occupational Therapy Assistants$61,690
Associate's degree
$57,680 – $75,95040
40Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,600
Bachelor's degree
$48,750 – $72,360310
41Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,520
Bachelor's degree
$48,620 – $73,190560
42Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,500
Bachelor's degree
$47,720 – $71,980130
43Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,450
Bachelor's degree
$37,280 – $82,010130
44Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,260
Bachelor's degree
$48,240 – $72,700910
45Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,360 – $66,320250
46Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,350
Bachelor's degree
$48,490 – $72,09040
47Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,200
Bachelor's degree
$37,410 – $229,900240
48Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,200
Bachelor's degree
$48,500 – $73,23090
49Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,710
Associate's degree
$56,330 – $72,23060
50Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,170
Associate's degree
$41,150 – $73,690160

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

#	Occupation	MedianBowling Green, KY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,980	$103,050 – $159,050	160
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$112,970	$99,820 – $147,100	150
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,190	$40,300 – $220,130	70
4	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,280	$74,100 – $132,470	340
5	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,860	$77,630 – $149,660	40
6	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$100,650	$72,090 – $201,790	200
7	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,090	$59,490 – $136,160	130
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$97,260	$41,150 – $158,610	40
9	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,180	$59,680 – $169,590	50
10	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$96,830	$61,060 – $162,710	250
11	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$96,260	$61,480 – $161,550	80
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$91,590	$73,900 – $117,790	220
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$90,310	$61,410 – $114,950	40
14	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,730	$54,020 – $129,830	80
15	Social Science Research AssistantsBachelor's degree	$84,680	$53,800 – $136,940	100
16	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$84,250	$65,150 – $111,050	140
17	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$83,220	$46,270 – $133,700	170
18	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$82,290	$50,900 – $129,030	120
19	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,300	$52,540 – $127,710	350
20	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$80,780	$62,790 – $126,110	40
21	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,120	$64,380 – $104,380	1,870
22	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$76,880	$44,750 – $111,180	90
23	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,080	$52,950 – $93,000	120
24	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$75,690	$60,650 – $94,940	120
25	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$71,540	$50,190 – $117,500	390
26	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$69,240	$44,440 – $115,920	90
27	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$68,490	$60,940 – $92,390	90
28	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$65,980	$50,050 – $102,090	90
29	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$65,620	$46,680 – $128,220	40
30	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$65,310	$41,740 – $80,900	220
31	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,280	$44,290 – $73,940	110
32	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,060	$44,940 – $78,830	70
33	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$64,050	$39,240 – $94,140	320
34	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$63,420	$36,220 – $97,610	50
35	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$62,740	$36,410 – $74,580	130
36	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$62,460	$41,880 – $91,270	50
37	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,860	$43,530 – $102,130	360
38	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,720	$49,690 – $65,510	110
39	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,690	$57,680 – $75,950	40
40	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,600	$48,750 – $72,360	310
41	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,520	$48,620 – $73,190	560
42	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,500	$47,720 – $71,980	130
43	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,450	$37,280 – $82,010	130
44	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,260	$48,240 – $72,700	910
45	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,830	$50,360 – $66,320	250
46	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,350	$48,490 – $72,090	40
47	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,200	$37,410 – $229,900	240
48	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,200	$48,500 – $73,230	90
49	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,710	$56,330 – $72,230	60
50	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$59,170	$41,150 – $73,690	160

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