High paying entry level jobs in Carson City, NV

These occupations in Carson City, NV 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 Carson City, NV run 1.9% below the national average (2024), so a Carson City, NV salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Carson City, NV · Employed

1Pharmacists$163,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$145,060 – $168,60060
2Lawyers$142,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$109,220 – $207,960170
3Physician Assistants$135,180
Master's degree
$67,490 – $177,39050
4Software Developers$130,500
Bachelor's degree
$94,540 – $193,95090
5Dental Hygienists$121,500
Associate's degree
$105,040 – $129,18060
6Physical Therapists$120,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,000 – $178,51050
7Network and Computer Systems Administrators$118,340
Bachelor's degree
$85,990 – $144,97060
8Mechanical Engineers$101,690
Bachelor's degree
$78,160 – $169,55090
9Registered Nurses$101,370
Bachelor's degree
$82,030 – $120,270820
10Teachers and Instructors, All Other$98,230
Bachelor's degree
$63,230 – $114,68060
11Computer Occupations, All Other$98,180
Bachelor's degree
$57,620 – $151,86060
12Industrial Engineers$97,400
Bachelor's degree
$63,930 – $122,86040
13Civil Engineers$95,260
Bachelor's degree
$70,010 – $136,280310
14Accountants and Auditors$93,560
Bachelor's degree
$61,480 – $135,060240
15Project Management Specialists$93,560
Bachelor's degree
$64,170 – $161,660230
16Budget Analysts$93,560
Bachelor's degree
$71,390 – $125,28060
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,970
Associate's degree
$47,530 – $119,76060
18Public Relations Specialists$81,000
Bachelor's degree
$61,970 – $107,31050
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,840 – $89,400110
20Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$78,000
Bachelor's degree
$59,030 – $104,31030
21Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,650
Bachelor's degree
$54,230 – $125,240430
22Human Resources Specialists$74,710
Bachelor's degree
$52,750 – $107,380210
23Financial and Investment Analysts$73,270
Bachelor's degree
$48,670 – $141,88040
24Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,010
Associate's degree
$48,820 – $119,66080
25Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$69,690
Master's degree
$48,370 – $82,29030
26Forest and Conservation Technicians$67,040
Associate's degree
$53,140 – $93,250160
27Child, Family, and School Social Workers$65,250
Bachelor's degree
$48,410 – $89,340150
28Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,250
Bachelor's degree
$36,630 – $135,34080
29Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,810
Bachelor's degree
$44,730 – $99,17050
30Medical Records Specialists$57,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,770 – $85,44060
31Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$52,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,350 – $79,51040
32Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,960
Associate's degree
$37,790 – $62,55060
33Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,890 – $61,76060
34Dental Assistants$48,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,970 – $63,250100
35Nursing Assistants$46,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,980 – $57,350340
36Medical Assistants$46,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,490 – $57,670170
37Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,960
Bachelor's degree
$29,030 – $73,990120
38Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,350 – $48,81050

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

#	Occupation	MedianCarson City, NV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$163,990	$145,060 – $168,600	60
2	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$142,500	$109,220 – $207,960	170
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$135,180	$67,490 – $177,390	50
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,500	$94,540 – $193,950	90
5	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$121,500	$105,040 – $129,180	60
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$120,810	$99,000 – $178,510	50
7	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$118,340	$85,990 – $144,970	60
8	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,690	$78,160 – $169,550	90
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$101,370	$82,030 – $120,270	820
10	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$98,230	$63,230 – $114,680	60
11	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$98,180	$57,620 – $151,860	60
12	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,400	$63,930 – $122,860	40
13	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,260	$70,010 – $136,280	310
14	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$93,560	$61,480 – $135,060	240
15	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$93,560	$64,170 – $161,660	230
16	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$93,560	$71,390 – $125,280	60
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,970	$47,530 – $119,760	60
18	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,000	$61,970 – $107,310	50
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,790	$66,840 – $89,400	110
20	Cartographers and PhotogrammetristsBachelor's degree	$78,000	$59,030 – $104,310	30
21	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,650	$54,230 – $125,240	430
22	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,710	$52,750 – $107,380	210
23	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$73,270	$48,670 – $141,880	40
24	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$70,010	$48,820 – $119,660	80
25	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$69,690	$48,370 – $82,290	30
26	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,040	$53,140 – $93,250	160
27	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$65,250	$48,410 – $89,340	150
28	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,250	$36,630 – $135,340	80
29	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,810	$44,730 – $99,170	50
30	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,700	$41,770 – $85,440	60
31	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,780	$44,350 – $79,510	40
32	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,960	$37,790 – $62,550	60
33	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,690	$38,890 – $61,760	60
34	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,590	$37,970 – $63,250	100
35	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,880	$39,980 – $57,350	340
36	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,800	$38,490 – $57,670	170
37	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,960	$29,030 – $73,990	120
38	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,350	$26,350 – $48,810	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Carson City, NV. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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