High paying entry level jobs in Elizabethtown, KY

These occupations in Elizabethtown, 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 Elizabethtown, KY run 9.4% below the national average (2024), so a Elizabethtown, KY salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Elizabethtown, KY · Employed

1Pharmacists$132,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,380 – $160,790100
2Nurse Practitioners$115,540
Master's degree
$99,170 – $156,06090
3Computer Occupations, All Other$106,330
Bachelor's degree
$77,000 – $133,470450
4Physical Therapists$104,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,600 – $126,20080
5Mechanical Engineers$102,590
Bachelor's degree
$80,350 – $120,690450
6Social Workers, All Other$100,420
Bachelor's degree
$52,180 – $115,25040
7Electrical Engineers$97,970
Bachelor's degree
$71,470 – $119,77030
8Lawyers$97,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,850 – $161,890120
9Industrial Engineers$97,550
Bachelor's degree
$70,580 – $123,520190
10Software Developers$95,980
Bachelor's degree
$60,380 – $139,600180
11Occupational Therapists$95,550
Master's degree
$65,090 – $127,43040
12Budget Analysts$91,560
Bachelor's degree
$67,200 – $117,12080
13Financial and Investment Analysts$90,260
Bachelor's degree
$47,260 – $99,52040
14Logisticians$88,610
Bachelor's degree
$58,510 – $134,330170
15Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$88,610
Bachelor's degree
$54,790 – $114,46070
16Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$85,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,850 – $99,55060
17Network and Computer Systems Administrators$84,240
Bachelor's degree
$53,750 – $105,26060
18Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,780
Bachelor's degree
$56,300 – $119,430600
19Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$82,770
Master's degree
$42,790 – $106,330100
20Financial Specialists, All Other$81,330
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $115,92070
21Computer Systems Analysts$79,040
Bachelor's degree
$57,580 – $136,66090
22Human Resources Specialists$78,850
Bachelor's degree
$54,710 – $119,4301,060
23Registered Nurses$77,930
Bachelor's degree
$63,530 – $105,250870
24Project Management Specialists$77,260
Bachelor's degree
$49,530 – $126,880160
25Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$76,920
Master's degree
$63,950 – $77,17040
26Respiratory Therapists$74,040
Associate's degree
$63,780 – $92,36040
27Accountants and Auditors$74,020
Bachelor's degree
$49,860 – $120,090250
28Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$69,240
Associate's degree
$41,690 – $92,86050
29Mechanical Drafters$67,660
Associate's degree
$63,250 – $104,30050
30Public Relations Specialists$67,200
Bachelor's degree
$46,820 – $106,33090
31Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$65,710
Bachelor's degree
$44,250 – $96,41040
32Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,660
Associate's degree
$44,420 – $72,23040
33Dental Hygienists$64,620
Associate's degree
$56,680 – $81,70070
34Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$64,460
Bachelor's degree
$40,980 – $98,310130
35Child, Family, and School Social Workers$62,130
Bachelor's degree
$38,820 – $80,660210
36Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,110
Bachelor's degree
$47,960 – $78,960100
37Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,840
Bachelor's degree
$46,840 – $73,820470
38Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,560
Bachelor's degree
$48,610 – $76,030320
39Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,460
Bachelor's degree
$47,230 – $75,97050
40Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,220
Bachelor's degree
$48,870 – $75,610240
41Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,710 – $76,440200
42Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,910
Bachelor's degree
$47,010 – $74,030110
43Physical Therapist Assistants$60,560
Associate's degree
$30,210 – $81,99050
44Paralegals and Legal Assistants$60,540
Associate's degree
$35,620 – $81,33080
45Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$57,460
Associate's degree
$33,660 – $75,27050
46Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,950
Associate's degree
$47,940 – $64,940240
47Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$52,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $71,28040
48Teachers and Instructors, All Other$50,000
Bachelor's degree
$44,780 – $90,080220
49Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,520
Bachelor's degree
$37,720 – $86,76060
50Graphic Designers$48,540
Bachelor's degree
$30,360 – $96,10040

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

#	Occupation	MedianElizabethtown, KY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,620	$102,380 – $160,790	100
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$115,540	$99,170 – $156,060	90
3	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,330	$77,000 – $133,470	450
4	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$104,280	$58,600 – $126,200	80
5	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$102,590	$80,350 – $120,690	450
6	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,420	$52,180 – $115,250	40
7	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,970	$71,470 – $119,770	30
8	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$97,770	$59,850 – $161,890	120
9	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,550	$70,580 – $123,520	190
10	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$95,980	$60,380 – $139,600	180
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$95,550	$65,090 – $127,430	40
12	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,560	$67,200 – $117,120	80
13	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,260	$47,260 – $99,520	40
14	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$88,610	$58,510 – $134,330	170
15	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,610	$54,790 – $114,460	70
16	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$85,700	$45,850 – $99,550	60
17	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$84,240	$53,750 – $105,260	60
18	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,780	$56,300 – $119,430	600
19	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$82,770	$42,790 – $106,330	100
20	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,330	$61,110 – $115,920	70
21	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,040	$57,580 – $136,660	90
22	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,850	$54,710 – $119,430	1,060
23	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$77,930	$63,530 – $105,250	870
24	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,260	$49,530 – $126,880	160
25	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$76,920	$63,950 – $77,170	40
26	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$74,040	$63,780 – $92,360	40
27	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$74,020	$49,860 – $120,090	250
28	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,240	$41,690 – $92,860	50
29	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$67,660	$63,250 – $104,300	50
30	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,200	$46,820 – $106,330	90
31	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$65,710	$44,250 – $96,410	40
32	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,660	$44,420 – $72,230	40
33	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$64,620	$56,680 – $81,700	70
34	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,460	$40,980 – $98,310	130
35	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$62,130	$38,820 – $80,660	210
36	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,110	$47,960 – $78,960	100
37	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,840	$46,840 – $73,820	470
38	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,560	$48,610 – $76,030	320
39	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,460	$47,230 – $75,970	50
40	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,220	$48,870 – $75,610	240
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,080	$49,710 – $76,440	200
42	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,910	$47,010 – $74,030	110
43	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,560	$30,210 – $81,990	50
44	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,540	$35,620 – $81,330	80
45	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,460	$33,660 – $75,270	50
46	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$54,950	$47,940 – $64,940	240
47	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,420	$36,300 – $71,280	40
48	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,000	$44,780 – $90,080	220
49	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,520	$37,720 – $86,760	60
50	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$48,540	$30,360 – $96,100	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Elizabethtown, KY. 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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