High paying entry level jobs in Elmira, NY

These occupations in Elmira, NY 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 Elmira, NY run 5.6% below the national average (2024), so a Elmira, NY salary is worth about 1.06× 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, Elmira, NY · Employed

1Pharmacists$142,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$115,590 – $160,36070
2Nurse Practitioners$138,700
Master's degree
$110,580 – $165,330130
3Physician Assistants$137,550
Master's degree
$85,130 – $159,05060
4Lawyers$126,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,070 – $266,63080
5Network and Computer Systems Administrators$97,950
Bachelor's degree
$63,970 – $139,97070
6Project Management Specialists$96,250
Bachelor's degree
$68,010 – $153,500150
7Civil Engineers$91,370
Bachelor's degree
$68,410 – $135,70040
8Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$89,180
Bachelor's degree
$60,770 – $130,24040
9Physical Therapists$86,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,470 – $128,36060
10Industrial Engineers$85,110
Bachelor's degree
$67,400 – $128,030130
11Mechanical Engineers$83,220
Bachelor's degree
$66,130 – $129,22050
12Occupational Therapists$83,190
Master's degree
$82,640 – $124,49040
13Registered Nurses$82,820
Bachelor's degree
$67,050 – $98,450730
14Accountants and Auditors$79,540
Bachelor's degree
$53,390 – $128,110190
15Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,170
Bachelor's degree
$57,970 – $82,92060
16Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$73,850
Master's degree
$50,880 – $101,35030
17Dental Hygienists$73,210
Associate's degree
$69,530 – $81,39040
18Public Relations Specialists$72,630
Bachelor's degree
$40,840 – $151,40040
19Human Resources Specialists$72,160
Bachelor's degree
$49,090 – $110,100130
20Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$71,640
Bachelor's degree
$51,660 – $80,620220
21Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$64,690
Bachelor's degree
$50,850 – $79,64040
22Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,890
Associate's degree
$53,030 – $81,40040
23Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,390 – $64,250350
24Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$63,370
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $97,56070
25Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,150
Bachelor's degree
$46,010 – $82,42040
26Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,220
Bachelor's degree
$47,700 – $80,430450
27Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$58,410
Bachelor's degree
$37,040 – $121,890120
28Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,400
Bachelor's degree
$49,210 – $97,510170
29Paralegals and Legal Assistants$56,230
Associate's degree
$39,400 – $81,39050
30Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$56,060
Master's degree
$39,570 – $85,610100
31Dental Assistants$49,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,890 – $57,96040
32Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,900
Associate's degree
$36,530 – $55,61050
33Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,480 – $106,94040
34Business Operations Specialists, All Other$46,400
Bachelor's degree
$39,710 – $87,020110
35Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$46,320
Associate's degree
$35,770 – $81,49060
36Medical Assistants$40,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,230 – $46,360190
37Nursing Assistants$37,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,800 – $45,050440
38Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,810
Bachelor's degree
$32,240 – $56,150190
39Rehabilitation Counselors$37,140
Master's degree
$32,240 – $74,82040
40Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,250
Some college, no degree
$32,550 – $46,700630

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

#	Occupation	MedianElmira, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$142,640	$115,590 – $160,360	70
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$138,700	$110,580 – $165,330	130
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$137,550	$85,130 – $159,050	60
4	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$126,900	$76,070 – $266,630	80
5	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$97,950	$63,970 – $139,970	70
6	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,250	$68,010 – $153,500	150
7	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$91,370	$68,410 – $135,700	40
8	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$89,180	$60,770 – $130,240	40
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$86,680	$75,470 – $128,360	60
10	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$85,110	$67,400 – $128,030	130
11	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$83,220	$66,130 – $129,220	50
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$83,190	$82,640 – $124,490	40
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,820	$67,050 – $98,450	730
14	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$79,540	$53,390 – $128,110	190
15	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,170	$57,970 – $82,920	60
16	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$73,850	$50,880 – $101,350	30
17	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$73,210	$69,530 – $81,390	40
18	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,630	$40,840 – $151,400	40
19	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,160	$49,090 – $110,100	130
20	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$71,640	$51,660 – $80,620	220
21	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$64,690	$50,850 – $79,640	40
22	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,890	$53,030 – $81,400	40
23	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,390	$53,390 – $64,250	350
24	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,370	$52,000 – $97,560	70
25	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,150	$46,010 – $82,420	40
26	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,220	$47,700 – $80,430	450
27	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,410	$37,040 – $121,890	120
28	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$58,400	$49,210 – $97,510	170
29	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$56,230	$39,400 – $81,390	50
30	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$56,060	$39,570 – $85,610	100
31	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,450	$38,890 – $57,960	40
32	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,900	$36,530 – $55,610	50
33	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,040	$40,480 – $106,940	40
34	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$46,400	$39,710 – $87,020	110
35	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$46,320	$35,770 – $81,490	60
36	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,010	$37,230 – $46,360	190
37	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,960	$36,800 – $45,050	440
38	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$37,810	$32,240 – $56,150	190
39	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$37,140	$32,240 – $74,820	40
40	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,250	$32,550 – $46,700	630

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