High paying entry level jobs in Gadsden, AL

These occupations in Gadsden, AL 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 Gadsden, AL run 14.3% below the national average (2024), so a Gadsden, AL salary is worth about 1.17× 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, Gadsden, AL · Employed

1Pharmacists$129,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,310 – $155,250100
2Physical Therapists$106,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,530 – $143,390100
3Nurse Practitioners$103,700
Master's degree
$77,000 – $140,240130
4Lawyers$94,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,120 – $153,33070
5Occupational Therapists$87,620
Master's degree
$72,820 – $109,65080
6Civil Engineers$78,830
Bachelor's degree
$45,800 – $133,80040
7Registered Nurses$77,810
Bachelor's degree
$58,460 – $91,5401,210
8Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$76,270
Bachelor's degree
$44,930 – $124,56040
9Industrial Engineers$72,880
Bachelor's degree
$58,020 – $102,19050
10Network and Computer Systems Administrators$66,910
Bachelor's degree
$50,150 – $108,08030
11Physical Therapist Assistants$65,060
Associate's degree
$55,640 – $79,600160
12Accountants and Auditors$63,250
Bachelor's degree
$46,290 – $106,750280
13Respiratory Therapists$62,800
Associate's degree
$47,720 – $73,64070
14Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,330
Master's degree
$34,190 – $71,14050
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,960
Bachelor's degree
$43,930 – $72,390330
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$57,650
Associate's degree
$38,090 – $72,28080
17Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$56,140
Master's degree
$37,080 – $75,26080
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,100 – $60,790210
19Dental Hygienists$55,840
Associate's degree
$45,940 – $58,55060
20Human Resources Specialists$55,720
Bachelor's degree
$36,440 – $98,470120
21Child, Family, and School Social Workers$51,490
Bachelor's degree
$36,610 – $82,18080
22Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$48,670
Bachelor's degree
$28,260 – $80,17090
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$48,130
Bachelor's degree
$34,630 – $80,97090
24Medical Records Specialists$41,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,810 – $57,38040
25Paralegals and Legal Assistants$37,980
Associate's degree
$27,850 – $60,67070
26Rehabilitation Counselors$37,550
Master's degree
$32,650 – $76,16040
27Phlebotomists$37,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,930 – $44,83040
28Dental Assistants$35,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,380 – $44,89070
29Medical Assistants$34,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,210 – $36,660450
30Nursing Assistants$30,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,890 – $37,490540
31Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$27,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,770 – $35,21040
32Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$25,340
Bachelor's degree
$23,060 – $25,340210
33Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$25,290
Associate's degree
$20,270 – $38,220110
34Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$21,940
Some college, no degree
$20,320 – $27,360190

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

#	Occupation	MedianGadsden, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,090	$82,310 – $155,250	100
2	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$106,720	$76,530 – $143,390	100
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$103,700	$77,000 – $140,240	130
4	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$94,220	$49,120 – $153,330	70
5	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$87,620	$72,820 – $109,650	80
6	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$78,830	$45,800 – $133,800	40
7	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$77,810	$58,460 – $91,540	1,210
8	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,270	$44,930 – $124,560	40
9	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$72,880	$58,020 – $102,190	50
10	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$66,910	$50,150 – $108,080	30
11	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$65,060	$55,640 – $79,600	160
12	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$63,250	$46,290 – $106,750	280
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$62,800	$47,720 – $73,640	70
14	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$61,330	$34,190 – $71,140	50
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$58,960	$43,930 – $72,390	330
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,650	$38,090 – $72,280	80
17	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$56,140	$37,080 – $75,260	80
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,040	$42,100 – $60,790	210
19	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$55,840	$45,940 – $58,550	60
20	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$55,720	$36,440 – $98,470	120
21	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$51,490	$36,610 – $82,180	80
22	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$48,670	$28,260 – $80,170	90
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$48,130	$34,630 – $80,970	90
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,030	$27,810 – $57,380	40
25	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$37,980	$27,850 – $60,670	70
26	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$37,550	$32,650 – $76,160	40
27	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,500	$28,930 – $44,830	40
28	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,690	$29,380 – $44,890	70
29	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,250	$29,210 – $36,660	450
30	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,440	$28,890 – $37,490	540
31	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$27,070	$21,770 – $35,210	40
32	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$25,340	$23,060 – $25,340	210
33	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$25,290	$20,270 – $38,220	110
34	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$21,940	$20,320 – $27,360	190

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