High paying entry level jobs in Gettysburg, PA

These occupations in Gettysburg, PA 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 Gettysburg, PA run 4.6% below the national average (2024), so a Gettysburg, PA salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Gettysburg, PA · Employed

1Nurse Practitioners$132,510
Master's degree
$103,680 – $157,61050
2Pharmacists$131,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,540 – $162,75040
3Veterinarians$130,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,700 – $231,75030
4Physician Assistants$124,520
Master's degree
$106,530 – $138,11030
5Computer Occupations, All Other$109,970
Bachelor's degree
$64,120 – $169,690110
6Occupational Therapists$107,880
Master's degree
$82,120 – $144,19030
7Physical Therapists$103,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,360 – $129,57040
8Business Operations Specialists, All Other$101,500
Bachelor's degree
$49,890 – $136,660110
9Lawyers$101,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,860 – $195,19060
10Software Developers$100,560
Bachelor's degree
$68,390 – $142,15050
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$98,860
Bachelor's degree
$58,880 – $123,310100
12Industrial Engineers$97,650
Bachelor's degree
$61,510 – $123,67050
13Computer Systems Analysts$92,490
Bachelor's degree
$62,330 – $125,44040
14Registered Nurses$88,260
Bachelor's degree
$71,730 – $100,370480
15Network and Computer Systems Administrators$88,260
Bachelor's degree
$67,640 – $119,99030
16Project Management Specialists$88,100
Bachelor's degree
$51,420 – $130,600100
17Dental Hygienists$82,920
Associate's degree
$67,210 – $103,09040
18Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,150
Bachelor's degree
$61,120 – $97,490530
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,450
Bachelor's degree
$58,090 – $93,130380
20Accountants and Auditors$72,080
Bachelor's degree
$46,660 – $115,620230
21Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$71,270
Master's degree
$46,770 – $105,34080
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,300 – $75,960230
23Human Resources Specialists$62,600
Bachelor's degree
$46,200 – $95,050120
24Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,440
Master's degree
$35,370 – $83,26040
25Graphic Designers$60,060
Bachelor's degree
$38,050 – $104,33030
26Logisticians$57,810
Bachelor's degree
$40,850 – $128,43050
27Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,450
Bachelor's degree
$37,410 – $80,30040
28Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$52,370
Bachelor's degree
$37,170 – $77,10080
29Public Relations Specialists$49,240
Bachelor's degree
$30,600 – $76,76050
30Child, Family, and School Social Workers$48,050
Bachelor's degree
$38,010 – $72,450140
31Dental Assistants$45,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,030 – $59,84070
32Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,860
Associate's degree
$35,930 – $56,88040
33Medical Assistants$43,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,580 – $46,280140
34Nursing Assistants$42,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,900 – $48,300370
35Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,850 – $60,27070
36Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,880
Bachelor's degree
$22,250 – $61,27040
37Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,720
Some college, no degree
$28,330 – $45,590320
38Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$33,720
Associate's degree
$29,380 – $51,81080
39Sales and Related Workers, All Other$26,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,060 – $54,17030

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

#	Occupation	MedianGettysburg, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$132,510	$103,680 – $157,610	50
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,450	$107,540 – $162,750	40
3	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,410	$89,700 – $231,750	30
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$124,520	$106,530 – $138,110	30
5	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$109,970	$64,120 – $169,690	110
6	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$107,880	$82,120 – $144,190	30
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,890	$79,360 – $129,570	40
8	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,500	$49,890 – $136,660	110
9	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$101,030	$67,860 – $195,190	60
10	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$100,560	$68,390 – $142,150	50
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$98,860	$58,880 – $123,310	100
12	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,650	$61,510 – $123,670	50
13	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,490	$62,330 – $125,440	40
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$88,260	$71,730 – $100,370	480
15	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$88,260	$67,640 – $119,990	30
16	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,100	$51,420 – $130,600	100
17	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,920	$67,210 – $103,090	40
18	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,150	$61,120 – $97,490	530
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$75,450	$58,090 – $93,130	380
20	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$72,080	$46,660 – $115,620	230
21	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$71,270	$46,770 – $105,340	80
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,310	$51,300 – $75,960	230
23	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,600	$46,200 – $95,050	120
24	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$60,440	$35,370 – $83,260	40
25	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$60,060	$38,050 – $104,330	30
26	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$57,810	$40,850 – $128,430	50
27	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$54,450	$37,410 – $80,300	40
28	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$52,370	$37,170 – $77,100	80
29	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$49,240	$30,600 – $76,760	50
30	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$48,050	$38,010 – $72,450	140
31	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,930	$37,030 – $59,840	70
32	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,860	$35,930 – $56,880	40
33	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,480	$36,580 – $46,280	140
34	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,520	$37,900 – $48,300	370
35	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,100	$26,850 – $60,270	70
36	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$34,880	$22,250 – $61,270	40
37	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,720	$28,330 – $45,590	320
38	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$33,720	$29,380 – $51,810	80
39	Sales and Related Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$26,490	$25,060 – $54,170	30

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