High paying entry level jobs in Kokomo, IN

These occupations in Kokomo, IN 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 Kokomo, IN run 10.4% below the national average (2024), so a Kokomo, IN salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Kokomo, IN · Employed

1Dentists, General$174,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,840 – $333,81040
2Pharmacists$151,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$109,800 – $161,83060
3Software Developers$132,390
Bachelor's degree
$75,710 – $175,54060
4Nurse Practitioners$126,220
Master's degree
$80,590 – $145,95050
5Project Management Specialists$110,920
Bachelor's degree
$63,750 – $169,16070
6Industrial Engineers$106,570
Bachelor's degree
$78,020 – $151,360100
7Electrical Engineers$106,550
Bachelor's degree
$97,020 – $158,450210
8Mechanical Engineers$105,410
Bachelor's degree
$81,960 – $157,670300
9Lawyers$104,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,090 – $213,79060
10Physical Therapists$98,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,460 – $124,72060
11Dental Hygienists$94,230
Associate's degree
$78,990 – $124,02080
12Occupational Therapists$92,320
Master's degree
$63,320 – $122,29040
13Registered Nurses$83,370
Bachelor's degree
$69,420 – $101,510740
14Financial and Investment Analysts$81,040
Bachelor's degree
$55,000 – $107,26040
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,330
Associate's degree
$58,910 – $100,78070
16Accountants and Auditors$77,520
Bachelor's degree
$50,680 – $120,010170
17Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,650
Associate's degree
$63,750 – $85,04040
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$67,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,320 – $76,040140
19Human Resources Specialists$66,200
Bachelor's degree
$47,160 – $104,230130
20Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$62,450
Bachelor's degree
$39,220 – $96,89070
21Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,180
Bachelor's degree
$48,030 – $77,070300
22Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,960
Bachelor's degree
$47,730 – $79,840160
23Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,400
Master's degree
$33,150 – $79,13030
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,320
Bachelor's degree
$47,770 – $74,170190
25Paralegals and Legal Assistants$57,960
Associate's degree
$43,650 – $82,16050
26Massage Therapists$57,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,370 – $72,99040
27Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,060
Bachelor's degree
$47,770 – $73,92030
28Business Operations Specialists, All Other$53,740
Bachelor's degree
$49,880 – $97,97050
29Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$49,660
Master's degree
$37,170 – $74,23070
30Medical Records Specialists$49,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,610 – $81,16050
31Child, Family, and School Social Workers$48,730
Bachelor's degree
$38,000 – $63,920100
32Dental Assistants$48,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,050 – $60,290140
33Medical Assistants$44,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,320 – $49,810170
34Emergency Medical Technicians$41,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,850 – $48,65040
35Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,400
Associate's degree
$30,340 – $58,04050
36Nursing Assistants$38,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,600 – $44,910460
37Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,220
Bachelor's degree
$29,630 – $61,090120
38Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$30,440
Some college, no degree
$23,740 – $39,560300
39Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$30,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,940 – $61,29090

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

#	Occupation	MedianKokomo, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$174,240	$75,840 – $333,810	40
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$151,730	$109,800 – $161,830	60
3	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$132,390	$75,710 – $175,540	60
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,220	$80,590 – $145,950	50
5	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$110,920	$63,750 – $169,160	70
6	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$106,570	$78,020 – $151,360	100
7	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$106,550	$97,020 – $158,450	210
8	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$105,410	$81,960 – $157,670	300
9	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$104,320	$48,090 – $213,790	60
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,350	$80,460 – $124,720	60
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,230	$78,990 – $124,020	80
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$92,320	$63,320 – $122,290	40
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,370	$69,420 – $101,510	740
14	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$81,040	$55,000 – $107,260	40
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,330	$58,910 – $100,780	70
16	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$77,520	$50,680 – $120,010	170
17	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,650	$63,750 – $85,040	40
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,240	$56,320 – $76,040	140
19	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,200	$47,160 – $104,230	130
20	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,450	$39,220 – $96,890	70
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,180	$48,030 – $77,070	300
22	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,960	$47,730 – $79,840	160
23	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$60,400	$33,150 – $79,130	30
24	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,320	$47,770 – $74,170	190
25	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$57,960	$43,650 – $82,160	50
26	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,060	$39,370 – $72,990	40
27	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,060	$47,770 – $73,920	30
28	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$53,740	$49,880 – $97,970	50
29	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$49,660	$37,170 – $74,230	70
30	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,160	$39,610 – $81,160	50
31	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$48,730	$38,000 – $63,920	100
32	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,360	$37,050 – $60,290	140
33	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,700	$37,320 – $49,810	170
34	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,670	$31,850 – $48,650	40
35	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$39,400	$30,340 – $58,040	50
36	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,250	$35,600 – $44,910	460
37	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$37,220	$29,630 – $61,090	120
38	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$30,440	$23,740 – $39,560	300
39	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,320	$21,940 – $61,290	90

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