High paying entry level jobs in Lewiston, ID-WA

These occupations in Lewiston, ID-WA 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 Lewiston, ID-WA run 8.8% below the national average (2024), so a Lewiston, ID-WA 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, Lewiston, ID-WA · Employed

1Pharmacists$148,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,680 – $162,81060
2Nurse Practitioners$125,030
Master's degree
$83,400 – $172,67060
3Software Developers$101,310
Bachelor's degree
$64,150 – $171,05070
4Dental Hygienists$98,450
Associate's degree
$85,970 – $105,73060
5Lawyers$97,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,400 – $219,82050
6Mechanical Engineers$95,580
Bachelor's degree
$66,660 – $123,56040
7Industrial Engineers$94,970
Bachelor's degree
$66,240 – $158,10070
8Registered Nurses$87,650
Bachelor's degree
$69,420 – $127,180730
9Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$84,990
Bachelor's degree
$57,290 – $129,41030
10Computer Systems Analysts$84,660
Bachelor's degree
$65,260 – $130,91080
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$83,940
Bachelor's degree
$66,190 – $99,74040
12Project Management Specialists$83,260
Bachelor's degree
$60,080 – $134,030130
13Data Scientists$81,250
Bachelor's degree
$59,430 – $132,45040
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,430
Bachelor's degree
$49,330 – $104,700120
15Civil Engineers$78,090
Bachelor's degree
$57,910 – $118,69080
16Accountants and Auditors$77,790
Bachelor's degree
$55,760 – $115,090150
17Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,550
Bachelor's degree
$50,250 – $104,550100
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,810 – $80,68080
19Human Resources Specialists$66,000
Bachelor's degree
$45,040 – $104,740110
20Business Operations Specialists, All Other$64,700
Bachelor's degree
$47,780 – $100,42070
21Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,600
Bachelor's degree
$48,810 – $105,120230
22Surgical Technologists$62,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,320 – $93,34030
23Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$61,880
Bachelor's degree
$52,470 – $86,67040
24Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,270
Bachelor's degree
$40,570 – $109,73090
25Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,530
Master's degree
$44,320 – $95,34050
26Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,550
Bachelor's degree
$35,930 – $92,96070
27Public Relations Specialists$55,590
Bachelor's degree
$38,060 – $104,20040
28Paralegals and Legal Assistants$50,040
Associate's degree
$38,970 – $79,06060
29Coaches and Scouts$49,870
Bachelor's degree
$34,650 – $87,56070
30Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,850
Bachelor's degree
$37,220 – $95,03070
31Rehabilitation Counselors$49,230
Master's degree
$34,650 – $76,25060
32Medical Records Specialists$48,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,070 – $77,59040
33Dental Assistants$47,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,590 – $61,110100
34Medical Assistants$44,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,540 – $58,270190
35Phlebotomists$43,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,510 – $54,80050
36Nursing Assistants$38,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,020 – $48,150350
37Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,230
Some college, no degree
$29,660 – $52,580370
38Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$37,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,710 – $51,210100
39Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,680
Associate's degree
$32,240 – $47,74080

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

#	Occupation	MedianLewiston, ID-WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$148,110	$102,680 – $162,810	60
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,030	$83,400 – $172,670	60
3	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$101,310	$64,150 – $171,050	70
4	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,450	$85,970 – $105,730	60
5	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$97,020	$68,400 – $219,820	50
6	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,580	$66,660 – $123,560	40
7	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$94,970	$66,240 – $158,100	70
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$87,650	$69,420 – $127,180	730
9	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,990	$57,290 – $129,410	30
10	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,660	$65,260 – $130,910	80
11	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$83,940	$66,190 – $99,740	40
12	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,260	$60,080 – $134,030	130
13	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$81,250	$59,430 – $132,450	40
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,430	$49,330 – $104,700	120
15	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$78,090	$57,910 – $118,690	80
16	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$77,790	$55,760 – $115,090	150
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,550	$50,250 – $104,550	100
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,440	$50,810 – $80,680	80
19	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,000	$45,040 – $104,740	110
20	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$64,700	$47,780 – $100,420	70
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$64,600	$48,810 – $105,120	230
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,940	$48,320 – $93,340	30
23	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$61,880	$52,470 – $86,670	40
24	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,270	$40,570 – $109,730	90
25	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$59,530	$44,320 – $95,340	50
26	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$58,550	$35,930 – $92,960	70
27	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$55,590	$38,060 – $104,200	40
28	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$50,040	$38,970 – $79,060	60
29	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$49,870	$34,650 – $87,560	70
30	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,850	$37,220 – $95,030	70
31	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$49,230	$34,650 – $76,250	60
32	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,950	$40,070 – $77,590	40
33	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,360	$37,590 – $61,110	100
34	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,570	$31,540 – $58,270	190
35	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,840	$35,510 – $54,800	50
36	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,870	$37,020 – $48,150	350
37	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,230	$29,660 – $52,580	370
38	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,820	$22,710 – $51,210	100
39	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,680	$32,240 – $47,740	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Lewiston, ID-WA. 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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