High paying entry level jobs in Longview-Kelso, WA

These occupations in Longview-Kelso, 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 Longview-Kelso, WA run 2.5% below the national average (2024), so a Longview-Kelso, WA salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Longview-Kelso, WA · Employed

1Dentists, General$204,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$85,130 – $369,68040
2Pharmacists$172,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$128,040 – $210,31070
3Nurse Practitioners$148,960
Master's degree
$119,140 – $190,62060
4Software Developers$130,000
Bachelor's degree
$78,060 – $212,110150
5Electrical Engineers$128,340
Bachelor's degree
$94,560 – $178,24030
6Dental Hygienists$123,020
Associate's degree
$106,760 – $127,700100
7Computer Systems Analysts$122,380
Bachelor's degree
$67,680 – $173,250100
8Network and Computer Systems Administrators$107,890
Bachelor's degree
$68,910 – $141,68050
9Physical Therapists$107,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,410 – $129,58040
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$104,110
Bachelor's degree
$66,840 – $113,370200
11Civil Engineers$102,750
Bachelor's degree
$79,840 – $132,93060
12Project Management Specialists$101,440
Bachelor's degree
$67,550 – $151,890230
13Lawyers$101,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$88,430 – $185,32050
14Industrial Engineers$99,630
Bachelor's degree
$80,900 – $137,31090
15Mechanical Engineers$98,910
Bachelor's degree
$76,640 – $160,11080
16Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$96,780
Bachelor's degree
$57,370 – $129,37050
17Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$94,190
Bachelor's degree
$64,020 – $109,400150
18Accountants and Auditors$93,130
Bachelor's degree
$61,570 – $137,280250
19Urban and Regional Planners$82,620
Master's degree
$59,890 – $115,72030
20Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,830
Bachelor's degree
$62,390 – $102,96040
21Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$80,800
Bachelor's degree
$61,430 – $104,38060
22Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,740
Bachelor's degree
$54,480 – $129,270140
23Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$80,660
Bachelor's degree
$61,620 – $105,240100
24Child, Family, and School Social Workers$80,450
Bachelor's degree
$52,300 – $100,160130
25Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,910
Bachelor's degree
$61,670 – $103,970440
26Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$78,490
Master's degree
$63,600 – $112,75090
27Foresters$78,460
Bachelor's degree
$65,290 – $104,52030
28Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$70,140 – $94,880110
29Human Resources Specialists$75,810
Bachelor's degree
$47,390 – $125,700190
30Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$71,120
Bachelor's degree
$46,560 – $117,130100
31Logisticians$68,170
Bachelor's degree
$45,440 – $106,51040
32Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$62,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,310 – $79,16060
33Medical Assistants$61,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,060 – $62,700250
34Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$61,260
Bachelor's degree
$59,380 – $66,490230
35Medical Records Specialists$60,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,390 – $94,45030
36Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$60,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,810 – $73,47040
37Rehabilitation Counselors$58,760
Master's degree
$46,770 – $126,17030
38Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$56,810
Bachelor's degree
$44,570 – $70,33040
39Nursing Assistants$47,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,200 – $59,010440
40Dental Assistants$47,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,010 – $61,640190
41Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,400
Some college, no degree
$39,880 – $49,390710
42Coaches and Scouts$44,360
Bachelor's degree
$38,080 – $84,530170
43Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,350
Associate's degree
$38,230 – $57,220130
44Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,780 – $80,46040

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

#	Occupation	MedianLongview-Kelso, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$204,950	$85,130 – $369,680	40
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$172,630	$128,040 – $210,310	70
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$148,960	$119,140 – $190,620	60
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,000	$78,060 – $212,110	150
5	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$128,340	$94,560 – $178,240	30
6	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$123,020	$106,760 – $127,700	100
7	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$122,380	$67,680 – $173,250	100
8	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$107,890	$68,910 – $141,680	50
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,810	$83,410 – $129,580	40
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$104,110	$66,840 – $113,370	200
11	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$102,750	$79,840 – $132,930	60
12	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$101,440	$67,550 – $151,890	230
13	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$101,170	$88,430 – $185,320	50
14	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,630	$80,900 – $137,310	90
15	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$98,910	$76,640 – $160,110	80
16	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,780	$57,370 – $129,370	50
17	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$94,190	$64,020 – $109,400	150
18	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$93,130	$61,570 – $137,280	250
19	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$82,620	$59,890 – $115,720	30
20	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,830	$62,390 – $102,960	40
21	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,800	$61,430 – $104,380	60
22	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$80,740	$54,480 – $129,270	140
23	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$80,660	$61,620 – $105,240	100
24	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$80,450	$52,300 – $100,160	130
25	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,910	$61,670 – $103,970	440
26	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$78,490	$63,600 – $112,750	90
27	ForestersBachelor's degree	$78,460	$65,290 – $104,520	30
28	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,940	$70,140 – $94,880	110
29	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,810	$47,390 – $125,700	190
30	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,120	$46,560 – $117,130	100
31	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$68,170	$45,440 – $106,510	40
32	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,250	$48,310 – $79,160	60
33	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,480	$47,060 – $62,700	250
34	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$61,260	$59,380 – $66,490	230
35	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,700	$42,390 – $94,450	30
36	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,050	$47,810 – $73,470	40
37	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$58,760	$46,770 – $126,170	30
38	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$56,810	$44,570 – $70,330	40
39	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,830	$39,200 – $59,010	440
40	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,500	$39,010 – $61,640	190
41	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$45,400	$39,880 – $49,390	710
42	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$44,360	$38,080 – $84,530	170
43	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,350	$38,230 – $57,220	130
44	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,590	$34,780 – $80,460	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Longview-Kelso, 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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