High paying entry level jobs in Michigan City-La Porte, IN

These occupations in Michigan City-La Porte, 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN run 8.3% below the national average (2024), so a Michigan City-La Porte, IN salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Michigan City-La Porte, IN · Employed

1Pharmacists$148,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,840 – $157,44060
2Veterinarians$126,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,960 – $185,40030
3Nurse Practitioners$124,520
Master's degree
$95,210 – $155,640100
4Lawyers$116,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,940 – $212,65070
5Electrical Engineers$102,630
Bachelor's degree
$62,000 – $127,01060
6Software Developers$98,510
Bachelor's degree
$73,310 – $153,15070
7Physical Therapists$98,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,710 – $116,85050
8Industrial Engineers$97,360
Bachelor's degree
$70,170 – $132,920130
9Mechanical Engineers$93,060
Bachelor's degree
$67,070 – $149,500110
10Project Management Specialists$89,790
Bachelor's degree
$59,120 – $139,86070
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$84,450
Bachelor's degree
$57,600 – $130,66030
12Respiratory Therapists$82,990
Associate's degree
$65,690 – $93,93050
13Registered Nurses$82,300
Bachelor's degree
$67,940 – $100,690790
14Dental Hygienists$80,640
Associate's degree
$64,240 – $97,03060
15Computer Systems Analysts$80,500
Bachelor's degree
$62,760 – $141,24040
16Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$77,840
Bachelor's degree
$49,490 – $118,38050
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,280
Associate's degree
$40,050 – $96,30070
18Civil Engineers$72,720
Bachelor's degree
$55,720 – $123,80070
19Accountants and Auditors$72,550
Bachelor's degree
$46,820 – $115,790310
20Human Resources Specialists$67,690
Bachelor's degree
$41,560 – $101,200160
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,730 – $74,830150
22Surgical Technologists$62,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,610 – $80,42040
23Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,690
Bachelor's degree
$47,390 – $99,610330
24Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,550
Bachelor's degree
$48,930 – $99,63040
25Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,640
Bachelor's degree
$47,180 – $76,970170
26Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,500
Bachelor's degree
$35,550 – $96,840120
27Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,480
Bachelor's degree
$46,530 – $75,660470
28Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$58,990
Bachelor's degree
$45,220 – $62,00030
29Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,960
Bachelor's degree
$48,230 – $77,71060
30Public Relations Specialists$54,450
Bachelor's degree
$38,640 – $78,96030
31Graphic Designers$54,290
Bachelor's degree
$34,290 – $72,74030
32Physical Therapist Assistants$51,000
Associate's degree
$33,300 – $73,44030
33Child, Family, and School Social Workers$49,970
Bachelor's degree
$38,310 – $67,75080
34Paralegals and Legal Assistants$49,090
Associate's degree
$37,800 – $76,62040
35Dental Assistants$48,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,350 – $59,30080
36Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,230
Associate's degree
$37,730 – $58,98030
37Rehabilitation Counselors$46,890
Master's degree
$29,380 – $62,22030
38Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$46,640
Master's degree
$36,720 – $71,890130
39Medical Assistants$44,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,800 – $48,920240
40Nursing Assistants$38,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,710 – $47,260340
41Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,840
Associate's degree
$29,480 – $53,08050
42Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$31,530
Bachelor's degree
$30,130 – $47,920270
43Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$30,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,090 – $47,30090
44Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$30,480
Some college, no degree
$28,150 – $41,600350

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

#	Occupation	MedianMichigan City-La Porte, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$148,110	$82,840 – $157,440	60
2	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$126,500	$71,960 – $185,400	30
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,520	$95,210 – $155,640	100
4	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$116,060	$54,940 – $212,650	70
5	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$102,630	$62,000 – $127,010	60
6	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$98,510	$73,310 – $153,150	70
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,420	$78,710 – $116,850	50
8	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,360	$70,170 – $132,920	130
9	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$93,060	$67,070 – $149,500	110
10	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$89,790	$59,120 – $139,860	70
11	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$84,450	$57,600 – $130,660	30
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$82,990	$65,690 – $93,930	50
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,300	$67,940 – $100,690	790
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$80,640	$64,240 – $97,030	60
15	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,500	$62,760 – $141,240	40
16	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,840	$49,490 – $118,380	50
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,280	$40,050 – $96,300	70
18	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$72,720	$55,720 – $123,800	70
19	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$72,550	$46,820 – $115,790	310
20	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,690	$41,560 – $101,200	160
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,250	$48,730 – $74,830	150
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,980	$50,610 – $80,420	40
23	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,690	$47,390 – $99,610	330
24	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,550	$48,930 – $99,630	40
25	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,640	$47,180 – $76,970	170
26	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,500	$35,550 – $96,840	120
27	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,480	$46,530 – $75,660	470
28	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,990	$45,220 – $62,000	30
29	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,960	$48,230 – $77,710	60
30	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$54,450	$38,640 – $78,960	30
31	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$54,290	$34,290 – $72,740	30
32	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$51,000	$33,300 – $73,440	30
33	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$49,970	$38,310 – $67,750	80
34	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$49,090	$37,800 – $76,620	40
35	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,920	$36,350 – $59,300	80
36	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,230	$37,730 – $58,980	30
37	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$46,890	$29,380 – $62,220	30
38	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$46,640	$36,720 – $71,890	130
39	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,520	$36,800 – $48,920	240
40	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,400	$35,710 – $47,260	340
41	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,840	$29,480 – $53,080	50
42	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$31,530	$30,130 – $47,920	270
43	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,820	$24,090 – $47,300	90
44	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$30,480	$28,150 – $41,600	350

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Michigan City-La Porte, 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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