High paying entry level jobs in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

These occupations in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI run 7.5% below the national average (2024), so a Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$243,270
Master's degree
$214,240 – $287,50060
2Pharmacists$141,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,830 – $157,790180
3Physician Assistants$132,230
Master's degree
$113,100 – $150,230110
4Dentists, General$123,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,300 – $283,12060
5Nurse Practitioners$117,670
Master's degree
$63,970 – $170,56060
6Electrical Engineers$101,990
Bachelor's degree
$76,010 – $151,95090
7Software Developers$101,940
Bachelor's degree
$70,490 – $158,24090
8Physical Therapists$97,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,300 – $119,750120
9Lawyers$97,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,890 – $166,600130
10Mechanical Engineers$93,860
Bachelor's degree
$65,150 – $125,290280
11Civil Engineers$93,140
Bachelor's degree
$65,500 – $123,83070
12Chemists$92,320
Bachelor's degree
$57,330 – $130,29070
13Engineers, All Other$87,810
Bachelor's degree
$61,720 – $134,16040
14Industrial Engineers$86,680
Bachelor's degree
$65,300 – $124,080430
15Financial and Investment Analysts$86,110
Bachelor's degree
$60,670 – $105,89040
16Project Management Specialists$83,360
Bachelor's degree
$52,340 – $122,050240
17Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$82,270
Bachelor's degree
$48,280 – $128,35040
18Network and Computer Systems Administrators$80,150
Bachelor's degree
$53,780 – $110,15060
19Computer Systems Analysts$79,840
Bachelor's degree
$68,100 – $157,94050
20Dental Hygienists$79,660
Associate's degree
$76,600 – $93,83090
21Data Scientists$79,480
Bachelor's degree
$55,080 – $116,51040
22Special Education Teachers, Preschool$78,860
Bachelor's degree
$47,040 – $96,18030
23Occupational Therapists$77,900
Master's degree
$63,340 – $97,860100
24Urban and Regional Planners$77,130
Master's degree
$51,460 – $110,64030
25Accountants and Auditors$75,480
Bachelor's degree
$49,960 – $121,970300
26Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,450
Associate's degree
$44,610 – $78,78080
27Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$71,790
Bachelor's degree
$45,370 – $93,820240
28Business Operations Specialists, All Other$71,660
Bachelor's degree
$35,360 – $100,07080
29Special Education Teachers, Middle School$70,780
Bachelor's degree
$45,260 – $84,46030
30Logisticians$70,680
Bachelor's degree
$50,850 – $103,33080
31Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$70,540
Bachelor's degree
$48,620 – $98,95050
32Human Resources Specialists$67,410
Bachelor's degree
$45,210 – $104,290230
33Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,760
Associate's degree
$47,250 – $83,72030
34Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,650
Bachelor's degree
$48,940 – $83,260500
35Teachers and Instructors, All Other$63,000
Bachelor's degree
$29,630 – $85,01040
36Special Education Teachers, All Other$62,990
Bachelor's degree
$50,600 – $92,40070
37Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,760
Associate's degree
$44,930 – $87,29080
38Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,660
Bachelor's degree
$47,590 – $83,260620
39Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,540 – $77,140100
40Occupational Therapy Assistants$62,210
Associate's degree
$49,880 – $72,08040
41Physical Therapist Assistants$60,940
Associate's degree
$49,210 – $74,530110
42Fundraisers$60,940
Bachelor's degree
$45,070 – $87,51030
43Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,160
Master's degree
$43,760 – $85,350130
44Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,710
Bachelor's degree
$47,940 – $91,38060
45Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$59,180
Master's degree
$47,280 – $86,25040
46Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,970
Bachelor's degree
$43,770 – $77,460260
47Public Relations Specialists$58,460
Bachelor's degree
$35,980 – $97,08060
48Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$58,400
Bachelor's degree
$38,450 – $96,390190
49Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$57,480
Bachelor's degree
$36,220 – $73,01040
50Mechanical Drafters$55,290
Associate's degree
$33,870 – $87,96030

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

#	Occupation	MedianMuskegon-Norton Shores, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$243,270	$214,240 – $287,500	60
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,460	$101,830 – $157,790	180
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$132,230	$113,100 – $150,230	110
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$123,240	$36,300 – $283,120	60
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$117,670	$63,970 – $170,560	60
6	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,990	$76,010 – $151,950	90
7	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$101,940	$70,490 – $158,240	90
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,710	$79,300 – $119,750	120
9	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$97,300	$62,890 – $166,600	130
10	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$93,860	$65,150 – $125,290	280
11	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$93,140	$65,500 – $123,830	70
12	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$92,320	$57,330 – $130,290	70
13	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,810	$61,720 – $134,160	40
14	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$86,680	$65,300 – $124,080	430
15	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,110	$60,670 – $105,890	40
16	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,360	$52,340 – $122,050	240
17	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,270	$48,280 – $128,350	40
18	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$80,150	$53,780 – $110,150	60
19	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,840	$68,100 – $157,940	50
20	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$79,660	$76,600 – $93,830	90
21	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$79,480	$55,080 – $116,510	40
22	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$78,860	$47,040 – $96,180	30
23	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$77,900	$63,340 – $97,860	100
24	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$77,130	$51,460 – $110,640	30
25	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$75,480	$49,960 – $121,970	300
26	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,450	$44,610 – $78,780	80
27	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$71,790	$45,370 – $93,820	240
28	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$71,660	$35,360 – $100,070	80
29	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$70,780	$45,260 – $84,460	30
30	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$70,680	$50,850 – $103,330	80
31	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$70,540	$48,620 – $98,950	50
32	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,410	$45,210 – $104,290	230
33	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,760	$47,250 – $83,720	30
34	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,650	$48,940 – $83,260	500
35	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,000	$29,630 – $85,010	40
36	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,990	$50,600 – $92,400	70
37	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,760	$44,930 – $87,290	80
38	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,660	$47,590 – $83,260	620
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,290	$49,540 – $77,140	100
40	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$62,210	$49,880 – $72,080	40
41	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,940	$49,210 – $74,530	110
42	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$60,940	$45,070 – $87,510	30
43	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$60,160	$43,760 – $85,350	130
44	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,710	$47,940 – $91,380	60
45	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$59,180	$47,280 – $86,250	40
46	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$58,970	$43,770 – $77,460	260
47	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,460	$35,980 – $97,080	60
48	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,400	$38,450 – $96,390	190
49	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$57,480	$36,220 – $73,010	40
50	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$55,290	$33,870 – $87,960	30

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