High paying entry level jobs in Pocatello, ID

These occupations in Pocatello, ID 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 Pocatello, ID run 11.1% below the national average (2024), so a Pocatello, ID 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, Pocatello, ID · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$268,710
Master's degree
$202,420 – $323,64050
2Pharmacists$135,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,490 – $168,550100
3Physician Assistants$129,480
Master's degree
$89,390 – $173,40080
4Nurse Practitioners$125,690
Master's degree
$87,780 – $152,14090
5Software Developers$119,430
Bachelor's degree
$76,010 – $167,63090
6Dentists, General$115,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,990 – $199,26050
7Electrical Engineers$110,380
Bachelor's degree
$63,190 – $155,64040
8Dental Hygienists$93,060
Associate's degree
$80,700 – $98,710110
9Lawyers$92,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,200 – $201,210100
10Occupational Therapists$90,740
Master's degree
$48,490 – $106,18030
11Computer Occupations, All Other$90,470
Bachelor's degree
$56,660 – $133,47030
12Civil Engineers$89,610
Bachelor's degree
$58,200 – $142,64090
13Physical Therapists$82,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,170 – $111,32060
14Project Management Specialists$82,250
Bachelor's degree
$53,230 – $127,420170
15Network and Computer Systems Administrators$81,820
Bachelor's degree
$67,370 – $100,74070
16Industrial Engineers$81,530
Bachelor's degree
$64,410 – $136,26040
17Data Scientists$79,300
Bachelor's degree
$58,820 – $103,18040
18Registered Nurses$78,780
Bachelor's degree
$65,590 – $100,750830
19Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,920
Associate's degree
$51,320 – $96,10040
20Respiratory Therapists$73,270
Associate's degree
$62,920 – $81,05060
21Computer Systems Analysts$72,260
Bachelor's degree
$57,610 – $103,09050
22Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$72,160
Bachelor's degree
$52,020 – $92,35030
23Accountants and Auditors$65,330
Bachelor's degree
$46,580 – $116,590170
24Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,400
Associate's degree
$61,170 – $97,92080
25Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,160
Associate's degree
$38,580 – $94,05040
26Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$62,440
Bachelor's degree
$38,130 – $101,310110
27Human Resources Specialists$61,150
Bachelor's degree
$41,230 – $91,000130
28Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,840
Bachelor's degree
$45,930 – $75,420270
29Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,890 – $69,350150
30Surgical Technologists$59,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,590 – $76,31040
31Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,100
Bachelor's degree
$33,880 – $76,63050
32Business Operations Specialists, All Other$58,660
Bachelor's degree
$42,730 – $99,990110
33Public Relations Specialists$58,610
Bachelor's degree
$37,140 – $89,97050
34Medical Records Specialists$58,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,890 – $83,04050
35Physical Therapist Assistants$57,870
Associate's degree
$28,240 – $70,65060
36Architectural and Civil Drafters$51,900
Associate's degree
$41,200 – $72,88040
37Rehabilitation Counselors$50,290
Master's degree
$23,590 – $68,79070
38Paralegals and Legal Assistants$46,670
Associate's degree
$36,510 – $75,81070
39Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$46,410
Bachelor's degree
$33,620 – $71,98040
40Dental Assistants$44,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,020 – $57,740160
41Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$41,870
Bachelor's degree
$35,590 – $93,440110
42Medical Assistants$37,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,880 – $46,620400
43Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,980
Associate's degree
$27,430 – $46,45030
44Nursing Assistants$36,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,160 – $45,040300
45Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$33,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,380 – $46,65090
46Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,130
Some college, no degree
$26,800 – $46,430360

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

#	Occupation	MedianPocatello, ID	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$268,710	$202,420 – $323,640	50
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,290	$60,490 – $168,550	100
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,480	$89,390 – $173,400	80
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,690	$87,780 – $152,140	90
5	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$119,430	$76,010 – $167,630	90
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$115,870	$84,990 – $199,260	50
7	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$110,380	$63,190 – $155,640	40
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$93,060	$80,700 – $98,710	110
9	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$92,280	$45,200 – $201,210	100
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$90,740	$48,490 – $106,180	30
11	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$90,470	$56,660 – $133,470	30
12	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$89,610	$58,200 – $142,640	90
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$82,680	$73,170 – $111,320	60
14	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,250	$53,230 – $127,420	170
15	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$81,820	$67,370 – $100,740	70
16	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$81,530	$64,410 – $136,260	40
17	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$79,300	$58,820 – $103,180	40
18	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$78,780	$65,590 – $100,750	830
19	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,920	$51,320 – $96,100	40
20	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$73,270	$62,920 – $81,050	60
21	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$72,260	$57,610 – $103,090	50
22	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$72,160	$52,020 – $92,350	30
23	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$65,330	$46,580 – $116,590	170
24	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,400	$61,170 – $97,920	80
25	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,160	$38,580 – $94,050	40
26	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,440	$38,130 – $101,310	110
27	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,150	$41,230 – $91,000	130
28	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,840	$45,930 – $75,420	270
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,720	$26,890 – $69,350	150
30	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,550	$52,590 – $76,310	40
31	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$59,100	$33,880 – $76,630	50
32	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$58,660	$42,730 – $99,990	110
33	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,610	$37,140 – $89,970	50
34	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,310	$38,890 – $83,040	50
35	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$57,870	$28,240 – $70,650	60
36	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$51,900	$41,200 – $72,880	40
37	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$50,290	$23,590 – $68,790	70
38	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$46,670	$36,510 – $75,810	70
39	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$46,410	$33,620 – $71,980	40
40	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,620	$36,020 – $57,740	160
41	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$41,870	$35,590 – $93,440	110
42	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,610	$31,880 – $46,620	400
43	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,980	$27,430 – $46,450	30
44	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,330	$30,160 – $45,040	300
45	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$33,760	$22,380 – $46,650	90
46	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$31,130	$26,800 – $46,430	360

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