High paying entry level jobs in Sandusky, OH

These occupations in Sandusky, OH 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 Sandusky, OH run 10.7% below the national average (2024), so a Sandusky, OH 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, Sandusky, OH · Employed

1Pharmacists$131,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,530 – $161,94090
2Nurse Practitioners$121,230
Master's degree
$101,470 – $138,26090
3Software Developers$108,250
Bachelor's degree
$77,790 – $162,57090
4Physical Therapists$102,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,290 – $123,35050
5Lawyers$101,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,100 – $218,540130
6Civil Engineers$101,060
Bachelor's degree
$67,240 – $129,15030
7Electrical Engineers$100,900
Bachelor's degree
$74,680 – $138,68060
8Mechanical Engineers$96,580
Bachelor's degree
$63,790 – $127,250140
9Industrial Engineers$95,720
Bachelor's degree
$67,410 – $128,140210
10Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$94,960
Bachelor's degree
$56,160 – $128,80050
11Project Management Specialists$94,440
Bachelor's degree
$58,510 – $159,520140
12Computer Systems Analysts$91,440
Bachelor's degree
$64,670 – $141,94050
13Occupational Therapists$90,710
Master's degree
$62,250 – $108,28040
14Logisticians$89,720
Bachelor's degree
$50,080 – $134,67030
15Network and Computer Systems Administrators$87,470
Bachelor's degree
$60,780 – $131,10050
16Dental Hygienists$86,130
Associate's degree
$77,790 – $94,11070
17Registered Nurses$81,310
Bachelor's degree
$65,730 – $97,030940
18Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,160
Bachelor's degree
$47,300 – $98,900550
19Accountants and Auditors$74,360
Bachelor's degree
$47,100 – $122,080260
20Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$73,920
Bachelor's degree
$48,050 – $97,290150
21Respiratory Therapists$69,360
Associate's degree
$58,400 – $80,17040
22Business Operations Specialists, All Other$69,170
Bachelor's degree
$35,760 – $110,240100
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$67,830
Bachelor's degree
$40,370 – $81,41060
24Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$65,990
Master's degree
$39,930 – $101,700110
25Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,800
Associate's degree
$51,250 – $79,28060
26Occupational Therapy Assistants$63,260
Associate's degree
$52,760 – $74,43050
27Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,140 – $72,050390
28Human Resources Specialists$62,070
Bachelor's degree
$38,520 – $99,510210
29Physical Therapist Assistants$60,610
Associate's degree
$39,800 – $73,46050
30Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,110
Bachelor's degree
$37,750 – $97,360180
31Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$56,070
Master's degree
$46,230 – $99,86050
32Public Relations Specialists$56,030
Bachelor's degree
$40,500 – $94,63040
33Graphic Designers$48,440
Bachelor's degree
$37,800 – $77,86040
34Paralegals and Legal Assistants$48,350
Associate's degree
$39,490 – $71,54050
35Medical Records Specialists$47,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,550 – $63,18030
36Child, Family, and School Social Workers$46,990
Bachelor's degree
$45,180 – $60,210120
37Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,490 – $67,79050
38Dental Assistants$46,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,450 – $73,77090
39Medical Assistants$40,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,750 – $56,870210
40Phlebotomists$39,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,100 – $45,78050
41Nursing Assistants$37,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,090 – $44,910560
42Coaches and Scouts$37,910
Bachelor's degree
$26,630 – $75,880110
43Emergency Medical Technicians$37,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,600 – $44,64080
44Rehabilitation Counselors$37,540
Master's degree
$35,970 – $60,51070
45Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$37,230
Bachelor's degree
$28,050 – $61,25080
46Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,450
Some college, no degree
$27,430 – $45,940530
47Manicurists and Pedicurists$35,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,370 – $48,85030
48Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,440
Bachelor's degree
$27,980 – $39,98080
49Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$33,630
Associate's degree
$25,180 – $45,770120
50Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$29,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,790 – $75,640100

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

#	Occupation	MedianSandusky, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,630	$55,530 – $161,940	90
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$121,230	$101,470 – $138,260	90
3	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$108,250	$77,790 – $162,570	90
4	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,210	$78,290 – $123,350	50
5	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$101,270	$59,100 – $218,540	130
6	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,060	$67,240 – $129,150	30
7	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,900	$74,680 – $138,680	60
8	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$96,580	$63,790 – $127,250	140
9	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,720	$67,410 – $128,140	210
10	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$94,960	$56,160 – $128,800	50
11	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$94,440	$58,510 – $159,520	140
12	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,440	$64,670 – $141,940	50
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$90,710	$62,250 – $108,280	40
14	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$89,720	$50,080 – $134,670	30
15	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$87,470	$60,780 – $131,100	50
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$86,130	$77,790 – $94,110	70
17	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,310	$65,730 – $97,030	940
18	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,160	$47,300 – $98,900	550
19	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$74,360	$47,100 – $122,080	260
20	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$73,920	$48,050 – $97,290	150
21	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$69,360	$58,400 – $80,170	40
22	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$69,170	$35,760 – $110,240	100
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$67,830	$40,370 – $81,410	60
24	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$65,990	$39,930 – $101,700	110
25	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,800	$51,250 – $79,280	60
26	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$63,260	$52,760 – $74,430	50
27	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,520	$49,140 – $72,050	390
28	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,070	$38,520 – $99,510	210
29	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,610	$39,800 – $73,460	50
30	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,110	$37,750 – $97,360	180
31	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$56,070	$46,230 – $99,860	50
32	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$56,030	$40,500 – $94,630	40
33	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$48,440	$37,800 – $77,860	40
34	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$48,350	$39,490 – $71,540	50
35	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,970	$37,550 – $63,180	30
36	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$46,990	$45,180 – $60,210	120
37	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,330	$35,490 – $67,790	50
38	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,260	$37,450 – $73,770	90
39	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,260	$35,750 – $56,870	210
40	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,780	$33,100 – $45,780	50
41	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,910	$32,090 – $44,910	560
42	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$37,910	$26,630 – $75,880	110
43	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,880	$35,600 – $44,640	80
44	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$37,540	$35,970 – $60,510	70
45	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$37,230	$28,050 – $61,250	80
46	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,450	$27,430 – $45,940	530
47	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,340	$28,370 – $48,850	30
48	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$34,440	$27,980 – $39,980	80
49	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$33,630	$25,180 – $45,770	120
50	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,030	$22,790 – $75,640	100

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