High paying entry level jobs in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

These occupations in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-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 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a Weirton-Steubenville, WV-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, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH · Employed

1Pharmacists$129,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,050 – $152,550130
2Physician Assistants$119,070
Master's degree
$97,490 – $166,99050
3Software Developers$118,130
Bachelor's degree
$74,770 – $180,28050
4Nurse Practitioners$117,400
Master's degree
$97,810 – $150,260120
5Electrical Engineers$103,080
Bachelor's degree
$74,190 – $142,85050
6Industrial Engineers$100,470
Bachelor's degree
$67,080 – $149,99080
7Project Management Specialists$95,220
Bachelor's degree
$53,220 – $141,390110
8Lawyers$94,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,440 – $222,22060
9Physical Therapists$94,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,930 – $119,92090
10Occupational Therapists$92,580
Master's degree
$66,410 – $127,43060
11Civil Engineers$90,120
Bachelor's degree
$50,790 – $167,18040
12Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$87,970
Bachelor's degree
$54,350 – $141,69030
13Mechanical Engineers$79,300
Bachelor's degree
$64,640 – $134,68040
14Registered Nurses$77,400
Bachelor's degree
$62,070 – $91,1701,190
15Network and Computer Systems Administrators$75,590
Bachelor's degree
$52,980 – $112,85050
16Dental Hygienists$75,240
Associate's degree
$63,230 – $88,97050
17Respiratory Therapists$73,840
Associate's degree
$58,100 – $78,45060
18Accountants and Auditors$71,490
Bachelor's degree
$46,950 – $113,020200
19Business Operations Specialists, All Other$63,090
Bachelor's degree
$27,760 – $119,910130
20Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,020
Bachelor's degree
$47,650 – $84,86090
21Human Resources Specialists$61,770
Bachelor's degree
$40,570 – $105,680120
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,710
Bachelor's degree
$38,740 – $90,950100
23Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,670
Bachelor's degree
$45,730 – $89,590390
24Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$60,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$34,300 – $120,98090
25Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,220
Bachelor's degree
$45,730 – $90,780330
26Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,160
Bachelor's degree
$46,130 – $89,60030
27Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,150
Bachelor's degree
$46,740 – $77,110300
28Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,140 – $65,250360
29Physical Therapist Assistants$58,070
Associate's degree
$46,010 – $76,95060
30Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$57,880
Master's degree
$35,050 – $77,610110
31Special Education Teachers, Middle School$57,880
Bachelor's degree
$42,740 – $78,62090
32Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$57,590
Bachelor's degree
$38,390 – $76,85090
33Occupational Therapy Assistants$57,520
Associate's degree
$49,280 – $72,32030
34Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$50,040
Bachelor's degree
$29,500 – $89,18070
35Child, Family, and School Social Workers$47,980
Bachelor's degree
$38,810 – $60,250190
36Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,610
Bachelor's degree
$29,490 – $65,300140
37Medical Records Specialists$46,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,060 – $65,42050
38Public Relations Specialists$45,140
Bachelor's degree
$36,710 – $116,45040
39Dental Assistants$43,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,360 – $64,45060
40Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,520 – $61,73050
41Phlebotomists$38,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,100 – $46,22070
42Medical Assistants$37,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,060 – $45,920260
43Nursing Assistants$36,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,370 – $42,220660
44Emergency Medical Technicians$35,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,500 – $38,28070
45Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$32,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,420 – $62,950150
46Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,790
Associate's degree
$22,720 – $51,37080
47Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,430
Some college, no degree
$22,260 – $41,600300

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

#	Occupation	MedianWeirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,630	$97,050 – $152,550	130
2	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$119,070	$97,490 – $166,990	50
3	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$118,130	$74,770 – $180,280	50
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$117,400	$97,810 – $150,260	120
5	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$103,080	$74,190 – $142,850	50
6	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,470	$67,080 – $149,990	80
7	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,220	$53,220 – $141,390	110
8	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$94,760	$60,440 – $222,220	60
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,550	$76,930 – $119,920	90
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$92,580	$66,410 – $127,430	60
11	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$90,120	$50,790 – $167,180	40
12	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$87,970	$54,350 – $141,690	30
13	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$79,300	$64,640 – $134,680	40
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$77,400	$62,070 – $91,170	1,190
15	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$75,590	$52,980 – $112,850	50
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$75,240	$63,230 – $88,970	50
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$73,840	$58,100 – $78,450	60
18	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$71,490	$46,950 – $113,020	200
19	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,090	$27,760 – $119,910	130
20	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,020	$47,650 – $84,860	90
21	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,770	$40,570 – $105,680	120
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,710	$38,740 – $90,950	100
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,670	$45,730 – $89,590	390
24	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$60,290	$34,300 – $120,980	90
25	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,220	$45,730 – $90,780	330
26	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,160	$46,130 – $89,600	30
27	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,150	$46,740 – $77,110	300
28	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,200	$46,140 – $65,250	360
29	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$58,070	$46,010 – $76,950	60
30	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$57,880	$35,050 – $77,610	110
31	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,880	$42,740 – $78,620	90
32	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,590	$38,390 – $76,850	90
33	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$57,520	$49,280 – $72,320	30
34	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$50,040	$29,500 – $89,180	70
35	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$47,980	$38,810 – $60,250	190
36	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$46,610	$29,490 – $65,300	140
37	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,340	$34,060 – $65,420	50
38	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$45,140	$36,710 – $116,450	40
39	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,790	$34,360 – $64,450	60
40	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,350	$34,520 – $61,730	50
41	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,020	$30,100 – $46,220	70
42	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,460	$34,060 – $45,920	260
43	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,190	$31,370 – $42,220	660
44	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,250	$29,500 – $38,280	70
45	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,390	$23,420 – $62,950	150
46	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$29,790	$22,720 – $51,370	80
47	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,430	$22,260 – $41,600	300

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH. 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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