Careers in Bowling Green, KY
Part of Kentucky.
Bowling Green, KY’s regional price level is below the national average (index 90.179, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).
Unemployment rate: 5.3% · 89,931 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).
Highest-Paying Careers
See full list →- 1Physicians, All Other$407,570
- 2Chief Executives$164,080
- 3Pharmacists$134,980
- 4Architectural and Engineering Managers$132,540
- 5Education Administrators, Postsecondary$131,880
Largest Occupations
See full list →- 1Retail Salespersons2,720 employed
- 2Fast Food and Counter Workers2,540 employed
- 3Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2,070 employed
- 4Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators2,030 employed
- 5General and Operations Managers2,010 employed
Highest Concentration
See full list →- 1Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic21.95× national avg
- 2Social Science Research Assistants6.05× national avg
- 3Tool and Die Makers5.83× national avg
- 4Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.74× national avg
- 5Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders4.34× national avg
Best Purchasing Power
See full list →cost-of-living adjusted
- 1Physicians, All Other$451,957
- 2Chief Executives$181,949
- 3Pharmacists$149,680
- 4Architectural and Engineering Managers$146,974
- 5Education Administrators, Postsecondary$146,242
Sources
Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see Kentucky state page.