High paying office and admin jobs in Alabama with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Alabama that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

Cost of living: prices in Alabama run 11.2% below the national average (2024), so a Alabama salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Alabama.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Alabama · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$69,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,800 – $100,6202,880
2Postal Service Clerks$61,640
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,240
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,470 – $93,56020,140
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0405,840
5Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2801,150
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,640 – $82,9202,680
7Cargo and Freight Agents$54,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,040 – $83,5101,020
8Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$54,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $66,3902,720
9Information and Record Clerks, All Other$53,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,110 – $67,640780
10Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,230 – $73,750700
11Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,490 – $72,7401,780
12Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$46,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,210 – $64,1701,360
13Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,800 – $60,120780
14Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,290 – $67,3401,840
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,640
Some college, no degree
$30,460 – $60,25019,890
16Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$42,140
Associate's degree
$31,520 – $61,460960
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,170 – $59,09045,050
18Bill and Account Collectors$40,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,140 – $60,0802,090
19Loan Interviewers and Clerks$40,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,460 – $57,4102,960
20Billing and Posting Clerks$39,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,730 – $56,0603,780
21Public Safety Telecommunicators$38,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,850 – $56,4202,230
22Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,870 – $56,1607,720
23Customer Service Representatives$38,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,920 – $55,67033,290
24Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$38,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140 – $57,1302,050
25Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$38,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,610 – $58,8202,110
26Tellers$37,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,980 – $45,8606,770
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,890 – $50,90016,580
28Data Entry Keyers$35,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,330 – $47,2101,060
29Couriers and Messengers$34,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,020 – $45,230720
30Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$34,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,890 – $46,0603,120
31Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,830 – $40,73010,460
32Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$32,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,640 – $38,260680
33Office Clerks, General$31,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,770 – $47,94013,130
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$28,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,270 – $35,1503,910
35Library Assistants, Clerical$27,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,700 – $38,110900

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

#	Occupation	MedianAlabama	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,450	$46,800 – $100,620	2,880
2	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,640	$42,600 – $75,030	1,240
3	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,360	$39,470 – $93,560	20,140
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,700	$42,390 – $81,040	5,840
5	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$45,530 – $75,280	1,150
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,240	$39,640 – $82,920	2,680
7	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,890	$40,040 – $83,510	1,020
8	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,040	$37,430 – $66,390	2,720
9	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,930	$38,110 – $67,640	780
10	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,980	$30,230 – $73,750	700
11	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,790	$34,490 – $72,740	1,780
12	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,170	$32,210 – $64,170	1,360
13	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,010	$31,800 – $60,120	780
14	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,950	$29,290 – $67,340	1,840
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,640	$30,460 – $60,250	19,890
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$42,140	$31,520 – $61,460	960
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,630	$29,170 – $59,090	45,050
18	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,330	$31,140 – $60,080	2,090
19	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,300	$29,460 – $57,410	2,960
20	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,520	$31,730 – $56,060	3,780
21	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,960	$29,850 – $56,420	2,230
22	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,940	$29,870 – $56,160	7,720
23	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,400	$29,920 – $55,670	33,290
24	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,360	$29,140 – $57,130	2,050
25	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,140	$34,610 – $58,820	2,110
26	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,350	$29,980 – $45,860	6,770
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,930	$29,890 – $50,900	16,580
28	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,130	$29,330 – $47,210	1,060
29	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,820	$27,020 – $45,230	720
30	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,180	$27,890 – $46,060	3,120
31	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,590	$22,830 – $40,730	10,460
32	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,210	$27,640 – $38,260	680
33	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,200	$20,770 – $47,940	13,130
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,050	$22,270 – $35,150	3,910
35	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,530	$21,700 – $38,110	900

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