High paying office and admin jobs in Anchorage, AK with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Anchorage, AK 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 Anchorage, AK run 5.4% above the national average (2024), so a Anchorage, AK salary is worth about 0.95× 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, Anchorage, AK · Employed

1Public Safety Telecommunicators$83,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,340 – $103,020140
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,990 – $98,5503,070
3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,460 – $94,780650
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$62,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,680 – $78,150210
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$61,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,230 – $75,840190
6Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$61,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,840 – $76,290230
7Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$61,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,210 – $85,160480
8Bill and Account Collectors$60,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,840 – $73,600200
9Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$48,940 – $81,040340
10Postal Service Clerks$59,760
No formal educational credential
$55,350 – $75,030100
11Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$56,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,590 – $77,930280
12Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$55,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,060 – $96,920300
13Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$55,350
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030200
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,900
Associate's degree
$45,550 – $77,020130
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,100
Some college, no degree
$38,910 – $75,2902,300
16Office Clerks, General$53,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,390 – $72,8201,920
17Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$53,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,250 – $76,110280
18Loan Interviewers and Clerks$52,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,950 – $62,070260
19Billing and Posting Clerks$52,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,610 – $64,050220
20Procurement Clerks$52,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,370 – $73,42090
21File Clerks$48,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,870 – $65,030100
22Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,250 – $64,4802,560
23Cargo and Freight Agents$47,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,740 – $80,170330
24Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,350 – $67,480490
25Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $59,2701,680
26Tellers$46,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,890 – $49,830560
27Information and Record Clerks, All Other$45,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $68,790410
28Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $79,200540
29Receptionists and Information Clerks$44,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,130 – $57,030890
30Customer Service Representatives$44,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140 – $62,6401,600
31Couriers and Messengers$41,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,100 – $48,310120
32Data Entry Keyers$40,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,180 – $68,550110
33Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,700 – $44,450360
34Desktop Publishers$35,690
Associate's degree
$32,130 – $56,04070

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

#	Occupation	MedianAnchorage, AK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,870	$47,340 – $103,020	140
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,620	$47,990 – $98,550	3,070
3	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,110	$50,460 – $94,780	650
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,590	$30,680 – $78,150	210
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,940	$49,230 – $75,840	190
6	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,840	$48,840 – $76,290	230
7	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,280	$48,210 – $85,160	480
8	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,430	$34,840 – $73,600	200
9	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$48,940 – $81,040	340
10	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,760	$55,350 – $75,030	100
11	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,160	$45,590 – $77,930	280
12	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,740	$39,060 – $96,920	300
13	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$55,350	$42,600 – $75,030	200
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$54,900	$45,550 – $77,020	130
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$54,100	$38,910 – $75,290	2,300
16	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,550	$38,390 – $72,820	1,920
17	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,540	$38,250 – $76,110	280
18	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,280	$44,950 – $62,070	260
19	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,150	$34,610 – $64,050	220
20	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,150	$45,370 – $73,420	90
21	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,630	$33,870 – $65,030	100
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,150	$35,250 – $64,480	2,560
23	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,910	$43,740 – $80,170	330
24	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,590	$36,350 – $67,480	490
25	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,080	$36,240 – $59,270	1,680
26	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,850	$40,890 – $49,830	560
27	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,990	$41,600 – $68,790	410
28	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,870	$37,950 – $79,200	540
29	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,630	$32,130 – $57,030	890
30	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,560	$36,140 – $62,640	1,600
31	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,720	$37,100 – $48,310	120
32	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,700	$35,180 – $68,550	110
33	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,320	$28,700 – $44,450	360
34	Desktop PublishersAssociate's degree	$35,690	$32,130 – $56,040	70

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