High paying office and admin jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA run 0.1% above the national average (2024), so a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$72,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,730 – $101,12010,060
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,850 – $104,52025,800
3Postal Service Clerks$63,650
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,3601,020
4Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$62,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,820 – $78,8504,260
5Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$60,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,830 – $77,3901,760
6Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,400
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0405,690
7Cargo and Freight Agents$58,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,440 – $75,9802,680
8Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,300 – $81,4009,370
9Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $71,7002,320
10Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,170
Some college, no degree
$35,620 – $75,11022,480
11Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$50,770
No formal educational credential
$40,600 – $75,2802,750
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$50,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,600 – $68,6801,500
13Billing and Posting Clerks$49,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $71,7006,500
14Public Safety Telecommunicators$49,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,510 – $62,6601,670
15Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,770 – $74,7003,690
16Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,770
Associate's degree
$36,870 – $65,1501,360
17Bill and Account Collectors$48,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700 – $62,7903,680
18Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,840 – $75,8203,240
19Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,490 – $76,8805,040
20Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$47,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,130 – $66,7704,380
21Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,310 – $61,9202,430
22File Clerks$46,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,710 – $60,8301,640
23Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,100 – $59,78022,590
24Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$45,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,320 – $71,8202,590
25Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,520 – $58,6001,310
26Tellers$45,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410 – $50,3503,750
27Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,320 – $63,48025,280
28Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,350 – $62,89016,280
29Order Clerks$43,710
Some college, no degree
$35,990 – $59,2701,090
30Data Entry Keyers$43,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,760 – $61,3501,810
31Office Clerks, General$43,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,400 – $60,21040,710
32Customer Service Representatives$42,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,220 – $62,03059,990
33Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$42,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,610 – $57,3901,100
34Couriers and Messengers$39,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100 – $47,9001,380
35Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,440 – $48,7301,360
36Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,700 – $48,57015,710
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$31,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,080 – $37,8904,620

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

#	Occupation	MedianAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,090	$53,730 – $101,120	10,060
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,990	$46,850 – $104,520	25,800
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,650	$54,330 – $76,360	1,020
4	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,710	$43,820 – $78,850	4,260
5	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,100	$42,830 – $77,390	1,760
6	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,400	$42,390 – $81,040	5,690
7	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,750	$31,440 – $75,980	2,680
8	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,310	$44,300 – $81,400	9,370
9	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,340	$37,440 – $71,700	2,320
10	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$51,170	$35,620 – $75,110	22,480
11	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$50,770	$40,600 – $75,280	2,750
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,380	$38,600 – $68,680	1,500
13	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,320	$37,990 – $71,700	6,500
14	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,170	$40,510 – $62,660	1,670
15	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,930	$32,770 – $74,700	3,690
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,770	$36,870 – $65,150	1,360
17	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,350	$36,700 – $62,790	3,680
18	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,280	$39,840 – $75,820	3,240
19	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$38,490 – $76,880	5,040
20	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,530	$37,130 – $66,770	4,380
21	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,080	$38,310 – $61,920	2,430
22	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,700	$31,710 – $60,830	1,640
23	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,370	$36,100 – $59,780	22,590
24	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,780	$25,320 – $71,820	2,590
25	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,780	$34,520 – $58,600	1,310
26	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,360	$36,410 – $50,350	3,750
27	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,270	$27,320 – $63,480	25,280
28	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,850	$34,350 – $62,890	16,280
29	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$43,710	$35,990 – $59,270	1,090
30	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,610	$35,760 – $61,350	1,810
31	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,330	$29,400 – $60,210	40,710
32	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,710	$30,220 – $62,030	59,990
33	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,000	$27,610 – $57,390	1,100
34	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,720	$35,100 – $47,900	1,380
35	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,100	$28,440 – $48,730	1,360
36	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,530	$25,700 – $48,570	15,710
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,850	$26,080 – $37,890	4,620

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