High paying office and admin jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$79,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,620 – $105,3702,620
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,650 – $100,99010,770
3Financial Clerks, All Other$63,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,310 – $100,620470
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $83,2202,710
5Loan Interviewers and Clerks$60,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,930 – $71,8901,790
6Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,130 – $78,580970
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,430 – $78,9203,480
8Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$52,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,550 – $82,7701,980
9Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$51,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560 – $76,9801,930
10Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,800
Some college, no degree
$36,810 – $74,29011,740
11Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,640 – $74,7401,830
12Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,760
Associate's degree
$36,060 – $64,570780
13Cargo and Freight Agents$49,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,100 – $68,6201,030
14Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,100 – $71,4001,050
15Billing and Posting Clerks$48,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $65,6402,520
16Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$48,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,660 – $59,7701,360
17Order Clerks$48,320
Some college, no degree
$33,600 – $64,8301,100
18Public Safety Telecommunicators$48,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,890 – $59,820830
19Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$47,440
No formal educational credential
$39,560 – $75,0301,550
20Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,080 – $62,86011,330
21Tellers$45,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,580 – $54,2801,260
22Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,840 – $57,19013,380
23Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,170 – $78,6501,020
24Customer Service Representatives$44,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,500 – $62,64026,120
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,760 – $60,5806,260
26Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,730 – $77,9803,340
27Office Clerks, General$44,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,410 – $62,99016,390
28Data Entry Keyers$41,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,130 – $52,930650
29Bill and Account Collectors$40,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,960 – $58,1102,320
30Couriers and Messengers$39,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,220 – $46,8301,100
31Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$39,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,350 – $46,750440
32Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,090 – $49,440550
33Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,050 – $49,3205,880
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,650 – $37,5201,940

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,900	$53,620 – $105,370	2,620
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,170	$46,650 – $100,990	10,770
3	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,640	$48,310 – $100,620	470
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,010	$42,390 – $83,220	2,710
5	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,510	$39,930 – $71,890	1,790
6	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,650	$42,130 – $78,580	970
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,340	$40,430 – $78,920	3,480
8	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,570	$38,550 – $82,770	1,980
9	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,370	$38,560 – $76,980	1,930
10	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,800	$36,810 – $74,290	11,740
11	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,520	$38,640 – $74,740	1,830
12	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,760	$36,060 – $64,570	780
13	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,720	$37,100 – $68,620	1,030
14	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,110	$34,100 – $71,400	1,050
15	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,780	$38,420 – $65,640	2,520
16	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,630	$40,660 – $59,770	1,360
17	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,320	$33,600 – $64,830	1,100
18	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,080	$39,890 – $59,820	830
19	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$47,440	$39,560 – $75,030	1,550
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,800	$32,080 – $62,860	11,330
21	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,910	$38,580 – $54,280	1,260
22	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,650	$36,840 – $57,190	13,380
23	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,570	$37,170 – $78,650	1,020
24	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,980	$31,500 – $62,640	26,120
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,960	$35,760 – $60,580	6,260
26	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,630	$35,730 – $77,980	3,340
27	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,010	$28,410 – $62,990	16,390
28	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,630	$33,130 – $52,930	650
29	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,040	$24,960 – $58,110	2,320
30	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,110	$31,220 – $46,830	1,100
31	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,000	$30,350 – $46,750	440
32	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,880	$32,090 – $49,440	550
33	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,300	$23,050 – $49,320	5,880
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,910	$27,650 – $37,520	1,940

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. 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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