High paying office and admin jobs in Colorado with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Colorado 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 Colorado run 3.1% above the national average (2024), so a Colorado salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Colorado.

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

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OccupationMedian, Colorado · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,990 – $112,25026,100
2Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$65,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,850 – $100,29010,340
3Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$64,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,590 – $88,0502,580
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,720 – $91,5307,800
5Public Safety Telecommunicators$63,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,250 – $83,7501,800
6Postal Service Clerks$60,530
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,230
7Financial Clerks, All Other$59,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,730 – $76,6002,220
8Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0405,100
9Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$59,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,060 – $103,2002,030
10Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$58,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,960 – $74,5003,140
11Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,780 – $74,7301,380
12Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $76,3601,910
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$56,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,020 – $75,0102,500
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,880
Associate's degree
$39,630 – $73,8901,660
15Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,430 – $79,4203,470
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,000
Some college, no degree
$37,250 – $77,54026,140
17Office Clerks, General$53,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,160 – $78,93031,770
18Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$53,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $67,0801,650
19Billing and Posting Clerks$52,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,360 – $65,1308,170
20Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,590 – $75,02013,960
21Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$50,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,950 – $68,9007,920
22Bill and Account Collectors$50,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,380 – $66,9301,670
23Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,520 – $60,3905,360
24Order Clerks$49,530
Some college, no degree
$37,850 – $63,9801,970
25Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $64,96029,120
26Customer Service Representatives$47,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $66,04038,770
27Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $66,49015,610
28Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100 – $57,99011,560
29File Clerks$46,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140 – $62,5501,130
30Tellers$46,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,730 – $56,0605,370
31Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,410 – $79,5203,650
32Data Entry Keyers$43,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,920 – $61,0701,190
33Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,200 – $51,49011,020
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$36,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,720 – $47,1205,520

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

#	Occupation	MedianColorado	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,600	$49,990 – $112,250	26,100
2	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,850	$49,850 – $100,290	10,340
3	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,140	$46,590 – $88,050	2,580
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,980	$46,720 – $91,530	7,800
5	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,520	$48,250 – $83,750	1,800
6	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$42,600 – $75,030	1,230
7	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,990	$43,730 – $76,600	2,220
8	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	5,100
9	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,490	$44,060 – $103,200	2,030
10	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,750	$46,960 – $74,500	3,140
11	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,660	$45,780 – $74,730	1,380
12	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$45,530 – $76,360	1,910
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,760	$37,020 – $75,010	2,500
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$54,880	$39,630 – $73,890	1,660
15	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,070	$40,430 – $79,420	3,470
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$54,000	$37,250 – $77,540	26,140
17	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,550	$38,160 – $78,930	31,770
18	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,460	$37,430 – $67,080	1,650
19	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,670	$41,360 – $65,130	8,170
20	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,600	$40,590 – $75,020	13,960
21	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,410	$34,950 – $68,900	7,920
22	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,090	$37,380 – $66,930	1,670
23	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$40,520 – $60,390	5,360
24	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$49,530	$37,850 – $63,980	1,970
25	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,690	$37,300 – $64,960	29,120
26	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,540	$36,510 – $66,040	38,770
27	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,130	$36,460 – $66,490	15,610
28	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,920	$38,100 – $57,990	11,560
29	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,490	$35,140 – $62,550	1,130
30	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,060	$37,730 – $56,060	5,370
31	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,960	$38,410 – $79,520	3,650
32	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,910	$33,920 – $61,070	1,190
33	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,010	$33,200 – $51,490	11,020
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,750	$31,720 – $47,120	5,520

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