High paying office and admin jobs in Connecticut with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Connecticut 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 Connecticut run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Connecticut 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 Connecticut.

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

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OccupationMedian, Connecticut · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$82,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,880 – $119,0306,490
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$78,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,090 – $116,42024,420
3Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$71,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,760 – $82,0801,250
4Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$66,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,670 – $93,9301,090
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,630 – $100,8404,090
6Public Safety Telecommunicators$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,290 – $78,8101,820
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$62,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,120 – $83,9501,540
8Postal Service Clerks$62,130
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $75,030860
9Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,130
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0404,510
10Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$60,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,670 – $78,1201,300
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,970
Some college, no degree
$43,450 – $81,74014,930
12Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$59,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,450 – $79,6702,430
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,330 – $73,340970
14Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,2801,020
15Bill and Account Collectors$57,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,540 – $77,180900
16Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$57,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,700 – $78,30022,650
17Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,130
Associate's degree
$41,810 – $74,610910
18Billing and Posting Clerks$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,950 – $77,9404,170
19Procurement Clerks$50,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $70,640710
20Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,380 – $62,5806,480
21Office Clerks, General$48,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,570 – $66,79023,190
22Customer Service Representatives$48,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,290 – $73,65024,490
23Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,590 – $64,3101,210
24Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $80,3702,220
25Order Clerks$47,500
Some college, no degree
$38,130 – $67,640710
26Information and Record Clerks, All Other$46,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $65,920890
27Tellers$46,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100 – $53,1403,220
28Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,360 – $63,4306,480
29Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$43,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,910 – $55,450680
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$40,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,120 – $54,17014,980
31Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$40,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $62,7603,750
32Couriers and Messengers$39,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,300 – $54,980650
33Library Assistants, Clerical$39,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $58,4201,810
34Data Entry Keyers$38,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $58,1901,290
35Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,980 – $43,5501,490

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

#	Occupation	MedianConnecticut	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,520	$61,880 – $119,030	6,490
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,200	$52,090 – $116,420	24,420
3	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,940	$49,760 – $82,080	1,250
4	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,220	$51,670 – $93,930	1,090
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,240	$46,630 – $100,840	4,090
6	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$49,290 – $78,810	1,820
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,200	$47,120 – $83,950	1,540
8	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,130	$54,330 – $75,030	860
9	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,130	$42,390 – $81,040	4,510
10	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,480	$43,670 – $78,120	1,300
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$59,970	$43,450 – $81,740	14,930
12	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,760	$47,450 – $79,670	2,430
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,980	$45,330 – $73,340	970
14	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$47,440 – $75,280	1,020
15	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,930	$40,540 – $77,180	900
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,210	$40,700 – $78,300	22,650
17	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$54,130	$41,810 – $74,610	910
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$40,950 – $77,940	4,170
19	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,510	$34,010 – $70,640	710
20	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,500	$40,380 – $62,580	6,480
21	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,280	$35,570 – $66,790	23,190
22	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,090	$37,290 – $73,650	24,490
23	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,980	$38,590 – $64,310	1,210
24	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,960	$41,600 – $80,370	2,220
25	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,500	$38,130 – $67,640	710
26	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,680	$34,010 – $65,920	890
27	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,320	$38,100 – $53,140	3,220
28	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,810	$37,360 – $63,430	6,480
29	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,970	$36,910 – $55,450	680
30	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,630	$34,120 – $54,170	14,980
31	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,210	$34,010 – $62,760	3,750
32	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,480	$35,300 – $54,980	650
33	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,100	$34,010 – $58,420	1,810
34	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,560	$34,010 – $58,190	1,290
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,000	$34,980 – $43,550	1,490

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