High paying office and admin jobs in Hawaii with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Hawaii 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 Hawaii run 10.0% above the national average (2024), so a Hawaii salary is worth about 0.91× 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 Hawaii.

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

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OccupationMedian, Hawaii · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,100 – $117,0201,440
2Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,100 – $112,6101,040
3Postal Service Clerks$63,650
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,360430
4First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,020 – $98,01010,090
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$62,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $83,810700
6Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$48,940 – $81,0401,200
7Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$59,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,720 – $67,270410
8Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,280370
9Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$59,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,430 – $69,3102,810
10Loan Interviewers and Clerks$55,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,800 – $81,600450
11Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$54,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,440 – $72,360610
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$54,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,880 – $68,000780
13Procurement Clerks$53,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,100 – $67,810330
14Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$52,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,760 – $88,250950
15Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$51,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,630 – $72,360510
16Billing and Posting Clerks$51,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,320 – $70,3701,340
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,480 – $68,1207,020
18Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,750 – $59,3602,160
19Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,150 – $81,4701,390
20Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,310 – $75,080680
21Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,260
Associate's degree
$40,180 – $67,650450
22Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,730
Some college, no degree
$35,760 – $65,0905,220
23Data Entry Keyers$47,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $53,550210
24Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,150 – $61,840380
25Order Clerks$46,760
Some college, no degree
$32,130 – $65,100210
26Customer Service Representatives$45,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $64,1308,010
27Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,890 – $71,6701,590
28Tellers$43,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,210 – $49,3401,760
29Cargo and Freight Agents$42,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,540 – $68,3801,760
30Office Clerks, General$42,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,050 – $62,04012,930
31Receptionists and Information Clerks$41,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,050 – $55,3103,510
32Word Processors and Typists$40,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,060 – $54,970270
33Couriers and Messengers$38,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410 – $45,250270
34Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,090 – $50,520200
35Library Assistants, Clerical$37,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,040 – $46,920370
36Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$34,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,120 – $60,8401,800

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

#	Occupation	MedianHawaii	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,710	$52,100 – $117,020	1,440
2	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,780	$43,100 – $112,610	1,040
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,650	$54,330 – $76,360	430
4	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,080	$44,020 – $98,010	10,090
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,070	$45,140 – $83,810	700
6	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$48,940 – $81,040	1,200
7	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,860	$42,720 – $67,270	410
8	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$42,600 – $75,280	370
9	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,110	$42,430 – $69,310	2,810
10	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,410	$44,800 – $81,600	450
11	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,970	$43,440 – $72,360	610
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,720	$38,880 – $68,000	780
13	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,890	$42,100 – $67,810	330
14	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,570	$37,760 – $88,250	950
15	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,890	$43,630 – $72,360	510
16	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,240	$39,320 – $70,370	1,340
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,830	$38,480 – $68,120	7,020
18	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$38,750 – $59,360	2,160
19	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$38,150 – $81,470	1,390
20	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,460	$48,310 – $75,080	680
21	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,260	$40,180 – $67,650	450
22	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,730	$35,760 – $65,090	5,220
23	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,630	$36,750 – $53,550	210
24	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,420	$39,150 – $61,840	380
25	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,760	$32,130 – $65,100	210
26	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,650	$33,860 – $64,130	8,010
27	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,020	$35,890 – $71,670	1,590
28	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,910	$36,210 – $49,340	1,760
29	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,400	$34,540 – $68,380	1,760
30	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,340	$31,050 – $62,040	12,930
31	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,600	$35,050 – $55,310	3,510
32	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,060	$40,060 – $54,970	270
33	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,580	$36,410 – $45,250	270
34	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,270	$34,090 – $50,520	200
35	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,110	$30,040 – $46,920	370
36	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,500	$29,120 – $60,840	1,800

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