High paying office and admin jobs in Iowa with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Iowa 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 Iowa run 12.2% below the national average (2024), so a Iowa salary is worth about 1.14× 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 Iowa.

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

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OccupationMedian, Iowa · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $97,71010,190
2Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,230 – $83,6004,150
3Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$61,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,320 – $78,7801,040
4Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$60,530
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,3601,040
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,370 – $80,5503,540
6Postal Service Clerks$59,970
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,190
7Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0403,730
8Public Safety Telecommunicators$56,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,340 – $72,000980
9Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,410 – $70,9901,230
10Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$51,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,530 – $69,4903,020
11Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,880 – $64,7902,380
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,840 – $63,270540
13Procurement Clerks$48,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $62,540680
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,490
Associate's degree
$35,770 – $63,280920
15Cargo and Freight Agents$48,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,610 – $75,300660
16Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $63,6102,390
17Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,180
Some college, no degree
$33,240 – $66,49014,020
18Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $62,4207,170
19Billing and Posting Clerks$47,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,670 – $60,9603,660
20Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $75,2801,460
21Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,730 – $64,3301,120
22Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,270 – $59,5302,820
23Customer Service Representatives$46,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,450 – $64,54030,100
24Bill and Account Collectors$46,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,350 – $74,560830
25New Accounts Clerks$45,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220 – $55,7101,320
26Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,880 – $60,76012,830
27Order Clerks$44,980
Some college, no degree
$35,140 – $57,140680
28Office Clerks, General$44,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,660 – $61,41023,120
29Data Entry Keyers$43,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,210 – $57,9201,180
30Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$40,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,240 – $50,13010,560
31Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,650 – $47,5901,800
32Couriers and Messengers$38,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,180 – $42,840580
33Tellers$38,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,920 – $48,6905,470
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,740 – $47,6104,660
35Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$35,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,100 – $46,840830
36Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,840 – $37,1902,790
37Library Assistants, Clerical$29,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,950 – $45,3101,700

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

#	Occupation	MedianIowa	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,400	$43,680 – $97,710	10,190
2	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,340	$45,230 – $83,600	4,150
3	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,340	$45,320 – $78,780	1,040
4	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$42,600 – $76,360	1,040
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,320	$45,370 – $80,550	3,540
6	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,970	$42,600 – $75,030	1,190
7	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	3,730
8	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,770	$47,340 – $72,000	980
9	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,080	$39,410 – $70,990	1,230
10	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,700	$29,530 – $69,490	3,020
11	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,080	$39,880 – $64,790	2,380
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$37,840 – $63,270	540
13	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,870	$38,370 – $62,540	680
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,490	$35,770 – $63,280	920
15	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,370	$38,610 – $75,300	660
16	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,280	$37,790 – $63,610	2,390
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,180	$33,240 – $66,490	14,020
18	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,590	$35,990 – $62,420	7,170
19	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,110	$38,670 – $60,960	3,660
20	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,000	$36,960 – $75,280	1,460
21	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,590	$35,730 – $64,330	1,120
22	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,430	$38,270 – $59,530	2,820
23	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,090	$32,450 – $64,540	30,100
24	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,000	$35,350 – $74,560	830
25	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,630	$38,220 – $55,710	1,320
26	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,150	$33,880 – $60,760	12,830
27	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,980	$35,140 – $57,140	680
28	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,310	$29,660 – $61,410	23,120
29	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,640	$32,210 – $57,920	1,180
30	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,980	$35,240 – $50,130	10,560
31	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,520	$35,650 – $47,590	1,800
32	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,460	$32,180 – $42,840	580
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,450	$34,920 – $48,690	5,470
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,330	$26,740 – $47,610	4,660
35	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,610	$26,100 – $46,840	830
36	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,590	$22,840 – $37,190	2,790
37	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,480	$21,950 – $45,310	1,700

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