High paying office and admin jobs in Maryland with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Maryland 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 Maryland run 5.0% above the national average (2024), so a Maryland salary is worth about 0.95× 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 Maryland.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maryland · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$78,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,430 – $108,48013,960
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$74,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,850 – $104,14027,860
3Postal Service Clerks$63,210
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $75,0301,240
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0406,420
5Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$61,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,940 – $84,3901,670
6Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,750 – $82,1401,870
7Loan Interviewers and Clerks$59,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,560 – $76,5501,590
8Public Safety Telecommunicators$58,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,840 – $76,5001,610
9Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $88,4804,670
10Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2802,430
11Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$58,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,810 – $71,8502,360
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,670 – $77,9502,860
13Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$57,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,950 – $80,1803,710
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$56,880
Associate's degree
$41,390 – $73,9001,480
15Procurement Clerks$53,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,530 – $76,9001,230
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,540
Some college, no degree
$39,500 – $75,60018,170
17Billing and Posting Clerks$52,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,300 – $72,8505,960
18Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,740 – $80,3203,310
19Bill and Account Collectors$50,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,480 – $67,0602,090
20Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,170 – $79,63016,030
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $67,07054,890
22Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,070 – $61,75017,290
23Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $59,3302,510
24Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,150 – $63,09013,980
25Office Clerks, General$47,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,650 – $72,80027,290
26Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $76,7601,200
27Tellers$46,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,060 – $55,9003,860
28File Clerks$44,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,950 – $60,530880
29Customer Service Representatives$42,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,600 – $64,00037,740
30Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$40,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,280 – $53,8501,580
31Data Entry Keyers$38,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $56,4901,850
32Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,750 – $49,18018,390
33Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,560 – $42,9204,020

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaryland	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,540	$54,430 – $108,480	13,960
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,140	$46,850 – $104,140	27,860
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,210	$54,330 – $75,030	1,240
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	6,420
5	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,440	$45,940 – $84,390	1,670
6	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,760	$31,750 – $82,140	1,870
7	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,430	$45,560 – $76,550	1,590
8	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,910	$46,840 – $76,500	1,610
9	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,590	$41,600 – $88,480	4,670
10	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$45,530 – $75,280	2,430
11	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,380	$49,810 – $71,850	2,360
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,060	$40,670 – $77,950	2,860
13	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,160	$45,950 – $80,180	3,710
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$56,880	$41,390 – $73,900	1,480
15	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,960	$38,530 – $76,900	1,230
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$53,540	$39,500 – $75,600	18,170
17	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,210	$40,300 – $72,850	5,960
18	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,350	$36,740 – $80,320	3,310
19	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,010	$39,480 – $67,060	2,090
20	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,260	$32,170 – $79,630	16,030
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,680	$35,360 – $67,070	54,890
22	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,850	$38,070 – $61,750	17,290
23	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,550	$39,120 – $59,330	2,510
24	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,280	$36,150 – $63,090	13,980
25	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,270	$33,650 – $72,800	27,290
26	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,070	$31,200 – $76,760	1,200
27	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,010	$36,060 – $55,900	3,860
28	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,920	$35,950 – $60,530	880
29	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,830	$32,600 – $64,000	37,740
30	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,280	$32,280 – $53,850	1,580
31	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,970	$31,200 – $56,490	1,850
32	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,100	$31,750 – $49,180	18,390
33	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,860	$31,560 – $42,920	4,020

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