High paying office and admin jobs in Michigan with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Michigan 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 Michigan run 3.8% below the national average (2024), so a Michigan salary is worth about 1.04× 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 Michigan.

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

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OccupationMedian, Michigan · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,810 – $99,4009,030
2Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$66,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,520 – $70,6605,060
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,830 – $98,77030,690
4Postal Service Clerks$63,650
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0302,340
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,770 – $89,7307,560
6Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$60,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,640 – $79,6001,980
7Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,04011,610
8Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,2803,370
9Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$56,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,860 – $78,5103,580
10Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560 – $78,2004,050
11Public Safety Telecommunicators$53,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,970 – $67,4402,100
12Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,010 – $67,6707,930
13Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,880 – $80,6505,390
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,980
Some college, no degree
$36,250 – $67,48037,550
15Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $63,0005,620
16Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,250
Associate's degree
$37,940 – $64,1901,890
17Cargo and Freight Agents$47,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,950 – $71,9502,150
18Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,710 – $65,9006,410
19Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,900 – $68,3704,510
20Bill and Account Collectors$47,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $62,9702,990
21Billing and Posting Clerks$46,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,400 – $60,87012,550
22New Accounts Clerks$46,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180 – $59,4301,800
23Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,360 – $63,95040,830
24Information and Record Clerks, All Other$45,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,870 – $64,9401,420
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,200 – $61,17024,980
26Office Clerks, General$44,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,880 – $62,09088,030
27Order Clerks$44,240
Some college, no degree
$34,060 – $61,8302,290
28Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,840 – $62,0404,590
29Customer Service Representatives$43,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,670 – $63,83071,310
30File Clerks$43,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,750 – $61,9001,820
31Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$41,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $50,84027,960
32Tellers$39,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,330 – $47,48013,420
33Data Entry Keyers$38,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,370 – $52,1003,290
34Couriers and Messengers$37,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,830 – $45,4201,500
35Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,480 – $48,28025,230
36Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,080 – $48,5301,660
37Library Assistants, Clerical$34,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,170 – $44,0603,470
38Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,570 – $43,4506,300

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

#	Occupation	MedianMichigan	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,840	$47,810 – $99,400	9,030
2	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,830	$47,520 – $70,660	5,060
3	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,720	$44,830 – $98,770	30,690
4	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,650	$42,600 – $75,030	2,340
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,670	$43,770 – $89,730	7,560
6	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,220	$33,640 – $79,600	1,980
7	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	11,610
8	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$47,440 – $75,280	3,370
9	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,870	$36,860 – $78,510	3,580
10	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,160	$38,560 – $78,200	4,050
11	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,310	$40,970 – $67,440	2,100
12	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,500	$39,010 – $67,670	7,930
13	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,490	$34,880 – $80,650	5,390
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,980	$36,250 – $67,480	37,550
15	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,690	$36,750 – $63,000	5,620
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,250	$37,940 – $64,190	1,890
17	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,940	$38,950 – $71,950	2,150
18	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$29,710 – $65,900	6,410
19	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,210	$28,900 – $68,370	4,510
20	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,130	$35,930 – $62,970	2,990
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,890	$37,400 – $60,870	12,550
22	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,780	$38,180 – $59,430	1,800
23	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,020	$33,360 – $63,950	40,830
24	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,760	$31,870 – $64,940	1,420
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,140	$35,200 – $61,170	24,980
26	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,820	$30,880 – $62,090	88,030
27	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,240	$34,060 – $61,830	2,290
28	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,180	$36,840 – $62,040	4,590
29	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,950	$30,670 – $63,830	71,310
30	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,950	$31,750 – $61,900	1,820
31	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,100	$36,330 – $50,840	27,960
32	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,240	$35,330 – $47,480	13,420
33	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,080	$33,370 – $52,100	3,290
34	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,940	$30,830 – $45,420	1,500
35	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,470	$29,480 – $48,280	25,230
36	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,900	$30,080 – $48,530	1,660
37	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,510	$27,170 – $44,060	3,470
38	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,870	$28,570 – $43,450	6,300

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