High paying office and admin jobs in Minnesota with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Minnesota 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 Minnesota run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Minnesota salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Minnesota.

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

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OccupationMedian, Minnesota · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$78,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,870 – $101,7607,970
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,920 – $106,10021,690
3Public Safety Telecommunicators$66,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,400 – $84,9601,460
4Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$63,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,750 – $93,2902,410
5Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$62,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,220 – $77,9802,910
6Brokerage Clerks$62,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,560 – $79,360960
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,630 – $85,0507,330
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$61,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,270 – $79,3702,790
9Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,380
10Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$60,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,940 – $86,8602,160
11Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0405,890
12Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,740
No formal educational credential
$48,880 – $75,2801,840
13Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$59,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,420 – $82,3602,760
14Cargo and Freight Agents$58,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790 – $74,4801,380
15Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,110 – $72,0903,580
16Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$56,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,340 – $75,9505,360
17Billing and Posting Clerks$55,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $72,4706,300
18Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,600
Some college, no degree
$37,800 – $73,45026,850
19Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,520
Associate's degree
$43,730 – $66,9303,380
20Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,290 – $68,8301,090
21Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,210 – $71,7202,850
22Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080 – $66,83031,330
23Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,390 – $61,49016,860
24Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$49,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,090 – $61,3801,950
25Bill and Account Collectors$49,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,600 – $77,0802,860
26New Accounts Clerks$48,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,870 – $61,8601,160
27Customer Service Representatives$48,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,730 – $72,83053,340
28Order Clerks$48,400
Some college, no degree
$37,470 – $59,1801,150
29Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,530 – $62,77013,210
30Office Clerks, General$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,710 – $66,17055,530
31Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$44,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,460 – $55,0401,170
32Data Entry Keyers$44,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,200 – $71,8201,360
33Tellers$44,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,410 – $47,5105,740
34Library Assistants, Clerical$39,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,850 – $50,5101,770
35Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$37,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,520 – $62,8806,050
36Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,320 – $50,54011,800
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$36,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,310 – $43,0804,430

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

#	Occupation	MedianMinnesota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,470	$58,870 – $101,760	7,970
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,440	$49,920 – $106,100	21,690
3	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,550	$54,400 – $84,960	1,460
4	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,180	$45,750 – $93,290	2,410
5	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,820	$50,220 – $77,980	2,910
6	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,110	$50,560 – $79,360	960
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,490	$46,630 – $85,050	7,330
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,320	$49,270 – $79,370	2,790
9	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $75,030	1,380
10	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,090	$44,940 – $86,860	2,160
11	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,990	$42,390 – $81,040	5,890
12	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,740	$48,880 – $75,280	1,840
13	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,220	$39,420 – $82,360	2,760
14	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,650	$46,790 – $74,480	1,380
15	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,030	$48,110 – $72,090	3,580
16	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,520	$46,340 – $75,950	5,360
17	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,810	$45,140 – $72,470	6,300
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$54,600	$37,800 – $73,450	26,850
19	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$54,520	$43,730 – $66,930	3,380
20	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,260	$36,290 – $68,830	1,090
21	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,760	$39,210 – $71,720	2,850
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,400	$38,080 – $66,830	31,330
23	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,030	$43,390 – $61,490	16,860
24	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,980	$40,090 – $61,380	1,950
25	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,580	$34,600 – $77,080	2,860
26	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,920	$39,870 – $61,860	1,160
27	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,800	$35,730 – $72,830	53,340
28	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,400	$37,470 – $59,180	1,150
29	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,890	$36,530 – $62,770	13,210
30	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$33,710 – $66,170	55,530
31	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,840	$35,460 – $55,040	1,170
32	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,280	$35,200 – $71,820	1,360
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,190	$35,410 – $47,510	5,740
34	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,970	$28,850 – $50,510	1,770
35	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,660	$27,520 – $62,880	6,050
36	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,510	$28,320 – $50,540	11,800
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,320	$29,310 – $43,080	4,430

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