High paying office and admin jobs in Mississippi with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Mississippi 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 Mississippi run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Mississippi salary is worth about 1.15× 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 Mississippi.

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

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OccupationMedian, Mississippi · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030790
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$58,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,030 – $90,21013,680
3Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,470
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0403,290
4Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$55,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,810 – $82,3801,240
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$51,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $82,2602,030
6Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,110 – $63,270730
7Procurement Clerks$46,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,510 – $64,530860
8Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$45,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,620 – $71,9302,000
9Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$45,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,560 – $66,9301,330
10Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,410 – $63,160820
11Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$44,780
Associate's degree
$29,680 – $64,5601,010
12Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$43,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,740 – $70,1201,540
13Order Clerks$43,040
Some college, no degree
$31,050 – $50,470470
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,840
Some college, no degree
$28,210 – $62,39012,160
15Billing and Posting Clerks$41,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,050 – $58,2403,040
16Loan Interviewers and Clerks$39,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $57,4001,770
17Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$38,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,780 – $51,900780
18Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,310 – $55,81011,330
19Bill and Account Collectors$37,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,450 – $57,3601,150
20Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$37,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,770 – $57,87014,720
21Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$37,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,510 – $59,8502,950
22Meter Readers, Utilities$37,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,600 – $61,380600
23Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$36,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,410 – $55,3101,760
24Tellers$36,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,300 – $45,1203,750
25Customer Service Representatives$36,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,970 – $49,54020,860
26Couriers and Messengers$35,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,700 – $42,550590
27Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$35,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,120 – $44,9802,200
28Office Clerks, General$34,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,410 – $52,78017,600
29Data Entry Keyers$34,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,350 – $48,870530
30Public Safety Telecommunicators$34,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,080 – $48,7601,430
31Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,310 – $42,9906,920
32Gambling Cage Workers$30,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,860 – $38,710450
33Library Assistants, Clerical$28,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,120 – $36,920440
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,050 – $32,0303,050

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

#	Occupation	MedianMississippi	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $75,030	790
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,380	$38,030 – $90,210	13,680
3	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,470	$42,390 – $81,040	3,290
4	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,670	$37,810 – $82,380	1,240
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,080	$37,330 – $82,260	2,030
6	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$33,110 – $63,270	730
7	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,270	$31,510 – $64,530	860
8	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,660	$28,620 – $71,930	2,000
9	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,170	$30,560 – $66,930	1,330
10	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,140	$24,410 – $63,160	820
11	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$44,780	$29,680 – $64,560	1,010
12	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,840	$30,740 – $70,120	1,540
13	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$43,040	$31,050 – $50,470	470
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$42,840	$28,210 – $62,390	12,160
15	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,190	$31,050 – $58,240	3,040
16	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,120	$31,030 – $57,400	1,770
17	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,900	$32,780 – $51,900	780
18	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,620	$30,310 – $55,810	11,330
19	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,680	$27,450 – $57,360	1,150
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,340	$25,770 – $57,870	14,720
21	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,210	$29,510 – $59,850	2,950
22	Meter Readers, UtilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,120	$21,600 – $61,380	600
23	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,840	$28,410 – $55,310	1,760
24	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,810	$29,300 – $45,120	3,750
25	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,380	$28,970 – $49,540	20,860
26	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,780	$25,700 – $42,550	590
27	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,110	$28,120 – $44,980	2,200
28	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,900	$21,410 – $52,780	17,600
29	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,540	$26,350 – $48,870	530
30	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,510	$27,080 – $48,760	1,430
31	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,160	$22,310 – $42,990	6,920
32	Gambling Cage WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,890	$25,860 – $38,710	450
33	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,110	$18,120 – $36,920	440
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,300	$19,050 – $32,030	3,050

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