High paying office and admin jobs in Montana with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Montana 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 Montana run 5.4% below the national average (2024), so a Montana salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Montana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Montana · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,240 – $91,5804,030
2Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$59,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,830 – $80,080550
3Cargo and Freight Agents$59,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,380 – $80,270370
4Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$59,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,520 – $61,230550
5Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040830
6Postal Service Clerks$58,470
No formal educational credential
$36,360 – $72,950510
7Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,030270
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$55,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,910 – $78,500530
9Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$50,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $72,580360
10Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,870 – $72,480830
11Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,040 – $59,770640
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,670 – $60,4701,380
13Public Safety Telecommunicators$47,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310 – $61,270560
14Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,310 – $65,690290
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,270
Some college, no degree
$34,270 – $63,9806,980
16Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230 – $67,440810
17Billing and Posting Clerks$46,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650 – $59,2701,890
18Office Clerks, General$46,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,200 – $65,09010,390
19Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$45,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $60,0901,340
20Bill and Account Collectors$45,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,870 – $60,540640
21Customer Service Representatives$45,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100 – $62,2504,910
22Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,430 – $55,9704,520
23Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $51,6904,410
24New Accounts Clerks$43,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,310 – $49,170470
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $59,3001,560
26Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$43,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,430 – $73,430480
27Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$42,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,220 – $56,270760
28Data Entry Keyers$42,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,510 – $51,140300
29Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$40,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,430 – $50,410230
30Library Assistants, Clerical$39,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,190 – $45,010160
31Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $46,110180
32File Clerks$38,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,150 – $49,660410
33Tellers$38,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,830 – $45,0401,660
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,240 – $47,4201,280
35Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,470 – $43,3202,660

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

#	Occupation	MedianMontana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,550	$45,240 – $91,580	4,030
2	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,750	$48,830 – $80,080	550
3	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,240	$39,380 – $80,270	370
4	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,180	$42,520 – $61,230	550
5	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $81,040	830
6	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$36,360 – $72,950	510
7	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$45,530 – $75,030	270
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,040	$37,910 – $78,500	530
9	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,890	$39,520 – $72,580	360
10	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,800	$35,870 – $72,480	830
11	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,460	$40,040 – $59,770	640
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$38,670 – $60,470	1,380
13	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,640	$39,310 – $61,270	560
14	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,570	$25,310 – $65,690	290
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,270	$34,270 – $63,980	6,980
16	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,140	$36,230 – $67,440	810
17	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,730	$38,650 – $59,270	1,890
18	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,480	$32,200 – $65,090	10,390
19	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,680	$37,030 – $60,090	1,340
20	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,420	$37,870 – $60,540	640
21	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,290	$35,100 – $62,250	4,910
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,940	$30,430 – $55,970	4,520
23	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,740	$35,990 – $51,690	4,410
24	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,610	$38,310 – $49,170	470
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,590	$33,280 – $59,300	1,560
26	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,110	$26,430 – $73,430	480
27	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,970	$37,220 – $56,270	760
28	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,340	$34,510 – $51,140	300
29	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,460	$34,430 – $50,410	230
30	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,070	$27,190 – $45,010	160
31	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,880	$31,200 – $46,110	180
32	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,370	$25,150 – $49,660	410
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,080	$35,830 – $45,040	1,660
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,360	$27,240 – $47,420	1,280
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,330	$29,470 – $43,320	2,660

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