High paying office and admin jobs in New Jersey with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in New Jersey 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 New Jersey run 8.8% above the national average (2024), so a New Jersey salary is worth about 0.92× 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 New Jersey.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Jersey · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$89,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,000 – $119,99011,690
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,620 – $116,44055,210
3Brokerage Clerks$74,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,930 – $100,4103,260
4Postal Service Clerks$64,290
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,3602,230
5Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$63,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,900 – $89,0104,160
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$62,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,440 – $87,6609,410
7Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,130
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,04010,160
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$60,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,990 – $84,9904,290
9Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$60,530
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $76,3603,660
10Cargo and Freight Agents$60,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630 – $77,7504,280
11Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$59,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070 – $77,1305,000
12Public Safety Telecommunicators$59,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080 – $79,0404,010
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,740 – $77,5803,620
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,300
Some college, no degree
$41,000 – $78,91037,550
15Financial Clerks, All Other$57,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,810 – $77,0801,940
16Procurement Clerks$57,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690 – $72,6602,370
17Information and Record Clerks, All Other$55,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,930 – $76,9603,150
18Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,730 – $79,8906,420
19Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,410
Associate's degree
$39,280 – $68,0104,000
20Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$53,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $74,7705,710
21Bill and Account Collectors$52,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,530 – $79,3803,310
22Billing and Posting Clerks$51,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,530 – $68,99014,910
23Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$51,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,670 – $99,8402,760
24Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,150 – $72,18065,960
25Word Processors and Typists$49,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,430 – $70,6503,560
26Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,310 – $62,40020,980
27Office Clerks, General$48,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,810 – $71,23065,130
28Customer Service Representatives$47,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520 – $72,04059,690
29Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$47,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,820 – $72,3101,380
30Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,420 – $61,3304,170
31Tellers$47,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,390 – $56,67010,270
32Order Clerks$46,270
Some college, no degree
$37,440 – $78,2302,640
33Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,540 – $65,26029,440
34File Clerks$44,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,370 – $65,1002,310
35Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$43,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,040 – $61,5102,210
36Data Entry Keyers$42,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,410 – $61,9904,940
37Receptionists and Information Clerks$41,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,420 – $54,29042,060
38Couriers and Messengers$40,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,150 – $51,5902,100
39Library Assistants, Clerical$39,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,750 – $56,4303,120
40Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$39,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,270 – $56,5201,570
41Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$38,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,780 – $76,9102,780
42Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$38,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $47,6905,000

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Jersey	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,520	$60,000 – $119,990	11,690
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,640	$49,620 – $116,440	55,210
3	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,830	$60,930 – $100,410	3,260
4	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,290	$54,330 – $76,360	2,230
5	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,080	$41,900 – $89,010	4,160
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,710	$42,440 – $87,660	9,410
7	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,130	$43,120 – $81,040	10,160
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,750	$42,990 – $84,990	4,290
9	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$47,440 – $76,360	3,660
10	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,210	$47,630 – $77,750	4,280
11	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,810	$47,070 – $77,130	5,000
12	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,240	$46,080 – $79,040	4,010
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,760	$43,740 – $77,580	3,620
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$58,300	$41,000 – $78,910	37,550
15	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,920	$39,810 – $77,080	1,940
16	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,460	$39,690 – $72,660	2,370
17	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,830	$41,930 – $76,960	3,150
18	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,590	$39,730 – $79,890	6,420
19	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$54,410	$39,280 – $68,010	4,000
20	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,700	$40,000 – $74,770	5,710
21	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,510	$39,530 – $79,380	3,310
22	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,750	$39,530 – $68,990	14,910
23	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,120	$38,670 – $99,840	2,760
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,260	$36,150 – $72,180	65,960
25	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,520	$38,430 – $70,650	3,560
26	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,660	$38,310 – $62,400	20,980
27	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,570	$34,810 – $71,230	65,130
28	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,740	$35,520 – $72,040	59,690
29	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,640	$35,820 – $72,310	1,380
30	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,380	$35,420 – $61,330	4,170
31	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,210	$37,390 – $56,670	10,270
32	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,270	$37,440 – $78,230	2,640
33	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,440	$34,540 – $65,260	29,440
34	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,400	$33,370 – $65,100	2,310
35	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,700	$37,040 – $61,510	2,210
36	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,470	$32,410 – $61,990	4,940
37	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,650	$33,420 – $54,290	42,060
38	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,870	$34,150 – $51,590	2,100
39	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,780	$32,750 – $56,430	3,120
40	Office Machine Operators, Except ComputerHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,360	$35,270 – $56,520	1,570
41	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,780	$38,780 – $76,910	2,780
42	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,110	$33,860 – $47,690	5,000

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