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

The best paid office and admin occupations in New Mexico 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 Mexico run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a New Mexico salary is worth about 1.08× 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 Mexico.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Mexico · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$73,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000 – $92,7102,800
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,540 – $92,4108,330
3Postal Service Clerks$59,970
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030660
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0401,570
5Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,280350
6Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$57,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,060 – $71,8001,400
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,230 – $69,990820
8Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$53,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,410 – $70,840790
9Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $79,030980
10Procurement Clerks$51,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,210 – $71,480460
11Data Entry Keyers$49,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $53,410300
12Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,650
Associate's degree
$38,100 – $59,650620
13Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$49,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,850 – $97,3501,040
14Public Safety Telecommunicators$49,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,240 – $62,000640
15Meter Readers, Utilities$48,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,490 – $64,920350
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,080
Some college, no degree
$35,660 – $70,8907,780
17Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$47,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,110 – $80,300600
18Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,230 – $57,9701,040
19Bill and Account Collectors$46,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,970 – $61,100440
20Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,870 – $61,82025,430
21Billing and Posting Clerks$46,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,190 – $59,2002,050
22Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,950 – $71,980880
23Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,210 – $57,7904,590
24Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$43,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,740 – $70,7201,350
25Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$41,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,440 – $59,150920
26Order Clerks$41,020
Some college, no degree
$38,470 – $58,180310
27Customer Service Representatives$39,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,060 – $56,48016,950
28Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,400 – $59,3003,420
29Couriers and Messengers$38,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,310 – $43,240400
30File Clerks$37,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,700 – $52,130340
31Tellers$37,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,970 – $47,4502,330
32Office Clerks, General$37,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,750 – $52,00011,880
33Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,970 – $44,2105,650
34Gambling Cage Workers$31,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,550 – $48,010370
35Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,450 – $35,1102,940

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Mexico	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,890	$52,000 – $92,710	2,800
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,640	$40,540 – $92,410	8,330
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,970	$42,600 – $75,030	660
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	1,570
5	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$42,600 – $75,280	350
6	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,800	$41,060 – $71,800	1,400
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,230	$37,230 – $69,990	820
8	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,000	$40,410 – $70,840	790
9	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,630	$33,860 – $79,030	980
10	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,080	$38,210 – $71,480	460
11	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,810	$35,990 – $53,410	300
12	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,650	$38,100 – $59,650	620
13	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,640	$36,850 – $97,350	1,040
14	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,060	$38,240 – $62,000	640
15	Meter Readers, UtilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,530	$39,490 – $64,920	350
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,080	$35,660 – $70,890	7,780
17	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,850	$32,110 – $80,300	600
18	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,960	$38,230 – $57,970	1,040
19	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,560	$31,970 – $61,100	440
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,450	$33,870 – $61,820	25,430
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,120	$35,190 – $59,200	2,050
22	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,100	$34,950 – $71,980	880
23	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,230	$36,210 – $57,790	4,590
24	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,960	$31,740 – $70,720	1,350
25	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,700	$36,440 – $59,150	920
26	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$41,020	$38,470 – $58,180	310
27	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,030	$31,060 – $56,480	16,950
28	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,860	$31,400 – $59,300	3,420
29	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,570	$28,310 – $43,240	400
30	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,700	$25,700 – $52,130	340
31	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,680	$30,970 – $47,450	2,330
32	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,130	$27,750 – $52,000	11,880
33	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,140	$26,970 – $44,210	5,650
34	Gambling Cage WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,520	$25,550 – $48,010	370
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,300	$27,450 – $35,110	2,940

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