High paying office and admin jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in New Orleans-Metairie, LA 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 Orleans-Metairie, LA run 7.4% below the national average (2024), so a New Orleans-Metairie, LA 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.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Orleans-Metairie, LA · Employed

1Postal Service Mail Carriers$64,250
No formal educational credential
$44,160 – $81,0401,120
2Postal Service Clerks$62,370
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,360180
3Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,180 – $99,940360
4Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,290 – $91,0201,920
5First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,450 – $89,7704,830
6Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030430
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,570 – $73,050480
8Procurement Clerks$52,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,150 – $66,520170
9Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,910 – $65,940200
10Cargo and Freight Agents$50,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,830 – $73,740410
11Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,570
Associate's degree
$33,830 – $66,390190
12Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $71,040670
13Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,280 – $63,270760
14Financial Clerks, All Other$47,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,470 – $62,190240
15Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,000 – $68,1401,430
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,980
Some college, no degree
$31,050 – $67,0203,840
17Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$46,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,810 – $76,860310
18Billing and Posting Clerks$46,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $60,3401,360
19Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$46,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,970 – $73,520770
20Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $59,850170
21Loan Interviewers and Clerks$45,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,400 – $61,020440
22Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,670 – $60,130270
23Order Clerks$44,880
Some college, no degree
$33,470 – $61,070180
24Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,820 – $60,2106,180
25Bill and Account Collectors$42,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,040 – $57,500440
26Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,790 – $66,3501,670
27Customer Service Representatives$39,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,860 – $56,9605,600
28Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $46,6801,190
29Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$37,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,550 – $46,040230
30Tellers$37,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,140 – $46,600980
31Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,430 – $43,900160
32Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,830 – $49,120530
33Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,800 – $46,7802,930
34Data Entry Keyers$34,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,420 – $60,940320
35Couriers and Messengers$34,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,360 – $44,870310
36Office Clerks, General$33,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,540 – $51,6506,740
37File Clerks$32,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,900 – $48,870190
38Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,970 – $35,3701,590

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Orleans-Metairie, LA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$64,250	$44,160 – $81,040	1,120
2	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,370	$42,600 – $76,360	180
3	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,620	$41,180 – $99,940	360
4	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,370	$40,290 – $91,020	1,920
5	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,270	$41,450 – $89,770	4,830
6	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$42,600 – $75,030	430
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,590	$31,570 – $73,050	480
8	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,480	$39,150 – $66,520	170
9	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,150	$36,910 – $65,940	200
10	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,330	$28,830 – $73,740	410
11	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,570	$33,830 – $66,390	190
12	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$36,460 – $71,040	670
13	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,730	$35,280 – $63,270	760
14	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,490	$33,470 – $62,190	240
15	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,300	$24,000 – $68,140	1,430
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,980	$31,050 – $67,020	3,840
17	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,870	$34,810 – $76,860	310
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,830	$36,950 – $60,340	1,360
19	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,360	$33,970 – $73,520	770
20	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,180	$33,860 – $59,850	170
21	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,910	$27,400 – $61,020	440
22	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,920	$32,670 – $60,130	270
23	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,880	$33,470 – $61,070	180
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,830	$28,820 – $60,210	6,180
25	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,230	$30,040 – $57,500	440
26	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,430	$29,790 – $66,350	1,670
27	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,300	$29,860 – $56,960	5,600
28	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,280	$34,640 – $46,680	1,190
29	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,120	$23,550 – $46,040	230
30	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,020	$30,140 – $46,600	980
31	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,620	$31,430 – $43,900	160
32	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,560	$30,830 – $49,120	530
33	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,750	$22,800 – $46,780	2,930
34	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,890	$23,420 – $60,940	320
35	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,100	$23,360 – $44,870	310
36	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,860	$21,540 – $51,650	6,740
37	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,740	$24,900 – $48,870	190
38	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,340	$18,970 – $35,370	1,590

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