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

The best paid office and admin occupations in New York 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 York run 7.9% above the national average (2024), so a New York salary is worth about 0.93× 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 York.

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

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OccupationMedian, New York · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,420 – $122,44088,890
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$79,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,240 – $124,45083,110
3Brokerage Clerks$78,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,820 – $125,6805,950
4Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$72,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,340 – $107,7809,800
5Postal Service Clerks$62,690
No formal educational credential
$53,290 – $75,0305,030
6Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,04020,580
7Public Safety Telecommunicators$61,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,950 – $79,6305,470
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$61,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $86,4708,400
9Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,580 – $89,99035,160
10Cargo and Freight Agents$60,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,590 – $82,8205,760
11Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2808,290
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,160
Some college, no degree
$39,880 – $81,99084,280
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,450 – $77,1004,780
14New Accounts Clerks$57,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,470 – $68,5504,800
15Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$57,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,980 – $76,8708,120
16Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$55,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $105,78011,160
17Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$55,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,620 – $73,4409,260
18Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$53,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,740 – $97,12011,850
19Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$53,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,250 – $78,23010,220
20Billing and Posting Clerks$53,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,570 – $76,21032,770
21Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$52,920
Associate's degree
$39,000 – $73,6208,800
22Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $64,840122,490
23Word Processors and Typists$48,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,020 – $68,58012,340
24Order Clerks$48,320
Some college, no degree
$34,570 – $65,3603,530
25Customer Service Representatives$48,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,270 – $76,280141,090
26Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,430 – $61,16057,720
27Bill and Account Collectors$47,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,590 – $74,4908,800
28Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,450 – $65,95030,750
29Office Clerks, General$45,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,270 – $64,800134,280
30Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$45,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,340 – $61,4403,780
31Data Entry Keyers$44,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,130 – $61,2009,470
32Tellers$44,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $55,42015,040
33Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,740 – $59,14065,010
34Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$42,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,160 – $76,8105,510
35Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$42,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,700 – $57,4805,990
36Couriers and Messengers$38,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,190 – $56,8407,320
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$38,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,530 – $62,51010,130
38Library Assistants, Clerical$35,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,610 – $57,1608,010

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew York	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,640	$61,420 – $122,440	88,890
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,170	$55,240 – $124,450	83,110
3	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,930	$56,820 – $125,680	5,950
4	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,230	$42,340 – $107,780	9,800
5	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,690	$53,290 – $75,030	5,030
6	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$43,120 – $81,040	20,580
7	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,450	$45,950 – $79,630	5,470
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,040	$45,140 – $86,470	8,400
9	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,920	$42,580 – $89,990	35,160
10	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,040	$40,590 – $82,820	5,760
11	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$45,530 – $75,280	8,290
12	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$58,160	$39,880 – $81,990	84,280
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,120	$44,450 – $77,100	4,780
14	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,950	$46,470 – $68,550	4,800
15	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,790	$44,980 – $76,870	8,120
16	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,810	$36,720 – $105,780	11,160
17	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,410	$39,620 – $73,440	9,260
18	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,500	$39,740 – $97,120	11,850
19	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,430	$47,250 – $78,230	10,220
20	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,320	$40,570 – $76,210	32,770
21	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$52,920	$39,000 – $73,620	8,800
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,600	$37,330 – $64,840	122,490
23	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,400	$37,020 – $68,580	12,340
24	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,320	$34,570 – $65,360	3,530
25	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,000	$36,270 – $76,280	141,090
26	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,710	$38,430 – $61,160	57,720
27	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,170	$35,590 – $74,490	8,800
28	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,100	$36,450 – $65,950	30,750
29	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,890	$34,270 – $64,800	134,280
30	Office Machine Operators, Except ComputerHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,740	$36,340 – $61,440	3,780
31	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,860	$34,130 – $61,200	9,470
32	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,400	$37,950 – $55,420	15,040
33	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,080	$34,740 – $59,140	65,010
34	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,990	$37,160 – $76,810	5,510
35	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,020	$34,700 – $57,480	5,990
36	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,740	$35,190 – $56,840	7,320
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,590	$34,530 – $62,510	10,130
38	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,990	$32,610 – $57,160	8,010

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