High paying office and admin jobs in North Carolina with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in North Carolina 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 North Carolina run 5.7% below the national average (2024), so a North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

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

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OccupationMedian, North Carolina · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$70,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,720 – $99,7108,890
2Postal Service Clerks$64,290
No formal educational credential
$55,350 – $75,0302,070
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,880 – $97,90035,830
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $82,37011,030
5Loan Interviewers and Clerks$57,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,030 – $70,0504,800
6Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$55,350
No formal educational credential
$40,600 – $75,2804,040
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,620 – $74,4803,630
8Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$52,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $77,41013,000
9New Accounts Clerks$49,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,690 – $71,3001,910
10Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,290 – $71,4005,240
11Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$48,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,890 – $73,8906,420
12Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $71,0105,740
13Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,190
Associate's degree
$35,270 – $62,7802,790
14Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560 – $72,7006,570
15Cargo and Freight Agents$48,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $68,4102,520
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,930
Some college, no degree
$33,710 – $67,29048,760
17Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$47,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,330 – $58,8007,740
18Billing and Posting Clerks$47,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,130 – $62,9807,000
19Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080 – $59,7703,730
20Order Clerks$46,060
Some college, no degree
$34,510 – $61,5802,990
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,720 – $61,75043,690
22Tellers$44,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,550 – $50,4505,260
23Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,690 – $77,9805,760
24Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,880 – $55,29056,840
25Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,190 – $71,6403,780
26File Clerks$43,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,520 – $56,7901,970
27Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,570 – $58,98020,150
28Bill and Account Collectors$42,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,960 – $58,7205,460
29Office Clerks, General$41,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,660 – $60,17067,930
30Customer Service Representatives$40,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,200 – $59,82089,510
31Data Entry Keyers$39,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,780 – $52,6203,330
32Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,710 – $51,0002,330
33Couriers and Messengers$39,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,120 – $47,2803,350
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,270 – $46,21020,080
35Information and Record Clerks, All Other$33,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,250 – $61,0304,660
36Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,120 – $37,3307,530

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

#	Occupation	MedianNorth Carolina	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,140	$49,720 – $99,710	8,890
2	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,290	$55,350 – $75,030	2,070
3	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,340	$43,880 – $97,900	35,830
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,990	$42,390 – $82,370	11,030
5	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,780	$40,030 – $70,050	4,800
6	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$55,350	$40,600 – $75,280	4,040
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,550	$36,620 – $74,480	3,630
8	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,640	$37,860 – $77,410	13,000
9	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,480	$43,690 – $71,300	1,910
10	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,110	$37,290 – $71,400	5,240
11	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,890	$36,890 – $73,890	6,420
12	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,230	$35,930 – $71,010	5,740
13	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,190	$35,270 – $62,780	2,790
14	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,130	$38,560 – $72,700	6,570
15	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,000	$35,990 – $68,410	2,520
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,930	$33,710 – $67,290	48,760
17	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,350	$38,330 – $58,800	7,740
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,160	$36,130 – $62,980	7,000
19	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,550	$38,080 – $59,770	3,730
20	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,060	$34,510 – $61,580	2,990
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,790	$31,720 – $61,750	43,690
22	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,830	$37,550 – $50,450	5,260
23	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,630	$35,690 – $77,980	5,760
24	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,190	$35,880 – $55,290	56,840
25	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,720	$31,190 – $71,640	3,780
26	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,260	$31,520 – $56,790	1,970
27	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,040	$32,570 – $58,980	20,150
28	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,910	$24,960 – $58,720	5,460
29	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,770	$27,660 – $60,170	67,930
30	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,240	$30,200 – $59,820	89,510
31	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,610	$31,780 – $52,620	3,330
32	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,200	$31,710 – $51,000	2,330
33	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,100	$28,120 – $47,280	3,350
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,440	$23,270 – $46,210	20,080
35	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,880	$23,250 – $61,030	4,660
36	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,900	$23,120 – $37,330	7,530

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