High paying office and admin jobs in Ohio with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Ohio 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 Ohio run 7.2% below the national average (2024), so a Ohio 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 Ohio.

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

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OccupationMedian, Ohio · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$69,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,480 – $99,33010,940
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,740 – $97,17045,070
3Postal Service Clerks$62,690
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0302,430
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,130
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,04012,680
5Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2803,700
6Public Safety Telecommunicators$58,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,490 – $69,9804,550
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,300 – $81,67017,700
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,310 – $80,6505,820
9Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,270 – $76,4104,360
10Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,540 – $76,4305,720
11Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$50,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,590 – $71,8604,300
12Cargo and Freight Agents$49,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,200 – $80,6802,840
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,180 – $64,2605,800
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,810
Some college, no degree
$36,110 – $67,33045,140
15Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,720 – $63,39011,160
16Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,310
Associate's degree
$35,790 – $65,1002,770
17Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,450 – $73,2309,550
18Billing and Posting Clerks$46,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $60,11019,480
19Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,130 – $63,15054,790
20Bill and Account Collectors$46,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,830 – $62,2006,620
21Order Clerks$46,120
Some college, no degree
$33,280 – $63,2003,810
22Customer Service Representatives$45,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,340 – $63,21085,930
23Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,510 – $60,74035,880
24Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,750 – $64,0502,660
25Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,730 – $56,83029,110
26Office Clerks, General$43,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,770 – $63,19089,310
27Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$42,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $56,5306,730
28File Clerks$40,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,190 – $57,4101,820
29Data Entry Keyers$40,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,220 – $54,9904,530
30Tellers$39,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $47,93013,890
31Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,250 – $49,1302,210
32Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,070 – $46,84030,850
33Library Assistants, Clerical$33,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,070 – $46,0105,240
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,340 – $36,3906,320
35Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$30,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,260 – $57,5102,760

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

#	Occupation	MedianOhio	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,600	$47,480 – $99,330	10,940
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,220	$44,740 – $97,170	45,070
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,690	$42,600 – $75,030	2,430
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,130	$42,390 – $81,040	12,680
5	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$45,530 – $75,280	3,700
6	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,100	$38,490 – $69,980	4,550
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,830	$40,300 – $81,670	17,700
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,270	$40,310 – $80,650	5,820
9	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,080	$34,270 – $76,410	4,360
10	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,320	$35,540 – $76,430	5,720
11	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,070	$39,590 – $71,860	4,300
12	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,530	$39,200 – $80,680	2,840
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,150	$39,180 – $64,260	5,800
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,810	$36,110 – $67,330	45,140
15	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$39,720 – $63,390	11,160
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,310	$35,790 – $65,100	2,770
17	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,030	$34,450 – $73,230	9,550
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,390	$37,300 – $60,110	19,480
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,230	$32,130 – $63,150	54,790
20	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,230	$30,830 – $62,200	6,620
21	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,120	$33,280 – $63,200	3,810
22	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,610	$31,340 – $63,210	85,930
23	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,270	$35,510 – $60,740	35,880
24	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,230	$31,750 – $64,050	2,660
25	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,280	$36,730 – $56,830	29,110
26	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,680	$27,770 – $63,190	89,310
27	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,480	$35,990 – $56,530	6,730
28	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,650	$27,190 – $57,410	1,820
29	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,220	$29,220 – $54,990	4,530
30	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,810	$35,360 – $47,930	13,890
31	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,470	$29,250 – $49,130	2,210
32	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,920	$26,070 – $46,840	30,850
33	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,480	$23,070 – $46,010	5,240
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,630	$27,340 – $36,390	6,320
35	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,060	$22,260 – $57,510	2,760

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