High paying office and admin jobs in Oregon with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Oregon 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 Oregon run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Oregon salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Oregon.

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

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OccupationMedian, Oregon · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$75,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,470 – $102,0006,000
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$74,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,280 – $102,54012,200
3Public Safety Telecommunicators$71,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,750 – $96,5301,110
4Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$61,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,520 – $78,7901,820
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$60,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,430 – $82,0802,890
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,020 – $80,7002,790
7Postal Service Clerks$60,530
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030960
8Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$59,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,490 – $95,2601,590
9Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,400
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0403,760
10Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,890
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,2801,090
11Loan Interviewers and Clerks$57,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,030 – $72,8501,920
12Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,610 – $73,7401,740
13Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630 – $77,4703,290
14Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$54,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,160 – $60,040800
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,060
Some college, no degree
$37,750 – $74,60021,710
16Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$53,550
Associate's degree
$43,920 – $66,2301,050
17Billing and Posting Clerks$51,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,410 – $65,0705,030
18Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,480 – $70,32023,150
19Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$51,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,680 – $72,4503,600
20Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$50,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,600 – $65,7902,640
21Bill and Account Collectors$50,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $65,130830
22Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$50,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,120 – $62,2101,710
23File Clerks$50,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $67,240970
24Order Clerks$50,260
Some college, no degree
$39,960 – $72,040790
25Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,900 – $63,34016,840
26Office Clerks, General$49,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120 – $67,37027,980
27Cargo and Freight Agents$49,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,730 – $74,5601,290
28Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,930 – $64,5804,590
29New Accounts Clerks$48,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,440 – $58,4001,410
30Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,780 – $65,12011,210
31Customer Service Representatives$47,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,710 – $64,13019,440
32Couriers and Messengers$45,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,110 – $58,960850
33Tellers$44,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $47,7802,990
34Library Assistants, Clerical$42,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,160 – $50,5601,090
35Receptionists and Information Clerks$40,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,970 – $49,66013,590
36Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$40,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $71,1801,340
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,140 – $45,1804,080

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

#	Occupation	MedianOregon	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,480	$56,470 – $102,000	6,000
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,300	$49,280 – $102,540	12,200
3	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,980	$53,750 – $96,530	1,110
4	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,300	$47,520 – $78,790	1,820
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,980	$42,430 – $82,080	2,890
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,790	$46,020 – $80,700	2,790
7	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$42,600 – $75,030	960
8	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,610	$40,490 – $95,260	1,590
9	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,400	$42,390 – $81,040	3,760
10	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,890	$47,440 – $75,280	1,090
11	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,650	$42,030 – $72,850	1,920
12	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,660	$42,610 – $73,740	1,740
13	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,980	$40,630 – $77,470	3,290
14	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,500	$39,160 – $60,040	800
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$54,060	$37,750 – $74,600	21,710
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$53,550	$43,920 – $66,230	1,050
17	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,860	$41,410 – $65,070	5,030
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,740	$38,480 – $70,320	23,150
19	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,610	$35,680 – $72,450	3,600
20	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,890	$39,600 – $65,790	2,640
21	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,880	$39,120 – $65,130	830
22	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,730	$41,120 – $62,210	1,710
23	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,660	$33,860 – $67,240	970
24	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,260	$39,960 – $72,040	790
25	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,130	$39,900 – $63,340	16,840
26	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,910	$36,120 – $67,370	27,980
27	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,420	$43,730 – $74,560	1,290
28	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,310	$33,930 – $64,580	4,590
29	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,330	$45,440 – $58,400	1,410
30	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,540	$36,780 – $65,120	11,210
31	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,450	$36,710 – $64,130	19,440
32	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,170	$35,110 – $58,960	850
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,440	$37,990 – $47,780	2,990
34	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,270	$33,160 – $50,560	1,090
35	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,900	$33,970 – $49,660	13,590
36	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,570	$35,360 – $71,180	1,340
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,020	$32,140 – $45,180	4,080

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