High paying office and admin jobs in Pennsylvania with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania run 2.4% below the national average (2024), so a Pennsylvania salary is worth about 1.02× 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 Pennsylvania.

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

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OccupationMedian, Pennsylvania · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$75,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,920 – $102,69012,910
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,000 – $97,56056,600
3Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0303,650
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,04013,900
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,920 – $84,1808,790
6Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$59,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,240 – $75,32010,280
7Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2805,630
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$55,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,630 – $76,9805,170
9Procurement Clerks$53,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,400 – $71,5502,360
10Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,900 – $77,4206,230
11Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,960 – $66,7302,650
12Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,090 – $76,1806,670
13Public Safety Telecommunicators$49,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,350 – $64,3703,620
14Cargo and Freight Agents$49,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,900 – $81,9702,810
15Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $62,9302,100
16Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920 – $71,2007,020
17Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,800
Associate's degree
$37,780 – $63,8102,700
18Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,440
Some college, no degree
$34,960 – $69,57048,920
19Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$48,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $71,9702,970
20Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $63,2504,330
21Billing and Posting Clerks$46,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $63,40015,800
22Order Clerks$46,840
Some college, no degree
$36,030 – $58,9102,570
23Bill and Account Collectors$46,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520 – $64,7206,680
24Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,040 – $61,80065,310
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $61,42030,940
26Office Clerks, General$44,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $62,480107,500
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,280 – $58,17027,600
28Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,440 – $67,4903,320
29Customer Service Representatives$44,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,430 – $63,37094,340
30Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,990 – $81,5404,020
31Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,520 – $65,5803,640
32File Clerks$42,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,270 – $60,1802,830
33Tellers$40,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,750 – $49,16014,800
34Couriers and Messengers$39,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,520 – $48,9503,330
35Data Entry Keyers$38,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,740 – $51,7105,270
36Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,050 – $50,5402,810
37Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,820 – $48,31037,830
38Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$31,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,970 – $37,4007,880
39Library Assistants, Clerical$30,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,110 – $45,9303,930

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

#	Occupation	MedianPennsylvania	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,270	$48,920 – $102,690	12,910
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,270	$45,000 – $97,560	56,600
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $75,030	3,650
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	13,900
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,240	$38,920 – $84,180	8,790
6	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,070	$47,240 – $75,320	10,280
7	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$45,530 – $75,280	5,630
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,690	$39,630 – $76,980	5,170
9	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,800	$41,400 – $71,550	2,360
10	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,430	$35,900 – $77,420	6,230
11	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,130	$34,960 – $66,730	2,650
12	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,960	$36,090 – $76,180	6,670
13	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,890	$39,350 – $64,370	3,620
14	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,590	$36,900 – $81,970	2,810
15	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,480	$37,300 – $62,930	2,100
16	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,420	$37,920 – $71,200	7,020
17	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,800	$37,780 – $63,810	2,700
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,440	$34,960 – $69,570	48,920
19	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,170	$29,640 – $71,970	2,970
20	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,350	$36,250 – $63,250	4,330
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,890	$36,750 – $63,400	15,800
22	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,840	$36,030 – $58,910	2,570
23	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,660	$35,520 – $64,720	6,680
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,270	$32,040 – $61,800	65,310
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,780	$34,640 – $61,420	30,940
26	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,950	$29,640 – $62,480	107,500
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,930	$36,280 – $58,170	27,600
28	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,830	$35,440 – $67,490	3,320
29	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,630	$31,430 – $63,370	94,340
30	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,380	$31,990 – $81,540	4,020
31	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,070	$30,520 – $65,580	3,640
32	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,920	$32,270 – $60,180	2,830
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,200	$34,750 – $49,160	14,800
34	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,700	$30,520 – $48,950	3,330
35	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,810	$29,740 – $51,710	5,270
36	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,980	$29,050 – $50,540	2,810
37	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,810	$24,820 – $48,310	37,830
38	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,330	$23,970 – $37,400	7,880
39	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,690	$22,110 – $45,930	3,930

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