High paying office and admin jobs in Rhode Island with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island run 2.3% above the national average (2024), so a Rhode Island salary is worth about 0.98× 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 Rhode Island.

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

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OccupationMedian, Rhode Island · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$77,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310 – $97,960950
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,850 – $102,7205,090
3Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$65,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,890 – $97,680960
4Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$64,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,660 – $78,050570
5Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,610
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,0401,220
6Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$63,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,580 – $93,560390
7Brokerage Clerks$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,780 – $63,830450
8Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$61,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,780 – $82,050660
9Postal Service Clerks$61,570
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030250
10Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,280600
11Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080 – $82,090410
12Public Safety Telecommunicators$58,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,880 – $68,730370
13Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$56,370
Associate's degree
$43,540 – $71,110150
14Procurement Clerks$53,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,280 – $75,080210
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,280
Some college, no degree
$39,880 – $76,2104,570
16Billing and Posting Clerks$52,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,440 – $70,740980
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$52,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,000 – $72,8005,200
18Bill and Account Collectors$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,040 – $77,810370
19Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,450 – $65,570650
20Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$49,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,990 – $64,420370
21Order Clerks$49,410
Some college, no degree
$45,180 – $58,080170
22Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,070 – $83,390530
23Office Clerks, General$47,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050 – $66,9307,700
24Customer Service Representatives$47,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $65,0107,890
25Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630 – $61,3302,350
26Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,710 – $61,4802,420
27Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $77,840210
28Tellers$45,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,220 – $54,980830
29Data Entry Keyers$44,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,280 – $63,190270
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,940 – $50,0204,270
31Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,090 – $49,750310
32Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $46,430530
33Couriers and Messengers$36,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $47,290160
34Library Assistants, Clerical$36,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $49,550510

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

#	Occupation	MedianRhode Island	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,820	$47,310 – $97,960	950
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,030	$50,850 – $102,720	5,090
3	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,310	$41,890 – $97,680	960
4	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,560	$47,660 – $78,050	570
5	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$63,610	$43,120 – $81,040	1,220
6	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,020	$42,580 – $93,560	390
7	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$51,780 – $63,830	450
8	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,670	$48,780 – $82,050	660
9	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,570	$42,600 – $75,030	250
10	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$45,530 – $75,280	600
11	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,370	$38,080 – $82,090	410
12	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,310	$47,880 – $68,730	370
13	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$56,370	$43,540 – $71,110	150
14	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,980	$41,280 – $75,080	210
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$53,280	$39,880 – $76,210	4,570
16	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,910	$40,440 – $70,740	980
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,140	$38,000 – $72,800	5,200
18	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$45,040 – $77,810	370
19	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,560	$31,450 – $65,570	650
20	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,780	$34,990 – $64,420	370
21	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$49,410	$45,180 – $58,080	170
22	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,320	$37,070 – $83,390	530
23	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,830	$34,050 – $66,930	7,700
24	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,550	$36,160 – $65,010	7,890
25	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,860	$40,630 – $61,330	2,350
26	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,520	$35,710 – $61,480	2,420
27	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,420	$35,660 – $77,840	210
28	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,300	$40,220 – $54,980	830
29	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,980	$37,280 – $63,190	270
30	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,620	$32,940 – $50,020	4,270
31	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,330	$36,090 – $49,750	310
32	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,840	$31,200 – $46,430	530
33	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,810	$31,200 – $47,290	160
34	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,610	$31,200 – $49,550	510

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