High paying office and admin jobs in Sioux Falls, SD-MN with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Sioux Falls, SD-MN 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN run 9.4% below the national average (2024), so a Sioux Falls, SD-MN salary is worth about 1.10× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Sioux Falls, SD-MN · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,460 – $86,740800
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$64,190
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040280
3Cargo and Freight Agents$62,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,730 – $77,060100
4Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$60,530
No formal educational credential
$48,880 – $75,280140
5Public Safety Telecommunicators$60,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130 – $77,09060
6Postal Service Clerks$58,880
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,36070
7Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$57,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,340 – $71,680520
8Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,150 – $59,84090
9Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,910 – $66,450260
10Information and Record Clerks, All Other$50,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,060 – $64,94060
11Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$49,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,780 – $64,350120
12Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $53,040510
13Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,160 – $64,780120
14Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,220 – $58,330720
15Order Clerks$47,850
Some college, no degree
$38,010 – $57,970140
16Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,160 – $62,720180
17Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,910
Some college, no degree
$37,300 – $60,0303,390
18Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$46,800
Associate's degree
$32,820 – $57,16080
19Bill and Account Collectors$46,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140 – $59,140730
20Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,570 – $57,050510
21Procurement Clerks$45,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,910 – $59,80060
22Billing and Posting Clerks$45,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,300 – $52,640450
23Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,510 – $50,150280
24Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$44,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,090 – $49,370120
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,300 – $56,1901,140
26Customer Service Representatives$43,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,960 – $58,9003,270
27Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,490 – $52,5102,060
28Office Clerks, General$38,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,500 – $51,380760
29Tellers$38,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,820 – $47,440470
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,270 – $48,5902,430
31Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,070 – $50,100150
32Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$35,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,770 – $39,840130
33Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$31,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,180 – $36,700350

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

#	Occupation	MedianSioux Falls, SD-MN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,320	$49,460 – $86,740	800
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$64,190	$42,390 – $81,040	280
3	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,950	$49,730 – $77,060	100
4	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$48,880 – $75,280	140
5	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,310	$49,130 – $77,090	60
6	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$58,880	$42,600 – $76,360	70
7	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,360	$40,340 – $71,680	520
8	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,540	$50,150 – $59,840	90
9	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,530	$41,910 – $66,450	260
10	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,340	$30,060 – $64,940	60
11	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,790	$38,780 – $64,350	120
12	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,410	$31,200 – $53,040	510
13	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,290	$41,160 – $64,780	120
14	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,980	$39,220 – $58,330	720
15	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,850	$38,010 – $57,970	140
16	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,480	$41,160 – $62,720	180
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,910	$37,300 – $60,030	3,390
18	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$46,800	$32,820 – $57,160	80
19	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,630	$37,140 – $59,140	730
20	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,230	$35,570 – $57,050	510
21	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,510	$31,910 – $59,800	60
22	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,210	$31,300 – $52,640	450
23	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,800	$31,510 – $50,150	280
24	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,430	$39,090 – $49,370	120
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,060	$32,300 – $56,190	1,140
26	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,850	$32,960 – $58,900	3,270
27	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,560	$29,490 – $52,510	2,060
28	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,910	$26,500 – $51,380	760
29	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,720	$35,820 – $47,440	470
30	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,560	$28,270 – $48,590	2,430
31	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,020	$32,070 – $50,100	150
32	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,310	$30,770 – $39,840	130
33	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,720	$30,180 – $36,700	350

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