High paying office and admin jobs in South Dakota with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in South Dakota 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 South Dakota run 11.4% below the national average (2024), so a South Dakota salary is worth about 1.13× 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 South Dakota.

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

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OccupationMedian, South Dakota · Employed

1Cargo and Freight Agents$64,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,730 – $80,160200
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,940 – $83,4901,750
3Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$61,570
No formal educational credential
$48,880 – $75,280210
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,760
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040850
5Postal Service Clerks$58,470
No formal educational credential
$36,360 – $75,030390
6Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$55,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,930 – $70,1101,230
7Information and Record Clerks, All Other$53,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,840 – $79,440290
8Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,210 – $62,540470
9Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,700 – $66,450690
10Order Clerks$48,010
Some college, no degree
$38,370 – $54,890330
11Public Safety Telecommunicators$47,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $60,310420
12Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540 – $58,300560
13Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$47,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,780 – $64,350370
14Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,800 – $58,0001,710
15Procurement Clerks$46,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,870 – $59,800170
16Bill and Account Collectors$46,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,190 – $59,1401,120
17Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,340
Some college, no degree
$35,730 – $59,14010,200
18Billing and Posting Clerks$46,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,300 – $54,970770
19Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$45,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,410 – $54,9001,020
20Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,150
Associate's degree
$32,820 – $57,300190
21Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$44,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,380 – $49,370330
22Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,510 – $50,770590
23Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$43,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,510 – $55,900860
24Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$43,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,490 – $58,260920
25Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,520 – $55,6802,740
26Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $51,4806,120
27Customer Service Representatives$40,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,050 – $55,6806,120
28Office Clerks, General$38,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,390 – $51,0801,720
29Tellers$38,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,820 – $46,0201,560
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,920 – $47,8605,760
31Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,530 – $47,820320
32Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$35,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,220 – $48,160230
33Gambling Cage Workers$33,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,170 – $44,940160
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,440 – $36,0101,760

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

#	Occupation	MedianSouth Dakota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,340	$49,730 – $80,160	200
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,530	$42,940 – $83,490	1,750
3	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$61,570	$48,880 – $75,280	210
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,760	$42,390 – $81,040	850
5	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$36,360 – $75,030	390
6	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,170	$42,930 – $70,110	1,230
7	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,290	$37,840 – $79,440	290
8	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,350	$33,210 – $62,540	470
9	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,530	$40,700 – $66,450	690
10	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,010	$38,370 – $54,890	330
11	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,900	$36,960 – $60,310	420
12	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,790	$37,540 – $58,300	560
13	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,680	$38,780 – $64,350	370
14	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,000	$38,800 – $58,000	1,710
15	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,690	$34,870 – $59,800	170
16	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,620	$35,190 – $59,140	1,120
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,340	$35,730 – $59,140	10,200
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,180	$31,300 – $54,970	770
19	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,610	$34,410 – $54,900	1,020
20	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$45,150	$32,820 – $57,300	190
21	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,430	$30,380 – $49,370	330
22	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,930	$35,510 – $50,770	590
23	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,920	$30,510 – $55,900	860
24	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,850	$34,490 – $58,260	920
25	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,680	$31,520 – $55,680	2,740
26	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,700	$31,200 – $51,480	6,120
27	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,650	$31,050 – $55,680	6,120
28	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,560	$28,390 – $51,080	1,720
29	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,460	$35,820 – $46,020	1,560
30	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,280	$27,920 – $47,860	5,760
31	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,580	$30,530 – $47,820	320
32	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,860	$30,220 – $48,160	230
33	Gambling Cage WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,300	$27,170 – $44,940	160
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,550	$28,440 – $36,010	1,760

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