High paying office and admin jobs in Utica-Rome, NY with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Utica-Rome, NY 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 Utica-Rome, NY run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Utica-Rome, NY salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Utica-Rome, NY · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,160 – $97,470470
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,870 – $97,8401,010
3Postal Service Clerks$60,530
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $72,950110
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040340
5Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$54,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,020 – $59,13040
6Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$52,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,740 – $59,330150
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$52,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,260 – $76,760430
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$49,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,960 – $66,990150
9Billing and Posting Clerks$49,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,340 – $61,080410
10Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,280
Some college, no degree
$38,030 – $66,8601,770
11Bill and Account Collectors$49,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $62,97070
12Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,880
Associate's degree
$38,940 – $60,130100
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,560 – $59,29060
14New Accounts Clerks$48,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,350 – $58,450110
15Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,050 – $75,04070
16Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$46,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $77,240290
17Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $50,86060
18Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $60,9801,490
19Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,430 – $60,450590
20Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$45,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,750 – $69,350160
21Public Safety Telecommunicators$45,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,400 – $60,89070
22Customer Service Representatives$45,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,240 – $65,4001,770
23Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$45,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,010 – $76,550250
24Order Clerks$44,990
Some college, no degree
$35,310 – $63,10050
25Procurement Clerks$44,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,500 – $65,45040
26Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,050 – $48,620690
27Financial Clerks, All Other$43,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,870 – $63,50040
28Tellers$43,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $44,800340
29Word Processors and Typists$42,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,170 – $54,770170
30Data Entry Keyers$38,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140 – $49,55070
31Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,620 – $49,370120
32Office Clerks, General$38,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $58,2802,160
33Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $47,210710
34Couriers and Messengers$36,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $43,920100
35Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $47,390170
36Library Assistants, Clerical$34,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $47,730110

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtica-Rome, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,990	$52,160 – $97,470	470
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,390	$48,870 – $97,840	1,010
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$42,600 – $72,950	110
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	340
5	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,570	$36,020 – $59,130	40
6	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,980	$39,740 – $59,330	150
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,550	$39,260 – $76,760	430
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,940	$37,960 – $66,990	150
9	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,460	$39,340 – $61,080	410
10	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$49,280	$38,030 – $66,860	1,770
11	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,040	$39,430 – $62,970	70
12	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,880	$38,940 – $60,130	100
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,570	$39,560 – $59,290	60
14	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,150	$44,350 – $58,450	110
15	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,550	$39,050 – $75,040	70
16	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,320	$40,000 – $77,240	290
17	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,200	$36,510 – $50,860	60
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,110	$34,640 – $60,980	1,490
19	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,630	$34,430 – $60,450	590
20	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,410	$34,750 – $69,350	160
21	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,260	$39,400 – $60,890	70
22	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,250	$33,240 – $65,400	1,770
23	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,220	$36,010 – $76,550	250
24	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,990	$35,310 – $63,100	50
25	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,910	$32,500 – $65,450	40
26	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,570	$37,050 – $48,620	690
27	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,040	$37,870 – $63,500	40
28	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,030	$37,510 – $44,800	340
29	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,620	$35,170 – $54,770	170
30	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,910	$35,140 – $49,550	70
31	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,730	$32,620 – $49,370	120
32	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,160	$32,240 – $58,280	2,160
33	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,810	$32,240 – $47,210	710
34	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,500	$32,240 – $43,920	100
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,680	$32,240 – $47,390	170
36	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,280	$32,240 – $47,730	110

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