High paying office and admin jobs in Washington with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in Washington 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 Washington run 7.0% above the national average (2024), so a Washington salary is worth about 0.93× 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 Washington.

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

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OccupationMedian, Washington · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$79,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,900 – $120,71031,790
2Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$79,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,810 – $106,72011,560
3Public Safety Telecommunicators$78,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,920 – $96,1301,980
4Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$66,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,370 – $76,6903,880
5Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$64,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,970 – $80,7203,450
6Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$64,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,220 – $89,2903,560
7Postal Service Clerks$61,570
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,460
8Cargo and Freight Agents$60,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,330 – $82,2902,410
9Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$60,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,290 – $82,5003,730
10Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,0406,550
11Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2801,770
12Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$59,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,050 – $88,0004,920
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,580 – $75,5203,290
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,620
Some college, no degree
$45,070 – $77,63032,930
15Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $93,6003,950
16Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,980 – $73,48010,960
17Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$57,390
Associate's degree
$45,320 – $75,9202,350
18Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$57,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,250 – $74,75031,710
19Billing and Posting Clerks$56,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,720 – $72,84011,960
20Information and Record Clerks, All Other$53,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,770 – $69,2403,510
21Procurement Clerks$52,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,760 – $69,2401,750
22Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$51,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,930 – $93,21019,500
23Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$51,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,110 – $63,0103,050
24Office Clerks, General$50,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,600 – $73,14049,050
25Customer Service Representatives$50,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,290 – $73,61039,760
26Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,120 – $66,0203,240
27Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$48,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,080 – $79,1702,970
28Bill and Account Collectors$48,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $70,7602,260
29Order Clerks$47,990
Some college, no degree
$42,710 – $66,4004,300
30Tellers$47,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,190 – $60,8709,180
31Library Assistants, Clerical$47,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,450 – $61,5902,810
32Data Entry Keyers$47,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,070 – $63,7901,360
33Couriers and Messengers$46,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,380 – $55,3701,190
34Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$46,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,260 – $61,5101,360
35Receptionists and Information Clerks$44,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,730 – $57,84026,500
36Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$40,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,850 – $48,7105,630

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

#	Occupation	MedianWashington	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,480	$56,900 – $120,710	31,790
2	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,250	$59,810 – $106,720	11,560
3	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,850	$56,920 – $96,130	1,980
4	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,330	$52,370 – $76,690	3,880
5	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,680	$49,970 – $80,720	3,450
6	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,560	$50,220 – $89,290	3,560
7	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,570	$42,600 – $75,030	1,460
8	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,760	$48,330 – $82,290	2,410
9	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,220	$44,290 – $82,500	3,730
10	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,990	$43,120 – $81,040	6,550
11	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$45,530 – $75,280	1,770
12	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,330	$44,050 – $88,000	4,920
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,740	$46,580 – $75,520	3,290
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$58,620	$45,070 – $77,630	32,930
15	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,360	$45,140 – $93,600	3,950
16	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,100	$44,980 – $73,480	10,960
17	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$57,390	$45,320 – $75,920	2,350
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,330	$43,250 – $74,750	31,710
19	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,090	$40,720 – $72,840	11,960
20	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,890	$38,770 – $69,240	3,510
21	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,910	$43,760 – $69,240	1,750
22	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,590	$38,930 – $93,210	19,500
23	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,090	$42,110 – $63,010	3,050
24	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,500	$38,600 – $73,140	49,050
25	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,330	$39,290 – $73,610	39,760
26	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,190	$40,120 – $66,020	3,240
27	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,520	$44,080 – $79,170	2,970
28	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,460	$40,000 – $70,760	2,260
29	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,990	$42,710 – $66,400	4,300
30	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,670	$40,190 – $60,870	9,180
31	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,540	$37,450 – $61,590	2,810
32	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,480	$38,070 – $63,790	1,360
33	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,500	$38,380 – $55,370	1,190
34	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,380	$37,260 – $61,510	1,360
35	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,710	$36,730 – $57,840	26,500
36	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,460	$36,850 – $48,710	5,630

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