High paying office and admin jobs in America with no degree

The best paid office and admin occupations in America 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.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, America · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$76,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,560 – $109,850459,910
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,610 – $104,7101.4M
3Postal Service Clerks$62,130
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03073,720
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040328,820
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,080 – $86,000390,160
6Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,280105,200
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,500 – $81,350153,140
8Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500 – $91,730156,280
9Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$54,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,900 – $74,690154,800
10Public Safety Telecommunicators$53,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,320 – $79,830102,500
11Cargo and Freight Agents$52,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,340 – $79,81097,670
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,670
Some college, no degree
$36,000 – $74,5501.4M
13Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,610
Associate's degree
$37,340 – $68,28090,220
14Procurement Clerks$50,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,040 – $68,62055,810
15Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,030 – $78,140202,810
16Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $69,770164,790
17Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,870 – $71,420134,920
18Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,560 – $73,590214,260
19Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $73,820179,750
20Billing and Posting Clerks$48,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,290 – $67,710404,060
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $66,3501.7M
22Bill and Account Collectors$47,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,400 – $65,580158,830
23Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,290 – $60,91053,300
24Order Clerks$46,170
Some college, no degree
$35,530 – $63,53075,200
25Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $60,530961,610
26Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$45,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,900 – $62,810148,060
27Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$45,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,090 – $71,940192,260
28Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $62,190816,870
29Office Clerks, General$45,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,310 – $64,6802.5M
30Customer Service Representatives$44,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,750 – $63,5902.6M
31Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,140 – $78,150118,710
32File Clerks$43,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $63,49073,440
33Tellers$43,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,360 – $49,680329,480
34Data Entry Keyers$41,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $58,790127,080
35Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$39,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,780 – $54,82055,230
36Couriers and Messengers$39,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,550 – $50,33068,640
37Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,760 – $49,950910,180
38Library Assistants, Clerical$36,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,730 – $55,31085,520
39Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,120 – $45,470261,420

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

#	Occupation	MedianAmerica	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,590	$50,560 – $109,850	459,910
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,500	$45,610 – $104,710	1.4M
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,130	$42,600 – $75,030	73,720
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,550	$42,390 – $81,040	328,820
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,650	$40,080 – $86,000	390,160
6	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$45,530 – $75,280	105,200
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,260	$39,500 – $81,350	153,140
8	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,570	$36,500 – $91,730	156,280
9	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,210	$38,900 – $74,690	154,800
10	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,040	$37,320 – $79,830	102,500
11	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,260	$38,340 – $79,810	97,670
12	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,670	$36,000 – $74,550	1.4M
13	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,610	$37,340 – $68,280	90,220
14	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,580	$38,040 – $68,620	55,810
15	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,340	$36,030 – $78,140	202,810
16	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,020	$37,330 – $69,770	164,790
17	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,500	$33,870 – $71,420	134,920
18	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,230	$37,560 – $73,590	214,260
19	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,700	$36,300 – $73,820	179,750
20	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,500	$37,290 – $67,710	404,060
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,540	$33,280 – $66,350	1.7M
22	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,030	$34,400 – $65,580	158,830
23	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,380	$35,290 – $60,910	53,300
24	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,170	$35,530 – $63,530	75,200
25	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$35,930 – $60,530	961,610
26	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,920	$33,900 – $62,810	148,060
27	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,670	$31,090 – $71,940	192,260
28	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,260	$34,650 – $62,190	816,870
29	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,010	$30,310 – $64,680	2.5M
30	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,770	$31,750 – $63,590	2.6M
31	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,390	$32,140 – $78,150	118,710
32	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,600	$31,200 – $63,490	73,440
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,030	$34,360 – $49,680	329,480
34	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,340	$31,200 – $58,790	127,080
35	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,280	$30,780 – $54,820	55,230
36	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,200	$31,550 – $50,330	68,640
37	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,010	$28,760 – $49,950	910,180
38	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,910	$27,730 – $55,310	85,520
39	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,070	$27,120 – $45,470	261,420

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