High paying office and admin jobs in Bakersfield-Delano, CA with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Bakersfield-Delano, CA that require neither a degree nor prior experience in a related job. 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA run 0.9% above the national average (2024), so a Bakersfield-Delano, CA salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Bakersfield-Delano, CA · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$64,630
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030130
2Public Safety Telecommunicators$63,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,260 – $84,220220
3Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,400 – $97,240800
4Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,030220
5Information and Record Clerks, All Other$57,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,960 – $69,890870
6Postal Service Mail Carriers$56,660
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040630
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $83,860500
8Loan Interviewers and Clerks$55,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,730 – $71,380140
9Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$55,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,830 – $63,790340
10Procurement Clerks$54,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,930 – $75,190120
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,170
Some college, no degree
$39,210 – $75,1202,580
12Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$52,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,310 – $62,750360
13Billing and Posting Clerks$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,850 – $69,330620
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,570
Associate's degree
$40,700 – $69,970230
15Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,560 – $73,500220
16Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $69,0402,730
17Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,190 – $76,400540
18Order Clerks$50,530
Some college, no degree
$38,520 – $77,350130
19Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,420 – $73,120180
20Bill and Account Collectors$49,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $74,260160
21Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $74,110150
22Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,320 – $62,3401,670
23Customer Service Representatives$47,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,210 – $62,1801,970
24Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $74,3001,380
25Office Clerks, General$45,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,340 – $60,8605,500
26Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080 – $59,800300
27Tellers$44,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,690 – $49,400560
28Data Entry Keyers$44,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140 – $56,000170
29File Clerks$43,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $59,790210
30Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$42,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530 – $56,880140
31Receptionists and Information Clerks$39,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,810 – $49,4101,180
32Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$39,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $71,430400
33Couriers and Messengers$38,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320 – $55,660130
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320 – $43,090410

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

#	Occupation	MedianBakersfield-Delano, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,630	$42,600 – $75,030	130
2	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,240	$48,260 – $84,220	220
3	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,380	$43,400 – $97,240	800
4	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$45,530 – $75,030	220
5	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,040	$41,960 – $69,890	870
6	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$56,660	$42,390 – $81,040	630
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,650	$41,600 – $83,860	500
8	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,240	$38,730 – $71,380	140
9	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,220	$42,830 – $63,790	340
10	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,240	$38,930 – $75,190	120
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$53,170	$39,210 – $75,120	2,580
12	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,790	$40,310 – $62,750	360
13	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$40,850 – $69,330	620
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$51,570	$40,700 – $69,970	230
15	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,150	$41,560 – $73,500	220
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,960	$37,440 – $69,040	2,730
17	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,750	$37,190 – $76,400	540
18	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,530	$38,520 – $77,350	130
19	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,990	$40,420 – $73,120	180
20	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,870	$37,330 – $74,260	160
21	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,750	$45,140 – $74,110	150
22	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,430	$38,320 – $62,340	1,670
23	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,310	$36,210 – $62,180	1,970
24	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,970	$35,990 – $74,300	1,380
25	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,440	$35,340 – $60,860	5,500
26	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,130	$36,080 – $59,800	300
27	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,830	$35,690 – $49,400	560
28	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,760	$35,140 – $56,000	170
29	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,620	$35,660 – $59,790	210
30	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,710	$35,530 – $56,880	140
31	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,690	$34,810 – $49,410	1,180
32	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,510	$34,790 – $71,430	400
33	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,390	$34,320 – $55,660	130
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,630	$34,320 – $43,090	410

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