High paying office and admin jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Champaign-Urbana, IL 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Champaign-Urbana, IL 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, Champaign-Urbana, IL · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03070
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040250
3Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$48,880 – $75,280180
4Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,070 – $81,63080
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,770 – $85,240200
6Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$56,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,330 – $82,660100
7Public Safety Telecommunicators$53,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,500 – $78,18090
8Bill and Account Collectors$50,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,950 – $66,54040
9Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,830
Some college, no degree
$37,640 – $65,870710
10Office Clerks, General$48,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,360 – $63,3402,180
11Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,800 – $68,8501,220
12Billing and Posting Clerks$47,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,730 – $65,610250
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,130 – $62,110160
14Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,430 – $79,20080
15Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,820 – $57,530570
16New Accounts Clerks$45,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,210 – $61,09050
17Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,280 – $62,140310
18Order Clerks$45,150
Some college, no degree
$38,630 – $58,66040
19Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,750 – $71,940210
20Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,880 – $68,97040
21File Clerks$43,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,940 – $76,09060
22Data Entry Keyers$42,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $57,09050
23Customer Service Representatives$41,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,700 – $68,2501,480
24Couriers and Messengers$37,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,270 – $44,08090
25Tellers$36,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,590 – $45,760480
26Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $49,110760
27Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$35,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $49,01080
28Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $37,380150
29Library Assistants, Clerical$33,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $55,990220

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

#	Occupation	MedianChampaign-Urbana, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $75,030	70
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,990	$42,390 – $81,040	250
3	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$48,880 – $75,280	180
4	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,200	$39,070 – $81,630	80
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,780	$43,770 – $85,240	200
6	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,360	$32,330 – $82,660	100
7	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,590	$41,500 – $78,180	90
8	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,040	$34,950 – $66,540	40
9	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,830	$37,640 – $65,870	710
10	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,800	$33,360 – $63,340	2,180
11	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,260	$32,800 – $68,850	1,220
12	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,500	$37,730 – $65,610	250
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,210	$36,130 – $62,110	160
14	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,460	$44,430 – $79,200	80
15	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,060	$35,820 – $57,530	570
16	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,870	$38,210 – $61,090	50
17	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,810	$35,280 – $62,140	310
18	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$45,150	$38,630 – $58,660	40
19	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,320	$31,750 – $71,940	210
20	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,140	$37,880 – $68,970	40
21	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,690	$31,940 – $76,090	60
22	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,370	$31,200 – $57,090	50
23	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,280	$31,700 – $68,250	1,480
24	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,300	$35,270 – $44,080	90
25	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,930	$34,590 – $45,760	480
26	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,880	$31,200 – $49,110	760
27	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,460	$31,200 – $49,010	80
28	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,680	$31,200 – $37,380	150
29	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,510	$31,200 – $55,990	220

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