High paying office and admin jobs in Charlottesville, VA with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Charlottesville, VA 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 Charlottesville, VA run 0.9% below the national average (2024), so a Charlottesville, VA salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Charlottesville, VA · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03060
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040200
3Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$60,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,260 – $80,37080
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$54,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,170 – $80,730110
5Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$53,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,950 – $68,220370
6Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$53,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,670 – $63,4501,160
7Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,680
Some college, no degree
$37,910 – $69,000870
8Brokerage Clerks$52,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,460 – $80,23040
9Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,920 – $63,650110
10Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$50,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,980 – $66,45090
11Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,300
Associate's degree
$47,190 – $66,00080
12Billing and Posting Clerks$48,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100 – $68,710150
13Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$45,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $64,14060
14Office Clerks, General$45,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,950 – $66,3202,080
15Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,490 – $54,310830
16Public Safety Telecommunicators$45,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,320 – $59,47050
17Information and Record Clerks, All Other$45,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,810 – $63,330110
18Tellers$44,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $49,550150
19Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$42,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,680 – $56,95080
20Order Clerks$42,500
Some college, no degree
$38,280 – $54,02070
21File Clerks$41,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,380 – $54,84040
22Customer Service Representatives$40,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,440 – $62,4901,130
23Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$39,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,380 – $60,180380
24Couriers and Messengers$38,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,350 – $50,67040
25Data Entry Keyers$38,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,550 – $57,09060
26Loan Interviewers and Clerks$37,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $62,330110
27Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,880 – $46,340720
28Library Assistants, Clerical$36,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $53,86070
29Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,800 – $40,550270

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharlottesville, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $75,030	60
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,550	$42,390 – $81,040	200
3	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,380	$46,260 – $80,370	80
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,340	$38,170 – $80,730	110
5	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,170	$40,950 – $68,220	370
6	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,100	$37,670 – $63,450	1,160
7	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$52,680	$37,910 – $69,000	870
8	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,210	$49,460 – $80,230	40
9	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,300	$38,920 – $63,650	110
10	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,570	$36,980 – $66,450	90
11	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,300	$47,190 – $66,000	80
12	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,080	$38,100 – $68,710	150
13	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,750	$33,280 – $64,140	60
14	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,620	$33,950 – $66,320	2,080
15	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,460	$38,490 – $54,310	830
16	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,320	$39,320 – $59,470	50
17	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,300	$25,810 – $63,330	110
18	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,620	$36,720 – $49,550	150
19	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,650	$39,680 – $56,950	80
20	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$42,500	$38,280 – $54,020	70
21	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,930	$30,380 – $54,840	40
22	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,240	$31,440 – $62,490	1,130
23	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,940	$31,380 – $60,180	380
24	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,580	$34,350 – $50,670	40
25	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,300	$28,550 – $57,090	60
26	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,510	$37,510 – $62,330	110
27	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,140	$28,880 – $46,340	720
28	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,080	$31,030 – $53,860	70
29	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,780	$28,800 – $40,550	270

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