High paying office and admin jobs in Indiana with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Indiana 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 Indiana run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Indiana salary is worth about 1.07× 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 Indiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Indiana · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$61,710
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,520
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0406,910
3Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,700 – $80,7409,100
4Brokerage Clerks$58,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,850 – $74,2601,260
5Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$57,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,760 – $59,7502,590
6Information and Record Clerks, All Other$56,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090 – $84,9902,080
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,910 – $77,7004,020
8Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,740 – $74,9604,090
9Cargo and Freight Agents$50,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710 – $85,1301,200
10Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,190 – $74,4505,190
11Procurement Clerks$49,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,150 – $64,2501,110
12Public Safety Telecommunicators$49,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,730 – $63,6602,150
13Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$48,880
No formal educational credential
$39,560 – $75,0302,600
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,850
Associate's degree
$36,020 – $61,6101,870
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,820
Some college, no degree
$33,010 – $66,96029,910
16Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $77,4502,670
17Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,490 – $61,05027,600
18Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080 – $60,5403,350
19Billing and Posting Clerks$46,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,970 – $61,4308,060
20Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,900 – $60,5703,460
21Bill and Account Collectors$45,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,970 – $57,9802,690
22Office Clerks, General$44,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,510 – $63,92058,480
23Order Clerks$44,340
Some college, no degree
$36,390 – $62,3801,800
24Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,220 – $60,16020,100
25Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,970 – $56,61021,180
26Customer Service Representatives$43,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,060 – $62,62044,630
27Data Entry Keyers$40,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,460 – $55,0402,370
28Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$40,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,220 – $56,6303,280
29Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$40,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,960 – $52,9403,000
30File Clerks$39,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,230 – $61,4701,430
31Tellers$38,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,680 – $47,3808,400
32Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,900 – $49,9601,310
33Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,410 – $47,31017,360
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,460 – $37,2804,640
35Library Assistants, Clerical$28,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,170 – $37,2401,830

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,710	$42,600 – $75,030	1,520
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	6,910
3	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,980	$40,700 – $80,740	9,100
4	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,290	$39,850 – $74,260	1,260
5	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,210	$39,760 – $59,750	2,590
6	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,310	$35,090 – $84,990	2,080
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,770	$38,910 – $77,700	4,020
8	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,060	$35,740 – $74,960	4,090
9	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,020	$37,710 – $85,130	1,200
10	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,240	$38,190 – $74,450	5,190
11	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,210	$36,150 – $64,250	1,110
12	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,050	$38,730 – $63,660	2,150
13	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$48,880	$39,560 – $75,030	2,600
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$47,850	$36,020 – $61,610	1,870
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,820	$33,010 – $66,960	29,910
16	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,740	$36,920 – $77,450	2,670
17	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,320	$36,490 – $61,050	27,600
18	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,310	$36,080 – $60,540	3,350
19	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,400	$36,970 – $61,430	8,060
20	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,350	$31,900 – $60,570	3,460
21	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,240	$34,970 – $57,980	2,690
22	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,520	$28,510 – $63,920	58,480
23	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,340	$36,390 – $62,380	1,800
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,270	$31,220 – $60,160	20,100
25	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,060	$35,970 – $56,610	21,180
26	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,140	$31,060 – $62,620	44,630
27	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,550	$31,460 – $55,040	2,370
28	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,510	$35,220 – $56,630	3,280
29	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,160	$31,960 – $52,940	3,000
30	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,740	$32,230 – $61,470	1,430
31	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,730	$34,680 – $47,380	8,400
32	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,490	$28,900 – $49,960	1,310
33	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,160	$24,410 – $47,310	17,360
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,280	$28,460 – $37,280	4,640
35	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,900	$21,170 – $37,240	1,830

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