High paying office and admin jobs in Jackson, MS with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Jackson, MS 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 Jackson, MS run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a Jackson, MS salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Jackson, MS · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030150
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040670
3Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,030270
4Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$54,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,580 – $67,850270
5Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$52,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $83,990300
6Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,820 – $64,940160
7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,740 – $80,690400
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$46,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,330 – $70,220280
9Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,690 – $91,130440
10Order Clerks$45,780
Some college, no degree
$32,230 – $48,710130
11Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,620
Associate's degree
$33,970 – $63,440230
12Procurement Clerks$44,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,470 – $62,410160
13Billing and Posting Clerks$44,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,440 – $58,000830
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$43,920
Some college, no degree
$27,170 – $65,6502,610
15Bill and Account Collectors$41,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,990 – $58,600180
16Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$39,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,700 – $59,450490
17Loan Interviewers and Clerks$39,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,520 – $60,160420
18Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$39,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,140 – $54,0802,270
19Meter Readers, Utilities$38,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,270 – $60,280100
20Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$38,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $63,900400
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,500 – $60,7503,730
22Customer Service Representatives$37,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,450 – $56,1704,270
23Tellers$37,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,760 – $44,550590
24Data Entry Keyers$37,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,350 – $57,24090
25Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$37,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,110 – $51,370150
26Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$37,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,910 – $45,990550
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $49,0401,450
28Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,560 – $46,860100
29Couriers and Messengers$36,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,480 – $38,400220
30Office Clerks, General$35,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,740 – $54,2204,020
31Public Safety Telecommunicators$35,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,850 – $48,120280
32Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,030 – $48,8701,770
33File Clerks$32,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,520 – $48,370140
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,510 – $29,290630

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

#	Occupation	MedianJackson, MS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $75,030	150
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $81,040	670
3	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$45,530 – $75,030	270
4	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,240	$33,580 – $67,850	270
5	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,910	$38,570 – $83,990	300
6	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$36,820 – $64,940	160
7	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,370	$31,740 – $80,690	400
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,600	$33,330 – $70,220	280
9	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,500	$36,690 – $91,130	440
10	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$45,780	$32,230 – $48,710	130
11	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$45,620	$33,970 – $63,440	230
12	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,350	$31,470 – $62,410	160
13	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,260	$35,440 – $58,000	830
14	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$43,920	$27,170 – $65,650	2,610
15	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,950	$29,990 – $58,600	180
16	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,850	$30,700 – $59,450	490
17	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,780	$30,520 – $60,160	420
18	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,300	$30,140 – $54,080	2,270
19	Meter Readers, UtilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,980	$29,270 – $60,280	100
20	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,950	$31,200 – $63,900	400
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,440	$27,500 – $60,750	3,730
22	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,850	$30,450 – $56,170	4,270
23	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,540	$30,760 – $44,550	590
24	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,360	$26,350 – $57,240	90
25	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,250	$28,110 – $51,370	150
26	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,210	$30,910 – $45,990	550
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,880	$30,580 – $49,040	1,450
28	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,500	$23,560 – $46,860	100
29	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,360	$26,480 – $38,400	220
30	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,910	$21,740 – $54,220	4,020
31	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,790	$22,850 – $48,120	280
32	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,350	$24,030 – $48,870	1,770
33	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,960	$27,520 – $48,370	140
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,670	$20,510 – $29,290	630

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