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

The best paid office and admin occupations in Jackson, TN 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, TN run 14.5% below the national average (2024), so a Jackson, TN salary is worth about 1.17× 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, TN · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$64,290
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03060
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $82,740200
3Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$52,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,820 – $78,660340
4Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,420 – $64,080130
5Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $59,160110
6Meter Readers, Utilities$47,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,370 – $83,45050
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$47,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,590 – $73,32060
8Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$46,160
Associate's degree
$32,940 – $59,250100
9Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$46,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,500 – $55,33080
10Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,270 – $73,71060
11Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,440 – $57,640650
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,240
Some college, no degree
$31,280 – $62,900800
13Public Safety Telecommunicators$44,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,480 – $63,010110
14Billing and Posting Clerks$41,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,880 – $52,760240
15Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,980 – $61,050850
16Procurement Clerks$40,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,970 – $56,62040
17File Clerks$39,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,090 – $47,950110
18Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,950 – $49,500280
19Customer Service Representatives$38,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,790 – $55,950970
20Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,790 – $55,4301,080
21Office Clerks, General$37,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,970 – $55,2801,170
22Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$36,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,180 – $51,92090
23Data Entry Keyers$36,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,620 – $48,39070
24Bill and Account Collectors$36,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,110 – $51,46080
25Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$36,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,700 – $54,900130
26Tellers$35,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,610 – $44,790180
27Order Clerks$34,380
Some college, no degree
$30,140 – $48,54080
28Receptionists and Information Clerks$33,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,190 – $42,340270
29Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$28,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,880 – $34,070130

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

#	Occupation	MedianJackson, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,290	$42,600 – $75,030	60
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $82,740	200
3	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,910	$37,820 – $78,660	340
4	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,720	$36,420 – $64,080	130
5	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,250	$36,330 – $59,160	110
6	Meter Readers, UtilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,870	$36,370 – $83,450	50
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,820	$34,590 – $73,320	60
8	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$46,160	$32,940 – $59,250	100
9	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,160	$34,500 – $55,330	80
10	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,610	$34,270 – $73,710	60
11	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,320	$35,440 – $57,640	650
12	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$45,240	$31,280 – $62,900	800
13	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,450	$39,480 – $63,010	110
14	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,090	$35,880 – $52,760	240
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,720	$28,980 – $61,050	850
16	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,250	$23,970 – $56,620	40
17	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,030	$34,090 – $47,950	110
18	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,930	$33,950 – $49,500	280
19	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,680	$29,790 – $55,950	970
20	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,100	$29,790 – $55,430	1,080
21	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,750	$23,970 – $55,280	1,170
22	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,810	$29,180 – $51,920	90
23	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,270	$27,620 – $48,390	70
24	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,240	$25,110 – $51,460	80
25	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,220	$30,700 – $54,900	130
26	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,600	$30,610 – $44,790	180
27	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$34,380	$30,140 – $48,540	80
28	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,860	$22,190 – $42,340	270
29	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,410	$23,880 – $34,070	130

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