High paying office and admin jobs in Kentucky with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Kentucky 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 Kentucky run 9.8% below the national average (2024), so a Kentucky salary is worth about 1.11× 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 Kentucky.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kentucky · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,220
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,910
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0404,640
3Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030950
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,620 – $78,8806,480
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$52,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,600 – $76,5901,670
6Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,000 – $74,2601,710
7Procurement Clerks$50,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,060 – $64,410810
8Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,400
Associate's degree
$37,200 – $64,2201,240
9Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,880 – $77,3302,440
10Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,700 – $61,4501,300
11Information and Record Clerks, All Other$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,810 – $64,9401,320
12Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,830 – $70,2203,030
13Bill and Account Collectors$48,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,110 – $64,7901,740
14Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,460 – $63,2403,690
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,550
Some college, no degree
$30,090 – $66,93023,480
16Cargo and Freight Agents$46,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,280 – $75,3202,570
17Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,490 – $77,1301,860
18Public Safety Telecommunicators$45,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,770 – $59,0601,350
19Billing and Posting Clerks$45,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,010 – $57,3905,200
20Meter Readers, Utilities$44,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,200 – $62,690690
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $60,47018,420
22Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$43,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,830 – $54,6402,370
23Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,980 – $58,84016,130
24Order Clerks$40,620
Some college, no degree
$32,710 – $52,100930
25Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$40,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,880 – $51,6701,050
26Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$39,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,580 – $61,5002,810
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,700 – $49,77026,430
28Customer Service Representatives$38,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,440 – $59,81038,630
29Office Clerks, General$37,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,640 – $56,75029,750
30Tellers$37,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,770 – $46,0005,350
31Data Entry Keyers$36,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,280 – $50,9102,020
32Couriers and Messengers$35,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,580 – $42,390750
33Library Assistants, Clerical$33,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,720 – $43,6301,050
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,720 – $44,2709,290
35Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,720 – $37,3803,890

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

#	Occupation	MedianKentucky	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $75,030	1,220
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,910	$42,390 – $81,040	4,640
3	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$42,600 – $75,030	950
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,690	$38,620 – $78,880	6,480
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,890	$36,600 – $76,590	1,670
6	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,020	$42,000 – $74,260	1,710
7	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,610	$37,060 – $64,410	810
8	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,400	$37,200 – $64,220	1,240
9	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,990	$34,880 – $77,330	2,440
10	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,140	$37,700 – $61,450	1,300
11	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$36,810 – $64,940	1,320
12	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,330	$40,830 – $70,220	3,030
13	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,330	$36,110 – $64,790	1,740
14	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,910	$34,460 – $63,240	3,690
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,550	$30,090 – $66,930	23,480
16	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,230	$39,280 – $75,320	2,570
17	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,840	$34,490 – $77,130	1,860
18	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,670	$29,770 – $59,060	1,350
19	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,590	$35,010 – $57,390	5,200
20	Meter Readers, UtilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,450	$32,200 – $62,690	690
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,200	$30,470 – $60,470	18,420
22	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,680	$34,830 – $54,640	2,370
23	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,830	$31,980 – $58,840	16,130
24	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$40,620	$32,710 – $52,100	930
25	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,490	$29,880 – $51,670	1,050
26	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,300	$29,580 – $61,500	2,810
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,750	$30,700 – $49,770	26,430
28	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,700	$29,440 – $59,810	38,630
29	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,870	$22,640 – $56,750	29,750
30	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,210	$29,770 – $46,000	5,350
31	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,870	$29,280 – $50,910	2,020
32	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,880	$25,580 – $42,390	750
33	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,690	$25,720 – $43,630	1,050
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,940	$23,720 – $44,270	9,290
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,970	$22,720 – $37,380	3,890

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