High paying office and admin jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA run 13.6% above the national average (2024), so a Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA salary is worth about 0.88× 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Employed

1Public Safety Telecommunicators$80,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,220 – $100,6402,140
2Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$65,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,970 – $88,6406,600
3Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$64,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,110 – $80,8402,390
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$64,250
No formal educational credential
$44,160 – $81,04010,940
5Postal Service Clerks$63,670
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,3602,160
6Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$63,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,580 – $76,89015,160
7Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$62,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,490 – $108,31014,930
8Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,500 – $92,21023,320
9Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,6704,700
10Cargo and Freight Agents$59,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,670 – $81,88010,490
11Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,010 – $76,0105,470
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,590
Some college, no degree
$40,660 – $79,50053,910
13Word Processors and Typists$57,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,760 – $57,6706,830
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$57,600
Associate's degree
$37,760 – $78,2803,890
15Bill and Account Collectors$57,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,250 – $77,9606,650
16Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$55,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,170 – $74,4008,500
17Procurement Clerks$54,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,530 – $75,1102,810
18Loan Interviewers and Clerks$54,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,170 – $75,2605,410
19Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$53,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,420 – $76,51058,800
20Billing and Posting Clerks$53,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,470 – $76,33016,670
21Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$52,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $82,4407,130
22Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$52,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,630 – $80,5207,700
23Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650 – $74,22040,380
24Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$51,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,810 – $76,4505,340
25Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$50,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,280 – $75,6807,500
26Customer Service Representatives$48,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $74,86066,590
27File Clerks$48,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $79,6803,930
28Office Clerks, General$48,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120 – $70,740112,270
29Library Assistants, Clerical$47,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,070 – $66,2303,840
30Data Entry Keyers$47,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,320 – $63,8905,900
31Order Clerks$46,590
Some college, no degree
$37,170 – $65,3905,740
32Tellers$46,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,750 – $58,5508,790
33Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,900 – $63,19033,250
34Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$45,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,740 – $66,3502,110
35Couriers and Messengers$43,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,210 – $54,9103,030
36Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$43,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,680 – $57,4202,220
37Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,120 – $52,60035,000
38Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$39,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $58,9007,830

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

#	Occupation	MedianLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,370	$49,220 – $100,640	2,140
2	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,040	$48,970 – $88,640	6,600
3	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,610	$48,110 – $80,840	2,390
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$64,250	$44,160 – $81,040	10,940
5	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,670	$54,330 – $76,360	2,160
6	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,520	$48,580 – $76,890	15,160
7	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,620	$36,490 – $108,310	14,930
8	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,810	$42,500 – $92,210	23,320
9	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$47,440 – $75,670	4,700
10	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,010	$39,670 – $81,880	10,490
11	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,720	$43,010 – $76,010	5,470
12	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$58,590	$40,660 – $79,500	53,910
13	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,670	$40,760 – $57,670	6,830
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$57,600	$37,760 – $78,280	3,890
15	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,440	$38,250 – $77,960	6,650
16	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,780	$42,170 – $74,400	8,500
17	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,510	$39,530 – $75,110	2,810
18	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,430	$39,170 – $75,260	5,410
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,550	$36,420 – $76,510	58,800
20	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,070	$42,470 – $76,330	16,670
21	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,780	$37,990 – $82,440	7,130
22	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,170	$39,630 – $80,520	7,700
23	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,410	$38,650 – $74,220	40,380
24	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,130	$41,810 – $76,450	5,340
25	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,630	$40,280 – $75,680	7,500
26	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,840	$37,950 – $74,860	66,590
27	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,450	$37,330 – $79,680	3,930
28	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,100	$36,120 – $70,740	112,270
29	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,770	$37,070 – $66,230	3,840
30	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,040	$38,320 – $63,890	5,900
31	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,590	$37,170 – $65,390	5,740
32	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,350	$37,750 – $58,550	8,790
33	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,980	$36,900 – $63,190	33,250
34	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,870	$37,740 – $66,350	2,110
35	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,760	$37,210 – $54,910	3,030
36	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,670	$37,680 – $57,420	2,220
37	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,280	$37,120 – $52,600	35,000
38	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,620	$36,160 – $58,900	7,830

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