High paying office and admin jobs in Louisiana with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Louisiana 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 Louisiana run 11.8% below the national average (2024), so a Louisiana salary is worth about 1.13× 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 Louisiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Louisiana · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$63,210
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,3601,100
2Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,680 – $98,1801,970
3Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,910
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0405,090
4Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,2501,200
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$50,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,480 – $71,7502,160
6Procurement Clerks$49,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100 – $66,290760
7Cargo and Freight Agents$48,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,230 – $73,360840
8Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$48,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,140 – $65,900740
9Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,360 – $77,9202,460
10Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,490
Associate's degree
$33,160 – $63,920750
11Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,350 – $73,8202,980
12Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $61,3001,740
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,640 – $58,3302,010
14Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,060 – $65,3002,900
15Financial Clerks, All Other$46,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,990 – $59,560970
16Information and Record Clerks, All Other$45,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,120 – $64,9402,110
17Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,890
Some college, no degree
$28,760 – $65,22018,980
18Billing and Posting Clerks$43,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,950 – $59,9705,970
19Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$40,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,040 – $65,7304,720
20Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,250 – $61,6907,650
21Bill and Account Collectors$39,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,970 – $55,6901,690
22Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,680 – $56,34028,040
23Public Safety Telecommunicators$38,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,150 – $59,7301,470
24Order Clerks$37,520
Some college, no degree
$29,070 – $59,250660
25Customer Service Representatives$37,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,440 – $51,01025,780
26Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$37,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,360 – $46,8404,440
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,090 – $49,0502,970
28Data Entry Keyers$36,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,420 – $54,1601,800
29Tellers$35,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,180 – $45,0804,900
30Couriers and Messengers$33,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,980 – $44,6301,030
31Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,420 – $44,41012,820
32Office Clerks, General$32,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,920 – $49,52031,790
33File Clerks$32,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,920 – $44,150680
34Library Assistants, Clerical$29,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,680 – $45,070720
35Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,940 – $34,7004,110

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,210	$42,600 – $76,360	1,100
2	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,120	$38,680 – $98,180	1,970
3	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,910	$42,390 – $81,040	5,090
4	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$42,600 – $75,250	1,200
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,800	$29,480 – $71,750	2,160
6	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,680	$38,100 – $66,290	760
7	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,940	$27,230 – $73,360	840
8	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,260	$34,140 – $65,900	740
9	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,050	$33,360 – $77,920	2,460
10	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$47,490	$33,160 – $63,920	750
11	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,050	$32,350 – $73,820	2,980
12	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,800	$33,280 – $61,300	1,740
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,700	$27,640 – $58,330	2,010
14	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,570	$32,060 – $65,300	2,900
15	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,270	$30,990 – $59,560	970
16	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,970	$31,120 – $64,940	2,110
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,890	$28,760 – $65,220	18,980
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,170	$30,950 – $59,970	5,970
19	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,700	$27,040 – $65,730	4,720
20	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,180	$29,250 – $61,690	7,650
21	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,130	$28,970 – $55,690	1,690
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,790	$26,680 – $56,340	28,040
23	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,550	$29,150 – $59,730	1,470
24	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$37,520	$29,070 – $59,250	660
25	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,330	$28,440 – $51,010	25,780
26	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,190	$30,360 – $46,840	4,440
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,930	$30,090 – $49,050	2,970
28	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,920	$23,420 – $54,160	1,800
29	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,680	$28,180 – $45,080	4,900
30	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,490	$22,980 – $44,630	1,030
31	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,750	$21,420 – $44,410	12,820
32	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,480	$20,920 – $49,520	31,790
33	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,200	$20,920 – $44,150	680
34	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,620	$19,680 – $45,070	720
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,420	$21,940 – $34,700	4,110

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