High paying office and admin jobs in Maine with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Maine 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 Maine run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Maine salary is worth about 1.03× 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 Maine.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maine · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$62,130
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030670
2Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,200 – $92,1001,240
3Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,280440
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0401,510
5Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,470 – $80,8501,710
6Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,370 – $79,040590
7Public Safety Telecommunicators$57,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,800 – $74,280730
8Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$55,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,530 – $81,700670
9Procurement Clerks$53,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,550 – $72,220320
10Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$51,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,660 – $62,360240
11Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$50,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,930 – $57,180620
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,510
Some college, no degree
$40,000 – $69,9907,390
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,870 – $61,600650
14Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,530 – $63,4706,740
15Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,710
Associate's degree
$38,100 – $64,740490
16Bill and Account Collectors$48,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,550 – $59,450410
17Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,910 – $64,4501,150
18Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,070 – $63,120860
19Billing and Posting Clerks$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,530 – $61,7801,850
20Order Clerks$47,750
Some college, no degree
$40,030 – $60,880300
21New Accounts Clerks$47,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,450 – $57,980510
22Customer Service Representatives$47,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $63,4907,560
23Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $63,0302,470
24Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,710 – $58,1604,610
25Office Clerks, General$45,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,430 – $60,01011,260
26File Clerks$43,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $51,860210
27Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,810 – $49,3201,000
28Tellers$42,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,320 – $46,9102,410
29Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,880 – $49,1403,440
30Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$40,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,930 – $62,200410
31Library Assistants, Clerical$37,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,970 – $48,540540
32Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $47,6801,510

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaine	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,130	$42,600 – $75,030	670
2	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,200	$35,200 – $92,100	1,240
3	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$47,440 – $75,280	440
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $81,040	1,510
5	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,890	$42,470 – $80,850	1,710
6	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,360	$43,370 – $79,040	590
7	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,250	$44,800 – $74,280	730
8	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,150	$39,530 – $81,700	670
9	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,070	$41,550 – $72,220	320
10	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,120	$46,660 – $62,360	240
11	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,860	$40,930 – $57,180	620
12	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,510	$40,000 – $69,990	7,390
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,020	$44,870 – $61,600	650
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,820	$39,530 – $63,470	6,740
15	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,710	$38,100 – $64,740	490
16	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,890	$41,550 – $59,450	410
17	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,580	$40,910 – $64,450	1,150
18	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,040	$35,070 – $63,120	860
19	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$39,530 – $61,780	1,850
20	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,750	$40,030 – $60,880	300
21	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,420	$44,450 – $57,980	510
22	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,160	$35,930 – $63,490	7,560
23	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,160	$37,430 – $63,030	2,470
24	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,990	$39,710 – $58,160	4,610
25	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,300	$34,430 – $60,010	11,260
26	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,910	$37,430 – $51,860	210
27	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,830	$37,810 – $49,320	1,000
28	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,890	$37,320 – $46,910	2,410
29	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,440	$35,880 – $49,140	3,440
30	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,700	$34,930 – $62,200	410
31	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,890	$32,970 – $48,540	540
32	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,380	$33,280 – $47,680	1,510

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