High paying office and admin jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI run 3.1% below the national average (2024), so a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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.

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, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$53,290 – $75,030280
2Public Safety Telecommunicators$62,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,170 – $74,970490
3Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,130
No formal educational credential
$48,940 – $81,0401,700
4Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$60,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,720 – $76,630690
5Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$59,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,720 – $78,320490
6Cargo and Freight Agents$59,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,220 – $72,940380
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,040 – $80,4102,350
8Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$58,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,100 – $63,390300
9Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,300
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,280920
10Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$53,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $64,0601,060
11Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,470 – $66,160310
12Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,580 – $75,220890
13Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,920
Some college, no degree
$35,660 – $67,7906,750
14Bill and Account Collectors$50,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,290 – $67,170780
15Procurement Clerks$49,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,560 – $66,290340
16Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,720 – $63,970900
17New Accounts Clerks$48,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,180 – $56,760410
18Billing and Posting Clerks$48,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,810 – $62,9001,930
19Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,630
Associate's degree
$36,230 – $64,960610
20Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,640 – $59,1302,220
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $62,7307,930
22Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,620 – $61,7405,510
23Customer Service Representatives$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,910 – $66,39014,080
24Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,030 – $68,950650
25Order Clerks$47,470
Some college, no degree
$34,840 – $59,980310
26Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,090 – $62,550320
27File Clerks$45,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,940 – $64,700400
28Tellers$44,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,310 – $49,1102,000
29Office Clerks, General$44,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,960 – $60,97014,820
30Library Assistants, Clerical$43,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,300 – $55,590360
31Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,900 – $51,8207,200
32Data Entry Keyers$39,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,340 – $54,620620
33Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$38,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,990 – $59,540270
34Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,240 – $52,610630
35Couriers and Messengers$36,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,770 – $46,680930
36Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$36,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,120 – $41,340940

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

#	Occupation	MedianMilwaukee-Waukesha, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$53,290 – $75,030	280
2	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,130	$55,170 – $74,970	490
3	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,130	$48,940 – $81,040	1,700
4	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,510	$43,720 – $76,630	690
5	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,830	$46,720 – $78,320	490
6	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,660	$42,220 – $72,940	380
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,190	$43,040 – $80,410	2,350
8	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,370	$44,100 – $63,390	300
9	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,300	$47,440 – $75,280	920
10	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,980	$41,600 – $64,060	1,060
11	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$32,470 – $66,160	310
12	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,860	$36,580 – $75,220	890
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,920	$35,660 – $67,790	6,750
14	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,360	$35,290 – $67,170	780
15	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,330	$40,560 – $66,290	340
16	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,060	$40,720 – $63,970	900
17	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,750	$46,180 – $56,760	410
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,680	$37,810 – $62,900	1,930
19	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$48,630	$36,230 – $64,960	610
20	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,560	$39,640 – $59,130	2,220
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,480	$37,440 – $62,730	7,930
22	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,900	$36,620 – $61,740	5,510
23	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$33,910 – $66,390	14,080
24	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,490	$20,030 – $68,950	650
25	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,470	$34,840 – $59,980	310
26	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,110	$39,090 – $62,550	320
27	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,970	$31,940 – $64,700	400
28	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,100	$37,310 – $49,110	2,000
29	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,040	$24,960 – $60,970	14,820
30	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,450	$31,300 – $55,590	360
31	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,920	$29,900 – $51,820	7,200
32	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,650	$29,340 – $54,620	620
33	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,200	$29,990 – $59,540	270
34	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,730	$28,240 – $52,610	630
35	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,560	$29,770 – $46,680	930
36	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,160	$31,120 – $41,340	940

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