High paying office and admin jobs in Missouri with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Missouri 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 Missouri run 9.2% below the national average (2024), so a Missouri salary is worth about 1.10× 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 Missouri.

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

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OccupationMedian, Missouri · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$59,970
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,780
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0407,260
3Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,2802,730
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$54,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,040 – $83,7306,310
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $79,4703,460
6Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $101,7504,340
7Cargo and Freight Agents$50,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,660 – $81,7701,410
8Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $72,3602,280
9Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,990
Some college, no degree
$34,570 – $68,18021,400
10Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,960
Associate's degree
$37,740 – $65,0901,090
11Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,470 – $62,6705,080
12Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,810 – $62,1002,750
13Billing and Posting Clerks$46,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $61,3208,550
14Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,300 – $59,770970
15Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,590 – $67,0104,510
16Information and Record Clerks, All Other$45,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $62,6103,490
17Customer Service Representatives$44,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,980 – $63,89050,530
18Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520 – $55,73012,260
19Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,890 – $60,27033,180
20Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,290 – $60,78011,650
21Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$42,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,900 – $69,3504,130
22Office Clerks, General$42,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,900 – $62,71056,050
23Bill and Account Collectors$41,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,600 – $63,0003,770
24Couriers and Messengers$41,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,560 – $47,9501,060
25Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$41,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,970 – $60,5304,760
26Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$40,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,600 – $76,9101,770
27Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,910 – $48,4403,470
28Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,090 – $76,6403,310
29File Clerks$38,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,750 – $57,7701,000
30Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,770 – $48,0501,140
31Tellers$36,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,370 – $48,13010,030
32Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,230 – $46,66018,890
33Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,870 – $38,0304,400
34Library Assistants, Clerical$33,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,600 – $40,7801,610

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

#	Occupation	MedianMissouri	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,970	$42,600 – $75,030	1,780
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	7,260
3	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$42,600 – $75,280	2,730
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,170	$38,040 – $83,730	6,310
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,080	$37,030 – $79,470	3,460
6	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,410	$36,720 – $101,750	4,340
7	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,840	$33,660 – $81,770	1,410
8	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$35,930 – $72,360	2,280
9	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,990	$34,570 – $68,180	21,400
10	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$47,960	$37,740 – $65,090	1,090
11	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,170	$36,470 – $62,670	5,080
12	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,990	$35,810 – $62,100	2,750
13	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,760	$36,160 – $61,320	8,550
14	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,220	$35,300 – $59,770	970
15	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,010	$30,590 – $67,010	4,510
16	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,660	$37,860 – $62,610	3,490
17	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,190	$31,980 – $63,890	50,530
18	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,980	$35,520 – $55,730	12,260
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,540	$30,890 – $60,270	33,180
20	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,480	$33,290 – $60,780	11,650
21	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,850	$38,900 – $69,350	4,130
22	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,370	$29,900 – $62,710	56,050
23	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,760	$28,600 – $63,000	3,770
24	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,410	$33,560 – $47,950	1,060
25	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,020	$33,970 – $60,530	4,760
26	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,560	$28,600 – $76,910	1,770
27	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,940	$35,910 – $48,440	3,470
28	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,560	$31,090 – $76,640	3,310
29	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,400	$29,750 – $57,770	1,000
30	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,110	$31,770 – $48,050	1,140
31	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,650	$30,370 – $48,130	10,030
32	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,740	$29,230 – $46,660	18,890
33	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,560	$28,870 – $38,030	4,400
34	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,760	$28,600 – $40,780	1,610

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