High paying office and admin jobs in New Haven, CT with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in New Haven, CT 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 New Haven, CT run 4.6% above the national average (2024), so a New Haven, CT salary is worth about 0.96× 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, New Haven, CT · Employed

1Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$75,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,760 – $83,320150
2Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$67,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,730 – $95,150160
3Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$65,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,370 – $81,860250
4Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$63,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,940 – $80,1304,780
5Public Safety Telecommunicators$63,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,370 – $78,810310
6Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$62,890
Some college, no degree
$44,980 – $81,7402,900
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,680 – $88,380510
8Billing and Posting Clerks$61,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,380 – $82,680980
9Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$60,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,630 – $77,530150
10Bill and Account Collectors$60,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,190 – $91,860160
11Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,430 – $63,860120
12Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$57,020
Associate's degree
$42,400 – $78,580140
13New Accounts Clerks$56,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,180 – $63,86090
14Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$56,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,900 – $80,850220
15Data Entry Keyers$51,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100 – $61,400140
16Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$50,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,840 – $79,700110
17Order Clerks$50,750
Some college, no degree
$37,650 – $62,26090
18Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,470 – $62,5401,100
19Office Clerks, General$48,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $65,4504,000
20Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,290 – $79,390300
21Customer Service Representatives$47,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $76,3303,520
22Tellers$46,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650 – $48,270460
23Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,050 – $63,8501,130
24Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$44,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $65,630530
25Information and Record Clerks, All Other$43,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $64,100210
26Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,170 – $60,0602,680
27Couriers and Messengers$42,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,370 – $60,490160
28Library Assistants, Clerical$38,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $60,550260
29Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $44,480250

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Haven, CT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,370	$49,760 – $83,320	150
2	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,290	$45,730 – $95,150	160
3	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,190	$46,370 – $81,860	250
4	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,800	$43,940 – $80,130	4,780
5	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,070	$49,370 – $78,810	310
6	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$62,890	$44,980 – $81,740	2,900
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,880	$45,680 – $88,380	510
8	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,180	$43,380 – $82,680	980
9	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,650	$39,630 – $77,530	150
10	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,330	$46,190 – $91,860	160
11	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,420	$44,430 – $63,860	120
12	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$57,020	$42,400 – $78,580	140
13	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,820	$50,180 – $63,860	90
14	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,110	$46,900 – $80,850	220
15	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,340	$38,100 – $61,400	140
16	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,930	$44,840 – $79,700	110
17	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,750	$37,650 – $62,260	90
18	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,790	$40,470 – $62,540	1,100
19	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,520	$35,990 – $65,450	4,000
20	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,310	$40,290 – $79,390	300
21	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,490	$37,330 – $76,330	3,520
22	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,070	$38,650 – $48,270	460
23	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,680	$38,050 – $63,850	1,130
24	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,710	$34,010 – $65,630	530
25	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,920	$34,010 – $64,100	210
26	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,880	$34,170 – $60,060	2,680
27	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,300	$36,370 – $60,490	160
28	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,430	$34,010 – $60,550	260
29	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,520	$36,250 – $44,480	250

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