High paying office and admin jobs in Rockford, IL with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Rockford, IL 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 Rockford, IL run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a Rockford, IL salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Rockford, IL · Employed

1Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$59,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,350 – $88,79050
2Postal Service Clerks$59,490
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03050
3Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040420
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,010 – $87,960320
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$55,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,740 – $76,410120
6Public Safety Telecommunicators$54,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,280 – $78,220100
7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,950 – $80,320140
8File Clerks$49,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,280 – $68,100100
9Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,520 – $60,270130
10Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,720 – $60,06070
11Procurement Clerks$47,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,840 – $61,20050
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,790
Some college, no degree
$35,720 – $63,8201,020
13Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,270 – $61,240150
14Billing and Posting Clerks$46,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,560 – $59,600340
15Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $74,730280
16Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,040 – $68,1401,360
17Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,320 – $57,800930
18Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $60,750860
19Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,060
Associate's degree
$35,360 – $63,69060
20Bill and Account Collectors$44,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220 – $62,720100
21Order Clerks$44,150
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $57,46050
22Office Clerks, General$43,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $61,4602,000
23Customer Service Representatives$43,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,210 – $64,2102,070
24Tellers$40,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,890 – $47,930270
25Data Entry Keyers$40,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,160 – $56,100160
26Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $46,6301,000
27Couriers and Messengers$37,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $44,23050
28Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $37,420130
29Library Assistants, Clerical$32,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $38,120160

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

#	Occupation	MedianRockford, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,990	$48,350 – $88,790	50
2	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$42,600 – $75,030	50
3	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$42,390 – $81,040	420
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,230	$41,010 – $87,960	320
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,630	$38,740 – $76,410	120
6	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,130	$36,280 – $78,220	100
7	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,710	$33,950 – $80,320	140
8	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,870	$31,280 – $68,100	100
9	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,810	$38,520 – $60,270	130
10	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,350	$37,720 – $60,060	70
11	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,130	$35,840 – $61,200	50
12	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,790	$35,720 – $63,820	1,020
13	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,730	$39,270 – $61,240	150
14	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,540	$37,560 – $59,600	340
15	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,260	$37,440 – $74,730	280
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,130	$35,040 – $68,140	1,360
17	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,010	$37,320 – $57,800	930
18	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,530	$36,330 – $60,750	860
19	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$45,060	$35,360 – $63,690	60
20	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,210	$38,220 – $62,720	100
21	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,150	$34,010 – $57,460	50
22	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,400	$31,200 – $61,460	2,000
23	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,260	$31,210 – $64,210	2,070
24	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,420	$34,890 – $47,930	270
25	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,400	$32,160 – $56,100	160
26	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,460	$31,200 – $46,630	1,000
27	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,450	$33,860 – $44,230	50
28	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,330	$31,200 – $37,420	130
29	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,420	$31,200 – $38,120	160

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