High paying office and admin jobs in Tennessee with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Tennessee 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 Tennessee run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Tennessee 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Tennessee.

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

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OccupationMedian, Tennessee · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$63,210
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,330
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,570
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0407,310
3Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$56,390
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,2802,850
4Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$53,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,300 – $80,32012,740
5Cargo and Freight Agents$51,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $85,5603,390
6Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$51,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,270 – $75,1603,680
7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,850 – $69,4204,190
8Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$49,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,260 – $65,1704,060
9Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,180
Some college, no degree
$35,000 – $67,73037,680
10Information and Record Clerks, All Other$46,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $63,4201,810
11Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $66,1801,840
12Billing and Posting Clerks$46,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410 – $61,6507,990
13Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,660 – $63,13034,580
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,760
Associate's degree
$35,740 – $59,9903,930
15Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$45,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,220 – $63,7305,470
16Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,850 – $71,3302,980
17Loan Interviewers and Clerks$45,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,560 – $65,9003,990
18Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,380 – $61,05016,680
19Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,880 – $60,6903,050
20File Clerks$43,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,460 – $59,0202,060
21Customer Service Representatives$42,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,100 – $60,07059,730
22Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$41,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,710 – $59,6305,000
23Bill and Account Collectors$40,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $60,5403,890
24Data Entry Keyers$40,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,940 – $57,3102,360
25Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$39,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,960 – $57,67041,810
26Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,420 – $49,5001,660
27Order Clerks$39,160
Some college, no degree
$29,790 – $55,5902,260
28Office Clerks, General$38,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,780 – $58,57049,880
29Procurement Clerks$38,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $57,7903,900
30Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$38,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,750 – $81,0201,410
31Library Assistants, Clerical$37,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,180 – $54,2301,110
32Tellers$36,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,720 – $46,1507,560
33Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,400 – $45,98011,460
34Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,880 – $37,2706,930

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

#	Occupation	MedianTennessee	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,210	$42,600 – $75,030	1,330
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,570	$42,390 – $81,040	7,310
3	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$56,390	$42,600 – $75,280	2,850
4	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,020	$38,300 – $80,320	12,740
5	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,800	$36,720 – $85,560	3,390
6	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,780	$36,270 – $75,160	3,680
7	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$34,850 – $69,420	4,190
8	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,230	$40,260 – $65,170	4,060
9	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,180	$35,000 – $67,730	37,680
10	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,450	$36,680 – $63,420	1,810
11	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,390	$33,840 – $66,180	1,840
12	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,330	$36,410 – $61,650	7,990
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,810	$29,660 – $63,130	34,580
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$45,760	$35,740 – $59,990	3,930
15	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,720	$33,220 – $63,730	5,470
16	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,340	$30,850 – $71,330	2,980
17	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,230	$34,560 – $65,900	3,990
18	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,920	$33,380 – $61,050	16,680
19	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,720	$32,880 – $60,690	3,050
20	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,010	$26,460 – $59,020	2,060
21	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,830	$31,100 – $60,070	59,730
22	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,570	$23,710 – $59,630	5,000
23	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,920	$30,470 – $60,540	3,890
24	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,490	$29,940 – $57,310	2,360
25	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,940	$31,960 – $57,670	41,810
26	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,340	$27,420 – $49,500	1,660
27	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$39,160	$29,790 – $55,590	2,260
28	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,860	$26,780 – $58,570	49,880
29	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,710	$36,750 – $57,790	3,900
30	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,530	$35,750 – $81,020	1,410
31	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,410	$24,180 – $54,230	1,110
32	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,750	$29,720 – $46,150	7,560
33	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,910	$25,400 – $45,980	11,460
34	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,160	$23,880 – $37,270	6,930

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