High paying office and admin jobs in Virginia with no experience

The best paid office and admin occupations in Virginia 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 Virginia run 1.1% above the national average (2024), so a Virginia salary is worth about 0.99× 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 Virginia.

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

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OccupationMedian, Virginia · Employed

1Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,980
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0407,900
3Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630 – $90,8908,490
4Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,300
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2802,420
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,890 – $78,8003,400
6Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,750 – $89,3202,380
7Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$53,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,690 – $79,2305,890
8Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,950
Associate's degree
$38,690 – $69,6402,160
9Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,620
Some college, no degree
$36,610 – $72,86031,990
10Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$50,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $73,9604,290
11Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $71,9105,830
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$50,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,060 – $73,4304,810
13Public Safety Telecommunicators$50,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,840 – $73,7703,050
14Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $71,9303,990
15Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,040 – $66,70031,580
16Billing and Posting Clerks$47,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,830 – $64,7407,500
17Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,420 – $62,0005,950
18Office Clerks, General$46,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,710 – $66,11066,550
19Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,180 – $58,35027,600
20Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$45,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,410 – $61,4504,610
21Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,130 – $59,5101,570
22Tellers$45,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $50,0507,410
23Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,020 – $64,05020,380
24Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,070 – $59,0702,250
25Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,040 – $77,3402,540
26Bill and Account Collectors$43,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,160 – $64,1004,590
27Customer Service Representatives$42,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,210 – $61,35059,850
28Order Clerks$42,580
Some college, no degree
$35,140 – $61,6201,690
29File Clerks$39,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $56,9702,110
30Data Entry Keyers$38,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,010 – $54,6702,890
31Library Assistants, Clerical$38,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,250 – $54,1802,170
32Couriers and Messengers$37,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,180 – $54,9102,010
33Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,800 – $47,22023,360
34Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,140 – $53,2501,610
35Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,550 – $38,4706,560

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

#	Occupation	MedianVirginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $75,030	1,980
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	7,900
3	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,780	$40,630 – $90,890	8,490
4	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,300	$45,530 – $75,280	2,420
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,250	$43,890 – $78,800	3,400
6	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,320	$33,750 – $89,320	2,380
7	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,170	$38,690 – $79,230	5,890
8	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$51,950	$38,690 – $69,640	2,160
9	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$51,620	$36,610 – $72,860	31,990
10	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,960	$37,990 – $73,960	4,290
11	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,710	$38,370 – $71,910	5,830
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,670	$33,060 – $73,430	4,810
13	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,490	$37,840 – $73,770	3,050
14	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,140	$37,510 – $71,930	3,990
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,620	$34,040 – $66,700	31,580
16	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,580	$37,830 – $64,740	7,500
17	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,430	$28,420 – $62,000	5,950
18	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,410	$31,710 – $66,110	66,550
19	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,180	$37,180 – $58,350	27,600
20	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,650	$40,410 – $61,450	4,610
21	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,360	$32,130 – $59,510	1,570
22	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,120	$34,640 – $50,050	7,410
23	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,290	$33,020 – $64,050	20,380
24	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,280	$32,070 – $59,070	2,250
25	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,140	$38,040 – $77,340	2,540
26	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,770	$31,160 – $64,100	4,590
27	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,730	$31,210 – $61,350	59,850
28	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$42,580	$35,140 – $61,620	1,690
29	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,900	$31,200 – $56,970	2,110
30	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,900	$28,010 – $54,670	2,890
31	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,020	$29,250 – $54,180	2,170
32	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,820	$31,180 – $54,910	2,010
33	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,060	$28,800 – $47,220	23,360
34	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,780	$27,140 – $53,250	1,610
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,270	$28,550 – $38,470	6,560

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