Best paying office and administrative jobs

The highest-paying occupations in office and administrative, ranked with median wage weighted heaviest.

How this ranking is scored

score = .70·pay + .10·growth + .10·employment + .10·openings

Each factor is scaled to the strongest occupation on this list, then weighted and summed. Weights differ by list type. Full methodology.

Wages — OEWS May 2025

Growth & openings — EP 2024–34

Rank by Overall score ·Pay ·Growth ·Openings

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#

Occupation

MEDIAN PAY

P25–P75

Growth

Employed

Open/yr

Score

01

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-1011

$69,500

-0.3%

1.4M

144,500

100

02

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-6011

$76,590

-1.6%

459,910

50,000

100

03

Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-4051

$44,770

-5.5%

2.6M

341,700

83

04

Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-4011

$65,750

-9.5%

35,940

4,100

82

05

Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-9061

$45,010

-6.7%

2.5M

282,400

80

06

Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-5011

$52,260

+8.5%

97,670

8,800

80

07

Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential · 43-5051

$62,130

-3.5%

73,720

6,100

78

08

Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential · 43-5052

$60,550

-3.5%

328,820

20,600

78

09

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-5061

$59,650

-1.8%

390,160

34,100

78

10

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree · 43-3031

$50,670

-5.8%

1.4M

170,000

77

11

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-6014

$47,540

-1.6%

1.7M

202,800

76

12

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-3051

$58,260

-16.7%

153,140

13,000

74

13

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential · 43-5053

$58,470

-8.4%

105,200

7,800

74

14

Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-5031

$53,040

+3.5%

102,500

10,700

73

15

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-6013

$45,930

+4.2%

961,610

85,900

73

16

Communications Equipment Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-2099

$54,680

+2.5%

1,200

100

72

17

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-6012

$55,570

-5.8%

156,280

19,600

71

18

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-4061

$54,210

+1.0%

154,800

14,000

71

19

Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-3099

$53,830

+1.4%

36,260

4,000

70

20

Desktop Publishers · Associate's degree · 43-9031

$55,290

-12.4%

3,350

400

69

21

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-4031

$48,700

+3.0%

179,750

18,500

67

22

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-5032

$50,340

-0.9%

202,810

18,500

65

23

Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-3021

$48,500

-0.4%

404,060

42,200

64

24

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree · 43-4161

$50,610

-7.1%

90,220

9,000

64

25

Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree · 43-9081

$51,120

-0.6%

4,580

1,900

64

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#

Occupation

MEDIAN PAY

Growth

Score

26

Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$50,020

-2.3%

64

27

Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$50,580

-8.7%

64

28

Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent

$39,200

+8.2%

64

29

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$45,260

-7.7%

64

30

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$49,230

-3.7%

63

31

Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent

$49,500

-0.2%

63

32

Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree

$50,330

-2.5%

63

33

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$50,080

-6.2%

63

34

Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent

$49,280

-36.1%

62

35

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$44,390

+2.8%

61

36

Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent

$48,150

-12.0%

60

37

Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent

$47,030

-10.5%

60

38

New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$47,670

-13.2%

60

39

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent

$45,670

-7.8%

59

40

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent

$45,920

-11.6%

59

41

Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$46,800

-5.6%

58

42

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent

$46,380

-4.8%

58

43

Order Clerks · Some college, no degree

$46,170

-17.2%

58

44

Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$38,010

0.0%

57

45

Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent

$43,030

-12.9%

57

46

File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$43,600

-15.9%

55

47

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent

$35,070

+3.7%

53

48

Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent

$41,340

-25.9%

53

49

Telephone Operators · High school diploma or equivalent

$41,740

-27.5%

52

50

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent

$40,960

-15.2%

51

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent

$39,280

-6.6%

50

52

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent

$38,630

-26.3%

48

53

Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent

$37,580

-5.0%

47

54

Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent

$36,910

-6.7%

47

Fastest-growing office and administrative careers

01 Cargo and Freight Agents +8.5%

02 Couriers and Messengers +8.2%

03 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants +4.2%

04 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks +3.7%

05 Public Safety Telecommunicators +3.5%

office and administrative careers without a four-year degree

01 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $69,500

02 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $76,590

03 Customer Service Representatives $44,770

04 Brokerage Clerks $65,750

05 Office Clerks, General $45,010

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About office and administrative careers

How many office and administrative careers are there?

Jobs.best ranks 54 office and administrative occupations with published wages, from OEWS May 2025.

What is the highest-paying office and administrative job?

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, with a national median of $69,500.

Can you enter office and administrative without a degree?

Yes — 5 of the ranked office and administrative occupations typically need no four-year degree, including First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers.