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Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$44,390
United States, 2025
Employment
118,710
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Make and confirm reservations for transportation or lodging, or sell transportation tickets. May check baggage and direct passengers to designated concourse, pier, or track; deliver tickets and contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours; or provide tourists with travel or transportation information.
- O*NET code
- 43-4181.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Make and confirm reservations for transportation and accommodations, using telephones, faxes, mail, and computers.
- Confer with customers to determine their service requirements and travel preferences.
- Prepare customer invoices and accept payment.
- Answer inquiries regarding information, such as schedules, accommodations, procedures, or policies.
- Determine whether space is available on travel dates requested by customers, assigning requested spaces when available.
- Contact customers or travel agents to advise them of travel conveyance changes or to confirm reservations.
- Promote particular destinations, tour packages, and other travel services.
- Keep information facilities clean during operation.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$32,140
25th percentile
$37,850
75th percentile
$59,640
90th percentile
$78,150
Most important skills
- Speaking4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Service Orientation4.0
- Social Perceptiveness3.6
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Critical Thinking3.4
- Persuasion3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Writing3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Time Management3.1
- Monitoring3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 14 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
14
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Service Orientation | 4.0 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.6 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit, MI | $72,880 | 1,490 | 2025 |
| Pensacola, FL | $60,280 | 80 | 2025 |
| MI | $60,220 | 1,980 | 2025 |
| MN | $60,090 | 2,160 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $57,390 | 510 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | $56,690 | 300 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | $56,610 | 1,350 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $51,760 | 40 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $51,460 | 40 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $51,190 | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $51,130 | 5,340 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $50,950 | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $50,170 | 2,580 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $49,990 | 390 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $49,750 | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | $49,420 | 10,580 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | $48,990 | 30 | 2025 |
| WA | $48,520 | 2,970 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $48,520 | 2,790 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $48,420 | 120 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.