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Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks Salary in NC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks in NC have a median annual salary of $44,630, with 5,760 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,690 at the 10th percentile to $77,980 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$44,630

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$21.46

Employment

5,760

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,690
10th
$36,120
25th
$44,630
Median
$76,420
75th
$77,980
90th

Local compared with national

NC

$44,630

Median annual · 2025

United States

$44,390

Median annual · 2025

The NC median is 0.5% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $240).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Service OrientationImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.6
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.4
  7. 7.PersuasionImportance 3.3
  8. 8.WritingImportance 3.1
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Amadeus Altea Reservation
  • Computer reservation system CRS software
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Delphi Technology
  • Email software
  • Galileo 360 Fares
  • GuestServe
  • MICROS Systems MICROS 9700 HMS
  • MICROS Systems OPERA Property Management System PMS
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Common 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.
  • Open or close information facilities.
  • Examine passenger documentation to determine destinations and to assign boarding passes.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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