SOC 43-4181.00

    Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

    Make and confirm reservations for transportation or lodging, or sell transportation tickets.

    Median pay
    $44,390
    Growth
    +2.5%
    As fast as average
    Openings a year
    11,800
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $32,140
    Median
    $44,390
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $78,150
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    118,710 people work in this occupation.

    What reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    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.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R)
    19 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    0 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    5 / 100
    Social (S)
    56 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    51 / 100
    Conventional (C) · strongest
    76 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

    Interest code CSE. Compare it with yours

    What you'd do

    Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
    83
    Working with Computers
    81
    Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
    77
    Documenting/Recording Information
    76
    Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
    75
    Communicating with People Outside the Organization
    74
    Getting Information
    69
    Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
    68
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    67
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    66
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Active Listening
    • Service Orientation
    • Speaking
    • Social Perceptiveness
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Critical Thinking
    • Persuasion
    • Coordination
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Time Management

    Knowledge

    • Customer and Personal Service
    • English Language
    • Computers and Electronics
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Transportation
    • Geography
    • Psychology
    • Foreign Language
    • Mathematics
    • Communications and Media

    Abilities

    • Oral Expression
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Speech Clarity
    • Speech Recognition
    • Information Ordering
    • Written Comprehension
    • Near Vision
    • Deductive Reasoning
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Written Expression

    Work styles

    • Dependability
    • Cooperation
    • Social Orientation
    • Attention to Detail
    • Self-Control
    • Integrity
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Adaptability
    • Empathy
    • Optimism

    Also called

    Aircraft Agent · Aircraft Cabin Agent · Airline Agent · Airline Reservation Agent · Airline Reservationist · Airline Station Agent · Airline Ticket Agent · Airport Agent · Airport Sales Agent · Auto Club Travel Counselor (Automotive Club Travel Counselor)

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    What reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks may need beyond a degree, where a license is required, and what the work pays in each state.

    Certifications

    Core certifications employers recognise for this work.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 6, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 6, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.