Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 370 | $49,480 | $23.79 | |
| Alaska | 820 | $45,240 | $21.75 | |
| Arizona | 2,290 | $39,030 | $18.76 | |
| Arkansas | 160 | $40,990 | $19.71 | |
| California | 10,090 | $45,980 | $22.11 | |
| Colorado | 2,190 | $42,960 | $20.65 | |
| Connecticut | 340 | $45,100 | $21.68 | |
| Florida | 10,220 | $45,170 | $21.72 | |
| Georgia | 3,350 | $50,650 | $24.35 | |
| Hawaii | 1,360 | $46,430 | $22.32 | |
| Idaho | 240 | $46,360 | $22.29 | |
| Illinois | 8,110 | $45,560 | $21.91 | |
| Indiana | 540 | $42,290 | $20.33 | |
| Iowa | 190 | $37,900 | $18.22 | |
| Kansas | 80 | $45,750 | $21.99 | |
| Kentucky | 1,660 | $43,790 | $21.05 | |
| Louisiana | 480 | $44,700 | $21.49 | |
| Maine | 280 | $33,050 | $15.89 | |
| Maryland | 840 | $42,690 | $20.53 | |
| Massachusetts | 1,870 | $42,190 | $20.29 | |
| Michigan | 1,650 | $43,580 | $20.95 | |
| Minnesota | 1,950 | $55,180 | $26.53 | |
| Mississippi | 140 | $32,080 | $15.43 | |
| Missouri | 960 | $44,420 | $21.36 | |
| Montana | 330 | $34,310 | $16.50 | |
| Nebraska | 930 | $34,290 | $16.49 | |
| Nevada | 1,920 | $40,110 | $19.28 | |
| New Hampshire | 130 | $36,020 | $17.32 | |
| New Jersey | 1,970 | $56,040 | $26.94 | |
| New Mexico | 720 | $50,630 | $24.34 | |
| New York | 5,230 | $45,600 | $21.92 | |
| North Carolina | 5,600 | $48,300 | $23.22 | |
| North Dakota | 160 | $40,620 | $19.53 | |
| Ohio | 1,470 | $46,180 | $22.20 | |
| Oklahoma | 590 | $46,690 | $22.45 | |
| Oregon | 650 | $43,230 | $20.78 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2,900 | $46,500 | $22.36 | |
| Rhode Island | 150 | $45,920 | $22.08 | |
| South Carolina | 500 | $37,900 | $18.22 | |
| South Dakota | 210 | $33,650 | $16.18 | |
| Tennessee | 880 | $38,800 | $18.66 | |
| Texas | 17,800 | $47,270 | $22.73 | |
| Utah | 1,990 | $43,940 | $21.12 | |
| Vermont | 200 | $33,120 | $15.92 | |
| Virginia | 2,530 | $44,600 | $21.44 | |
| Washington | 2,380 | $46,200 | $22.21 | |
| West Virginia | 130 | $34,520 | $16.59 | |
| Wisconsin | 880 | $35,770 | $17.20 | |
| Wyoming | 200 | $33,750 | $16.23 |
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$45,630 per yearNational average salaryModerateJob growth rate
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High school diploma or equivalentTypical education requirement
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Short-term on-the-job trainingTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.
- Less than high school 2%
- High school graduate 24%
- College dropout 30%
- Associate’s degree 14%
- Bachelor’s degree 25%
- Master’s degree 4%
- Doctorate degree 1%
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