Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are most often employed by the Air transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks was $41,678 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks by wage are Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, Agricultural & food science technicians and Counselors. Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are part of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations category, along with Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers; Switchboard operators, including answering service; Telephone operators; Communications equipment operators, all other; Bill & account collectors; and Billing & posting clerks.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities PUMA, TX and Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities PUMA, TX, Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI and Salt Lake City (West), West Valley City (West) & Magna PUMA, UT.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks and on wages and locations for those in the field. Air transportation is the industry that employs the most Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks, by average wage, is National security & international affairs. Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are paid most in South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities PUMA, TX.
Demographic information on Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in the US. The average age of male Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in the workforce is 40.2 and of female Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks is 42.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks is White.
Data on higher education choices for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks is Business but a relatively high number of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks hold a major in Natural Resources & Conservation.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Service Orientation, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Programming, and Active Listening.
Projections on wages and job growth for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are expected to see a growth of 3.8% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.