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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.

Median salary

$41,460

Typical range

$35k – $75k

Job outlook

+3% (about average)

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

    Entry / Junior

    $34,550

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

    Established

    $41,460

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

    Senior

    $58,255

Key skills

A typical day

  • Examine passenger documentation to determine destinations and to assign boarding passes.
  • Trace lost, delayed, or misdirected baggage for customers.
  • Check baggage and cargo and direct passengers to designated locations for loading.
  • Provide boarding or disembarking assistance to passengers needing special assistance.
  • Confer with customers to determine their service requirements and travel preferences.

Fields of study

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