Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks

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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 $44,471 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities PUMA, TX, Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, and Osceola County (West) PUMA, FL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities PUMA, TX, Taney, Barry, Stone & McDonald Counties PUMA, MO, and Ashburn, Washington Heights, Morgan Park & Beverly PUMA, IL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workforce. Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workforce in 2021 was 127,533 people, of which 53% were women and 47% were men. Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are paid most in Charlotte City (South) PUMA, NC but are relatively concentrated in Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

59,969

Male Workforce

± 6.01k

67,564

Female Workforce

± 6.38k

The Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workforce in 2021 was 127,533 people (53% women and 47% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.61% between 2014 (119,622) and 2021 (127,533).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($72,092), Vermont ($71,162), and New Jersey ($66,825).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$44,471

AVERAGE WAGE

#341 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks earned an average of $44,471, $15,125 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.388

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.388, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks and on wages 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 Offices of physicians ($111,647).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

128k

2021 Workforce

± 8,764

−4.36%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10%

This graphic shows the share of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks employed by various industries. Air transportation employs the largest share of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks at 58%, followed by Traveler accommodation with 28.4% and Travel arrangements & reservation services with 13.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in the US. The workforce of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in 2021 was 127,533 people, with 53% woman, and 47% men. The average age of male Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in the workforce is 41.5 and of female Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks is 43.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in 2021 was 127,533 people, with 53% woman, and 47% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (15,399 people), 30 to 34 years (14,452 people), and 35 to 39 years (13,640 people). Among them they concentrated 34.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 19.7% of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workers were Hispanic and 80.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (60.1%), Puerto Rican (25.9)%, and Cuban (14)%

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Races

In 2021, 57.3% of the Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workforce were White, of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (20.7%) and Two or More Races (8.26%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (11,425 people), Social Sciences (2,655 people), and Communications (2,601 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workers were Some college (41,742 people), High School or Equivalent (33,118 people), and Bachelors Degree (27,959 people).

The graphic shows the Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

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, Speaking.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks are expected to see a growth of −2.85% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks.

−2.85%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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