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 $48,163 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, Tarrant County (East)--Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities PUMA, TX, and NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are Tarrant County (East)--Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities PUMA, TX, Mid Mountain PUMA, CO, and Taney, Barry, Stone & McDonald Counties PUMA, MO.

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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 2022 was 124,244 people, of which 52% were women and 48% were men. Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks are paid most in Atlanta Regional Commission (Northwest)--Cobb County (Northeast) PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in Tarrant County (East)--Euless (South & West) & Arlington (North) Cities PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

59,659

Male Workforce

± 6k

64,585

Female Workforce

± 6.24k

The Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workforce in 2022 was 124,244 people (52% women and 48% men). This implies an average annual growth of 3.49% between 2014 (120,057) and 2022 (124,244).

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 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were South Dakota ($90,516), District of Columbia ($83,174), and New Jersey ($62,525).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$48,163

AVERAGE WAGE

#336 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks earned an average of $48,163, $16,519 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.392

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.392, 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 ($123,655).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

124k

2022 Workforce

± 8,650

−3.25%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.1%

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 59.5%, followed by Traveler accommodation with 26.6% and Travel arrangements & reservation services with 13.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in the US. The workforce of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in 2022 was 124,244 people, with 52% woman, and 48% men. The average age of male Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in the workforce is 41.2 and of female Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks is 43.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in 2022 was 124,244 people, with 52% woman, and 48% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (15,052 people), 30 to 34 years (13,990 people), and 20 to 24 years (13,686 people). Among them they concentrated 34.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 19.9% of Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workers were Hispanic and 80.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (60.7%), Puerto Rican (26.9)%, and Cuban (12.5)%

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Races

In 2022, 54.6% of the Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workforce were White, of which 56.3% were women and 43.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (20.4%) and Two or More Races (10.3%).

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 2022 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 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (11,066 people), Communications (2,480 people), and Social Sciences (2,463 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks workers were Some college (41,296 people), High School or Equivalent (31,914 people), and Bachelors Degree (27,412 people).

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

Skills

Chart

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 2.84%, but Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks are expected to see a growth of 1.3% 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.

1.3%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

2.84%

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 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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