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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
43-4181 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, contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours; or provide tourists with travel or transportation information. Excludes "Travel Agents" (41-3041), "Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks" (43-4081), and "Cashiers" (41-2011) who sell tickets for local transportation.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 132,050 |
2.5 % |
$20.06 |
$41,730 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.23 |
$13.42 |
$17.90 |
$27.40 |
$31.14 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,350 |
$27,910 |
$37,220 |
$57,000 |
$64,780 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
67,130 |
14.80 |
$22.80 |
$47,430 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
24,980 |
11.54 |
$17.37 |
$36,120 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
13,420 |
6.21 |
$16.16 |
$33,610 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
7,300 |
0.37 |
$17.38 |
$36,150 |
| Rail Transportation |
2,900 |
1.25 |
$23.61 |
$49,100 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
67,130 |
14.80 |
$22.80 |
$47,430 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other |
370 |
11.94 |
$16.26 |
$33,810 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
24,980 |
11.54 |
$17.37 |
$36,120 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land |
1,190 |
8.33 |
$14.88 |
$30,940 |
| Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation |
1,230 |
6.88 |
$13.95 |
$29,010 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
18,780 |
1.55 |
1.70 |
$22.95 |
$47,730 |
| California |
17,870 |
1.05 |
1.15 |
$19.79 |
$41,160 |
| Florida |
14,760 |
1.71 |
1.88 |
$17.94 |
$37,320 |
| New York |
8,130 |
0.87 |
0.95 |
$19.85 |
$41,280 |
| Illinois |
5,600 |
0.93 |
1.02 |
$22.85 |
$47,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
2,910 |
4.54 |
4.98 |
$20.70 |
$43,070 |
| Utah |
4,980 |
3.42 |
3.75 |
$18.97 |
$39,460 |
| Alaska |
730 |
2.32 |
2.54 |
$19.70 |
$40,980 |
| Nevada |
2,710 |
2.01 |
2.21 |
$16.41 |
$34,130 |
| Florida |
14,760 |
1.71 |
1.88 |
$17.94 |
$37,320 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
3,100 |
0.76 |
0.84 |
$24.90 |
$51,790 |
| Texas |
18,780 |
1.55 |
1.70 |
$22.95 |
$47,730 |
| Illinois |
5,600 |
0.93 |
1.02 |
$22.85 |
$47,530 |
| Minnesota |
4,630 |
1.61 |
1.77 |
$22.72 |
$47,260 |
| North Carolina |
2,600 |
0.59 |
0.65 |
$22.56 |
$46,920 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
10,050 |
1.06 |
1.16 |
$21.13 |
$43,950 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
9,200 |
1.50 |
1.65 |
$19.48 |
$40,530 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
9,170 |
2.57 |
2.82 |
$22.82 |
$47,460 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,120 |
2.36 |
2.59 |
$17.33 |
$36,050 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,270 |
1.77 |
1.94 |
$25.42 |
$52,860 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,960 |
1.07 |
1.17 |
$22.63 |
$47,070 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
4,620 |
6.47 |
7.09 |
$18.91 |
$39,340 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
4,530 |
3.60 |
3.95 |
$18.91 |
$39,340 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,110 |
2.10 |
2.30 |
$22.73 |
$47,270 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,770 |
1.20 |
1.32 |
$21.58 |
$44,880 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
500 |
6.63 |
7.27 |
$23.83 |
$49,560 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
4,620 |
6.47 |
7.09 |
$18.91 |
$39,340 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
1,910 |
4.10 |
4.50 |
$20.72 |
$43,100 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
4,530 |
3.60 |
3.95 |
$18.91 |
$39,340 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
9,170 |
2.57 |
2.82 |
$22.82 |
$47,460 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,120 |
2.36 |
2.59 |
$17.33 |
$36,050 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
2,290 |
2.32 |
2.54 |
$16.74 |
$34,810 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
2,210 |
2.18 |
2.39 |
$20.90 |
$43,480 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
1,220 |
2.12 |
2.32 |
$16.04 |
$33,360 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,110 |
2.10 |
2.30 |
$22.73 |
$47,270 |
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