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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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 and contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours; or provide tourists with travel or transportation information. Excludes "Cashiers” (41-2011), "Travel Agents” (41-3041), and "Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks” (43-4081) who sell tickets for local transportation.
National estimates for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Industry profile for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Geographic profile for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
National estimates for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 100,860 |
1.5 % |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,630 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.00 |
$ 14.76 |
$ 19.18 |
$ 28.73 |
$ 33.37 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,110 |
$ 30,690 |
$ 39,900 |
$ 59,770 |
$ 69,420 |
Industry profile for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
65,180 |
16.64 |
$ 23.77 |
$ 49,450 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
12,570 |
9.48 |
$ 20.21 |
$ 42,030 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
5,980 |
3.07 |
$ 16.28 |
$ 33,870 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
3,970 |
0.29 |
$ 17.34 |
$ 36,060 |
| Rail Transportation |
2,140 |
0.97 |
$ 22.04 |
$ 45,830 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
65,180 |
16.64 |
$ 23.77 |
$ 49,450 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
12,570 |
9.48 |
$ 20.21 |
$ 42,030 |
| Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation |
1,140 |
9.18 |
$ 14.13 |
$ 29,380 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land |
360 |
5.25 |
$ 16.42 |
$ 34,160 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water |
510 |
4.54 |
$ 15.31 |
$ 31,850 |
Top paying industries for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
Geographic profile for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
17,800 |
1.46 |
2.03 |
$ 22.73 |
$ 47,270 |
| Florida |
10,220 |
1.19 |
1.66 |
$ 21.72 |
$ 45,170 |
| California |
10,090 |
0.61 |
0.85 |
$ 22.11 |
$ 45,980 |
| Illinois |
8,110 |
1.44 |
2.02 |
$ 21.91 |
$ 45,560 |
| North Carolina |
5,600 |
1.27 |
1.77 |
$ 23.22 |
$ 48,300 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
820 |
2.77 |
3.87 |
$ 21.75 |
$ 45,240 |
| Hawaii |
1,360 |
2.47 |
3.45 |
$ 22.32 |
$ 46,430 |
| Nevada |
1,920 |
1.49 |
2.08 |
$ 19.28 |
$ 40,110 |
| Texas |
17,800 |
1.46 |
2.03 |
$ 22.73 |
$ 47,270 |
| Illinois |
8,110 |
1.44 |
2.02 |
$ 21.91 |
$ 45,560 |
Top paying states for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
1,970 |
0.51 |
0.72 |
$ 26.94 |
$ 56,040 |
| Minnesota |
1,950 |
0.71 |
0.99 |
$ 26.53 |
$ 55,180 |
| Georgia |
3,350 |
0.76 |
1.07 |
$ 24.35 |
$ 50,650 |
| New Mexico |
720 |
0.92 |
1.29 |
$ 24.34 |
$ 50,630 |
| Alabama |
370 |
0.19 |
0.27 |
$ 23.79 |
$ 49,480 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
10,520 |
2.93 |
4.10 |
$ 23.54 |
$ 48,950 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,430 |
1.76 |
2.45 |
$ 22.01 |
$ 45,780 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,650 |
0.65 |
0.91 |
$ 23.93 |
$ 49,770 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,990 |
0.87 |
1.22 |
$ 22.65 |
$ 47,120 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,320 |
1.76 |
2.46 |
$ 21.77 |
$ 45,290 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,290 |
1.48 |
2.07 |
$ 22.09 |
$ 45,950 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
3,560 |
2.94 |
4.11 |
$ 23.88 |
$ 49,660 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
3,040 |
2.59 |
3.62 |
$ 21.78 |
$ 45,310 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,910 |
1.13 |
1.57 |
$ 25.14 |
$ 52,290 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,030 |
0.69 |
0.97 |
$ 22.45 |
$ 46,690 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
310 |
4.86 |
6.78 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,150 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
3,560 |
2.94 |
4.11 |
$ 23.88 |
$ 49,660 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
10,520 |
2.93 |
4.10 |
$ 23.54 |
$ 48,950 |
| Anchorage, AK |
450 |
2.78 |
3.88 |
$ 20.93 |
$ 43,520 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
3,040 |
2.59 |
3.62 |
$ 21.78 |
$ 45,310 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
1,690 |
2.28 |
3.18 |
$ 21.59 |
$ 44,900 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
830 |
2.11 |
2.95 |
$ 23.07 |
$ 47,980 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
1,740 |
1.89 |
2.64 |
$ 19.57 |
$ 40,710 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,320 |
1.76 |
2.46 |
$ 21.77 |
$ 45,290 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,430 |
1.76 |
2.45 |
$ 22.01 |
$ 45,780 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Tulsa, OK |
100 |
0.23 |
0.32 |
$ 27.92 |
$ 58,060 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,660 |
0.91 |
1.27 |
$ 26.79 |
$ 55,720 |
| Columbus, OH |
190 |
0.18 |
0.26 |
$ 25.86 |
$ 53,800 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,910 |
1.13 |
1.57 |
$ 25.14 |
$ 52,290 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
190 |
0.85 |
1.19 |
$ 24.89 |
$ 51,760 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
610 |
1.68 |
2.34 |
$ 24.88 |
$ 51,750 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,480 |
0.56 |
0.78 |
$ 24.60 |
$ 51,170 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
200 |
0.20 |
0.28 |
$ 24.43 |
$ 50,810 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
130 |
0.26 |
0.37 |
$ 24.22 |
$ 50,380 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,650 |
0.65 |
0.91 |
$ 23.93 |
$ 49,770 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
