Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Make and confirm reservations for transportation or lodging, or sell transportation tickets.
About the profession
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.
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Based on the Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Trainee Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerk → Technician Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerk → Senior Technician Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerk → Lead Technician Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerk
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
72K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $31,900 - $41,845/year With equity/bonuses: $35,090 - $50,214 Top markets (SF/NYC): $36,685 - $50,214 Execute core tasks using Active Listening…
Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Inform clients of essential travel information, such as travel times, transportation connections, or medical and visa requirements.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $22,330 - $37,661 Year 2-3: Junior level $41,845 - $49,201 Year 4-6: Mid level $49,201 - $53,344 Year 7-10: Senior level $53,344 - $64,822 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerk genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Active Listening and…
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