Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
SOC 43-4181 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $50,589per year
- Projected openings
- 12,840
- Projected change
- +9.3%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $49,658 | 2,850 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $48,096 | 480 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $47,566 | 420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $47,543 | 9,030 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $47,277 | 400 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $46,858 | 50 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $45,029 | 50 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $43,150 | 740 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $42,659 | 780 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $42,578 | 840 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $40,535 | 130 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $37,419 | 130 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Agents | $51,495 | 5,740 | +1.9% |
| Flight Attendants | $83,969 | 25,700 | +16.6% |
| Passenger Attendants | $44,289 | 4,760 | +10.7% |
| Baggage Porters and Bellhops | $41,054 | 4,150 | -3.3% |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | $45,420 | 77,120 | +3.2% |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | $68,599 | 33,100 | +8.8% |