Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks salarymedian $44,390 · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Median annual pay
$44,390
25th–75th pct. $37,850–$59,640
Top pay (est.)
$101,600
Top 10% $78,150
Pay in 5 years
$49,900est.
2031
Pay in 10 years
$56,000est.
$48,200–$65,000
Outlook score
35/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
69%
High
Job growth (10 yr)
+2.5%
12K openings / yr

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks salary

The median annual wage for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks is $44,390 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $32,140 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $78,150. The mean annual wage is $49,630.

Median
$44,390
Mean
$49,630
10th percentile
$32,140
Entry level
25th percentile
$37,850
75th percentile
$59,640
90th percentile
$78,150
Top earners
Mean hourly wage
$23.00
3.2× the federal minimum ($7.25)
In Japanese yen
¥6.98M
≈ at 157.25 JPY/USD

The mean hourly wage of $23.00 is 3.2× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →

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Pay by percentile

Entry level (10th pct.)
$32,140
Early career (25th pct.)
$37,850
Mid career (median)
$44,390
Experienced (75th pct.)
$59,640
Top earners (90th pct.)
$78,150

Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today $44,390 → in 3 years $47,600 → in 5 years $49,900 → in 10 years $56,000 (10-year range $48,200–$65,000). The model assumes pay growth of +2.4% per year.

$44,390
Now
2026
$47,600
In 3 yrs
2029
$44,000–$51,800
$49,900
In 5 yrs
2031
$44,900–$55,500
$56,000
In 10 yrs
2036
$48,200–$65,000

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +3.0%Labor demand -0.07%AI impact -0.57%Total +2.4% / yr

Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →

The same job in Japan

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
United States
空港グランドスタッフ
Japan
駅務員
Japan
Median / average pay$44,390¥5.80M
≈ $36,865
¥5.80M
≈ $36,865
Pay in 10 years (est.)$56,000¥8.18M¥8.18M
Outlook score357369
AI replacement risk69% High37% Low47% Moderate
Workers119K——

Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.

Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35; O*NET 31.0 Database by USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0), modified by Shigoto Zukan. Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.