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Jobs for Former Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

Also called: Reservation and Ticket Agents

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks build service orientation, social perceptiveness and persuasion skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Flight Attendants (85%).

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

Skills you enjoy

Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.

Sorted by skill match.

25 careers that use your skills

  1. 1Flight Attendants
    85%
    Median pay
    $63,580
    Pay change
    +43%
    Extra educationNone
  2. 2Travel Agents
    83%
    Median pay
    $50,160
    Pay change
    +13%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  3. 3Concierges
    83%
    Median pay
    $38,950
    Pay change
    −12%
    Extra educationNone
  4. 4Counter and Rental Clerks
    81%
    Median pay
    $41,300
    Pay change
    −7%
    Extra educationNone
  5. 5Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
    79%
    Median pay
    $50,340
    Pay change
    +13%
    Extra educationNone
  6. 6Passenger Attendants
    77%
    Median pay
    $37,720
    Pay change
    −15%
    Extra educationNone
  7. 7Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
    75%
    Median pay
    $47,540
    Pay change
    +7%
    Extra educationNone
  8. 8Tellers
    75%
    Median pay
    $43,030
    Pay change
    −3%
    Extra educationNone
  9. 9Real Estate Sales Agents
    75%
    Median pay
    $52,830
    Pay change
    +19%
    Extra educationNone
  10. 10Freight Forwarders
    75%
    Median pay
    $52,260
    Pay change
    Not compared
    Pay for the broader BLS group “Cargo and Freight Agents”
    Extra educationNone

Compared with Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, median $44,390. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.

Your transferable skills

How important each skill is in work as reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).

Service Orientation4.00
Social Perceptiveness3.62
Persuasion3.25
Judgment and Decision Making3.12
Coordination3.12
Time Management3.12

Skills to learn

The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.

  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Management of Material Resources
  • Coordination
  • Operation and Control

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Your top 3 moves, up close

A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.

Flight Attendants

85% skill match · $63,580 · +43% pay

First step

  • Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (70% of workers).
  • A certification can help.
  • On-the-job training: anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month.

Skills to add

Troubleshooting · Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common
  • Mistakes can have serious consequences
  • Dealing with conflict is part of the job

Travel Agents

83% skill match · $50,160 · +13% pay

First step

  • Most common education: Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree (37% of workers).
  • Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • On-the-job training: over 3 months, up to and including 6 months.

Skills to add

Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources · Persuasion

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common

Concierges

83% skill match · $38,950 · −12% pay

First step

  • Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (46% of workers).
  • On-the-job training: anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month.

Skills to add

Coordination · Social Perceptiveness · Management of Financial Resources

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common

Similar roles in the same field

If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.

Free help near you

Former reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks can get free career counseling, job search help and, if you qualify, help paying for training through American Job Centers, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Questions former reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ask

What jobs can former reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks do?

The closest matches are Flight Attendants (85% skill match, median $63,580), Travel Agents (83% skill match, median $50,160) and Concierges (83% skill match, median $38,950), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.

Which reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerk career changes pay more?

Among the 25 matches, 17 pay more than reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks at the median. The biggest increases: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents (+118%, $96,660), Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (+73%, $76,590) and Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (+58%, $69,990).

Do former reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks need another degree?

23 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.

How is the skill match calculated?

We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses