Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

ONET Code: 43-4181.00
RIASEC: C

Job Description:

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.

Education Level:

  • high school diploma/GED
  • some college

Salary Information:

Average: $41460

Range: $34550 - $75050

Skills:

  • Active Listening
  • Service Orientation
  • Speaking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Reading Comprehension

Tasks:

  • Examine passenger documentation to determine destinations and to assign boarding passes.
  • Trace lost, delayed, or misdirected baggage for customers.
  • Check baggage and cargo and direct passengers to designated locations for loading.
  • Provide boarding or disembarking assistance to passengers needing special assistance.
  • Confer with customers to determine their service requirements and travel preferences.

Work Activities:

  • Working with Computers
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  • Getting Information
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Alternate Titles: Airline Ticket Agent , Airport Sales Agent , Customer Service Agent , Reservation Agent , Reservationist , Reservations Agent , Reservations and Ticketing Agent , Station Agent , Ticket Agent , Tour Sales Representative

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