How to hire reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
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Job description template
Copy it, fill in the brackets, and remove anything that does not fit your job. Keep only must-haves you would really turn someone away for.
[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Answer inquiries regarding information, such as schedules, accommodations, procedures, or policies. • Confer with customers to determine their service requirements and travel preferences. • Contact customers or travel agents to advise them of travel conveyance changes or to confirm reservations. • Determine whether space is available on travel dates requested by customers, assigning requested spaces when available. • Make and confirm reservations for transportation and accommodations, using telephones, faxes, mail, and computers. • Prepare customer invoices and accept payment. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: High school diploma or equivalent] • Strong active listening, speaking, reading comprehension, critical thinking, writing and active learning skills • Working knowledge of customer and personal service, English Language, computers and electronics and public safety and security • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $21.34 an hour ($44,390 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to answer inquiries regarding information, such as schedules, accommodations, procedures, or policies. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to confer with customers to determine their service requirements and travel preferences. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to contact customers or travel agents to advise them of travel conveyance changes or to confirm reservations. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to determine whether space is available on travel dates requested by customers, assigning requested spaces when available. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks do
- Answer inquiries regarding information, such as schedules, accommodations, procedures, or policies.
- Confer with customers to determine their service requirements and travel preferences.
- Contact customers or travel agents to advise them of travel conveyance changes or to confirm reservations.
- Determine whether space is available on travel dates requested by customers, assigning requested spaces when available.
- Make and confirm reservations for transportation and accommodations, using telephones, faxes, mail, and computers.
- Prepare customer invoices and accept payment.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
- Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: None (O*NET)
- Training on the job: Short-term on-the-job training (BLS)
- Job outlook: +2.5% over ten years, about as fast as average · about 11,800 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $60,220 |
| Minnesota | $60,090 |
| California | $49,420 |
| Washington | $48,520 |
| Georgia | $47,860 |
| Nebraska | $37,850 |
| Ohio | $36,070 |
| Wisconsin | $35,950 |
See reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.