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SOC 43-4181 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks — Orlando

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · 9 metro areas compared

$40,540 /year
$19.49per hour
4,050jobs in area
−8.7%vs US median

The median wage for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks in Orlando, FL is $40,540 per year, 8.7% below the national median of $44,390.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $44,39010TH$33,870MEDIAN$40,54075TH$44,31090TH$63,640

How pay has moved

$49,665$31,5152019202020212022202320242025$40,540
$34,540 in 2019 to $40,540 in 2025, +17.4% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+2.8%
Openings per year
14,400
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks in Orlando, FL is $40,540 per year, 8.7% below the national median of $44,390. Pay ranges from under $33,870 at the tenth percentile to more than $63,640 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $36,620 to $44,310.

Employment stands at 4,050, or 2.9 jobs per thousand held locally. Pensacola leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $60,280. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 482nd of 609 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$33,870−23.7%
25th$36,620−17.5%
Median (50th)$40,540−8.7%
75th$44,310−0.2%
90th$63,640+43.4%
Mean$44,020−0.8%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Florida

Median annual wage for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Pensacola$60,28080
2Cape Coral$45,610270
3Deltona$44,59060
4Naples$43,57040
5Miami$39,1906,750
6Panama City$38,50060
7Tampa$37,9901,590
8Jacksonville$37,590250
9Crestview$36,76050

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Orlando sit close to the national average, so $40,540 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.

Published median

$40,540as reported by BLS

Local price level

101.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$39,980US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $40,540 a year, 8.7% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $33,870 to $63,640 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 4,050 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Pensacola, at $60,280.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks in Orlando, FL?

The median annual wage is $40,540, or $19.49 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $44,390, so pay in Orlando, FL is 8.7% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Orlando, FL earns more than $63,640 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $33,870 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Pensacola, at $60,280 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 4,050 jobs in this occupation in Orlando, FL. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.