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Last Update: 3/13/2026
Your role’s AI Resilience Score is
13.5%
Median Score
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What does this resilience result mean?
These roles are undergoing rapid transformation. Entry-level tasks may be automated, and career paths may look different in the near future.
AI Resilience Report for
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
They help people book travel by arranging tickets, managing reservations, and providing information about schedules and prices.
This role is changing fast
This career is labeled as "Changing fast" because many tasks like booking and providing travel information are now being automated with AI. Most people are making reservations online, and big travel companies use AI chatbots to help with questions and trip planning.
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This career is labeled as "Changing fast" because many tasks like booking and providing travel information are now being automated with AI. Most people are making reservations online, and big travel companies use AI chatbots to help with questions and trip planning.
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AI Resilience
AI Resilience Model v1.0
AI Task Resilience
CareerVillage's proprietary model that estimates how resilient each occupation's tasks are to AI automation and augmentation
Changing fast5.6%
5.6%
Microsoft's Working with AI
AI Applicability
Measures how applicable AI tools (like Bing Copilot) are to each occupation based on real usage patterns
Changing fast1.1%
1.1%
Anthropic's Observed Exposure
AI Resilience
Based on observed patterns of how Claude is being used across occupational tasks in real conversations
Changing fast23.1%
23.1%
Will Robots Take My Job
Automation Resilience
Estimates the probability of automation for each occupation based on research from Oxford University and other academic sources
Changing fast21.6%
21.6%
Althoff & Reichardt
Economic Growth
Measured as "Wage bill" which is a long term projection for average wage × employment. It's the total labor income flowing to an occupation
Changing fast15.2%
15.2%
Medium Demand
Labor Market Outlook
We use BLS employment projections to complement the AI-focused assessments from other sources.
Learn about this scoreGrowth Rate (2024-34):
2.8%
Growth Percentile:
49.4%
Annual Openings:
14,400
Annual Openings Pct:
61.7%
Analysis of Current AI Resilience
Reservation & Ticket Agents
Updated Quarterly • Last Update: 2/17/2026
What's changing and what's not
Travel booking work is already very digital today. Official job guides list tasks like “make and confirm reservations… sell tickets” and “provide travel or transportation information” [1]. In practice, most of these tasks happen online or with AI help.
For example, about 71% of travelers now book flights or hotels on a website or app and only 16% prefer human help [2]. Big travel companies use AI chatbots to help with bookings and questions. Expedia built a chatbot called “Romie” to guide users through booking steps [3].
Priceline (part of Booking.com) is using Google’s AI to power a trip-planning chatbot that acts like a “personal concierge” suggesting hotels and answering questions [4] [4]. These systems can instantly check schedules, plan routes, or explain visa rules.
Some tasks still need people. Helping passengers personally – like escorting someone who needs a wheelchair or carrying a senior’s bags – is hard to automate, so travel clerks still do it. Announcements and baggage handling use machines or screens (many airports have self-service kiosks that issue boarding passes and bag tags), but staff are there to guide passengers and solve problems.
In short, routine questions and bookings are being automated or AI-augmented, while personal assistance remains human-led [1] [4].
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AI in the real world
Travel companies have strong reasons to use AI. Automation saves time and money compared to lots of staff. Travelers like it: surveys show most people – especially younger travelers – prefer fast digital check-in and booking options [2] [2].
AI systems are available commercially and can run 24/7 without breaks. Big firms (like airlines, Expedia, Google, etc.) already invest in this tech for things like chatbots and recommendation engines.
However, adoption isn’t uniformly fast. Many travel agencies and tour operators are small businesses with tight budgets. Experts note this industry mostly has small or regional players that may find new AI tools expensive or hard to install [3].
There are also social and trust issues: some passengers feel safer talking to a person for complex itineraries or sudden changes. Overall, the trend is to let technology handle simple, repetitive tasks so human agents can focus on personal guidance and problem-solving. This way, AI makes travel service faster for everyone, while people still play the key role of helping travelers in need [1] [3].
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Career: Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
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Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$41,460
Jobs (2024)
131,900
Growth (2024-34)
+2.8%
Annual Openings
14,400
Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024-2034
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
1
Check baggage and cargo and direct passengers to designated locations for loading.
2
Prepare customer invoices and accept payment.
3
Announce arrival and departure information, using public address systems.
4
Open or close information facilities.
5
Provide boarding or disembarking assistance to passengers needing special assistance.
6
Contact motel, hotel, resort, and travel operators to obtain current advertising literature.
7
Examine passenger documentation to determine destinations and to assign boarding passes.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
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