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SUMMARY
70%
High Risk
23%
Low Risk
36%
Low Risk
36%
Low Risk
53%
Moderate Risk
61%
High Risk
JOB SCORE 2.8/10 6.9/10 4.9/10 4.1/10 4.1/10 2.7/10
POLLING
68%
(High Risk, Based on 33 votes)
31%
(Low Risk, Based on 143 votes)
43%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 23 votes)
60%
(High Risk, Based on 20 votes)
72%
(High Risk, Based on 79 votes)
70%
(High Risk, Based on 115 votes)
GROWTH
by year 2034
2.8%
4.8%
4.2%
1.7%
8.5%
2.2%
WAGES
$41,460
or $19.93 per hour
$59,440
or $28.57 per hour
$56,750
or $27.28 per hour
$85,750
or $41.22 per hour
$49,900
or $23.99 per hour
$48,450
or $23.29 per hour
VOLUME
as of 2024
127,440
134,670
16,640
23,320
97,800
59,150
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes. Snowflake diagram for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks Snowflake diagram for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Snowflake diagram for Airfield Operations Specialists Snowflake diagram for Transportation Inspectors Snowflake diagram for Cargo and Freight Agents Snowflake diagram for Travel Agents
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. Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions. Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information. Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified. Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs. Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required. May also describe, plan, and arrange itineraries and sell tour packages. May assist in resolving clients' travel problems.

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Automation Risk

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Job Score

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Growth & Wages

See how fast each occupation is projected to grow and what people earn on average. High wages don’t always mean high security — automation risk still matters.

Volume of Workers

Explore how many people currently work in each occupation and in which year the data was recorded. Popularity can affect how disruptive automation will be for the wider economy.

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