Travel Agents — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$50,160
United States, 2025
Employment
55,110
United States, 2025
Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 41-3041.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
- Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
- Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
- Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.
- Record and maintain information on clients, vendors, and travel packages.
- Book transportation and hotel reservations, using computer or telephone.
- Print or request transportation carrier tickets, using computer printer system or system link to travel carrier.
- Provide customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign country regulations.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$34,610
25th percentile
$41,950
75th percentile
$63,060
90th percentile
$76,660
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.1
- Service Orientation4.1
- Speaking4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Social Perceptiveness3.8
- Persuasion3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4
- Writing3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Negotiation3.1
- Active Learning3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 15 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
15
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Service Orientation | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Persuasion | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.8 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Supplemental
National median $41,380
Compare with Travel AgentsSupplemental
National median $61,160
Compare with Travel AgentsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | $67,440 | 60 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $63,400 | — | 2025 |
| NV | $63,400 | — | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $62,870 | 320 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | $61,570 | 40 | 2025 |
| DC | $61,560 | 160 | 2025 |
| MT | $61,330 | 200 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $61,330 | 50 | 2025 |
| NJ | $61,090 | 1,660 | 2025 |
| CT | $60,640 | 650 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $60,580 | 290 | 2025 |
| VT | $60,560 | 120 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | $60,560 | 50 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | $60,470 | 80 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | $60,310 | 270 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | $60,110 | 30 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | $59,860 | 220 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | $59,820 | 260 | 2025 |
| RI | $59,790 | 250 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | $59,370 | 40 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.