Travel agents

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2022 Workforce

61k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

3.47%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$49,408

Average Male Salary

$65,298

Average Female Salary

$45,610

About

Travel agents are most often employed by the Travel arrangements & reservation services industry. The average yearly wage for Travel agents was $49,408 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Travel agents are Los Angeles County (East Central)--Arcadia, San Gabriel & Temple City Cities PUMA, CA, Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (East) PUMA, NV, and Maricopa County--Scottsdale City (Southwest) & Paradise Valley Town PUMA, AZ. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Travel agents are Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (East) PUMA, NV, Maricopa County--Scottsdale City (Southwest) & Paradise Valley Town PUMA, AZ, and Cook County (Northeast)--Northfield & New Trier Townships PUMA, IL.

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Employment and salary information for the Travel agents workforce. Travel agents workforce in 2022 was 61,036 people, of which 80.7% were women and 19.3% were men. Travel agents are paid most in Stamford & Greenwich Towns PUMA, CT but are relatively concentrated in Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (East) PUMA, NV.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

11,774

Male Workforce

± 2.66k

49,262

Female Workforce

± 5.45k

The Travel agents workforce in 2022 was 61,036 people (80.7% women and 19.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −3.05% between 2014 (62,956) and 2022 (61,036).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Travel agents.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($152,121), District of Columbia ($104,698), and Delaware ($67,110).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$49,408

AVERAGE WAGE

#328 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Travel agents earned an average of $49,408, $15,275 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Travel agents in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.415

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Travel agents had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.415, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Travel agents (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Travel agents compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Travel agents and on wages for those in the field. Travel arrangements & reservation services is the industry that employs the most Travel agents, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Travel agents, by average wage, is Management of companies & enterprises ($133,053).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

61k

2022 Workforce

± 6,064

−0.654%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.1%

This graphic shows the share of Travel agents employed by various industries. Travel arrangements & reservation services employs the largest share of Travel agents at 98.3%, followed by Water transportation with 0.912% and Nondepository credit & related activities with 0.785%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Travel agents in the US. The workforce of Travel agents in 2022 was 61,036 people, with 80.7% woman, and 19.3% men. The average age of male Travel agents in the workforce is 47.7 and of female Travel agents is 50.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Travel agents is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Travel agents in 2022 was 61,036 people, with 80.7% woman, and 19.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (8,706 people), 55 to 59 years (8,022 people), and 60 to 64 years (7,323 people). Among them they concentrated 39.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 12% of Travel agents workers were Hispanic and 88% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.2%), Puerto Rican (26.1)%, and Colombian (12.8)%

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Races

In 2022, 72.8% of the Travel agents workforce were White, of which 82.2% were women and 17.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.73%) and Asian (7.29%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Travel agents from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Travel agents is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Language & Linguistics.

Among the necessary skills for Travel agents, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Travel agents need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Travel agents in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (6,970 people), Social Sciences (2,851 people), and Communications (1,957 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Travel agents workers were Bachelors Degree (19,388 people), Some college (15,964 people), and High School or Equivalent (12,242 people).

The graphic shows the Travel agents workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Travel agents from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Travel agents need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Travel Agents from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Travel Agents are expected to see a growth of 3.47% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

3.47%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

2.84%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Travel agents. This profession is expected to grow more than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.