Lodging & Tourism

Travel Agents

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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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.

Environment

Travel agents typically work in offices, but some work remotely because much of their time is spent on the phone and the computer. Most travel agents work for travel agencies, although about 1 in 10 were self-employed in 2014.

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Salary Breakdown

Travel Agents

$55,640

AVERAGE ANNUALLY

$29,820

ENTRY LEVEL

$47,910

MID LEVEL

$81,890

EXPERT LEVEL

$26.75

AVERAGE HOURLY

$14.34

ENTRY LEVEL

$23.04

MID LEVEL

$39.37

EXPERT LEVEL

Current Available & Projected Jobs

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Current Available Jobs

2,360

Projected job openings through 2030

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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Travel Agents

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KNOWLEDGE

Customer and Personal Service

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KNOWLEDGE

English Language

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KNOWLEDGE

Sales and Marketing

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KNOWLEDGE

Geography

K

KNOWLEDGE

Computers and Electronics

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SKILL

Active Listening

S

SKILL

Service Orientation

S

SKILL

Reading Comprehension

S

SKILL

Speaking

S

SKILL

Social Perceptiveness

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ABILITY

Speech Recognition

A

ABILITY

Oral Comprehension

A

ABILITY

Speech Clarity

A

ABILITY

Near Vision

A

ABILITY

Oral Expression

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