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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

41-3041 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.


National estimates for Travel Agents
Industry profile for Travel Agents
Geographic profile for Travel Agents

National estimates for Travel Agents:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Travel Agents:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
53,180 7.0 % $ 23.20 $ 48,250 1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Travel Agents:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.26 $ 17.59 $ 22.31 $ 28.14 $ 30.82
Annual Wage (2) $ 29,650 $ 36,590 $ 46,400 $ 58,520 $ 64,100


Industry profile for Travel Agents:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Travel Agents are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Travel Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Travel Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 39,560 24.06 $ 22.53 $ 46,860
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation 1,950 5.45 $ 22.44 $ 46,670
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 410 0.78 $ 27.99 $ 58,220
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 240 0.01 $ 28.41 $ 59,090
Traveler Accommodation 190 0.01 $ 21.77 $ 45,290

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Travel Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 39,560 24.06 $ 22.53 $ 46,860
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation 1,950 5.45 $ 22.44 $ 46,670
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land 90 0.88 $ 22.35 $ 46,480
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 410 0.78 $ 27.99 $ 58,220
Charter Bus Industry 30 0.15 $ 20.74 $ 43,150

Top paying industries for Travel Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scheduled Air Transportation 180 0.04 $ 38.49 $ 80,050
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 240 0.01 $ 28.41 $ 59,090
Nondepository Credit Intermediation (8) (8) $ 28.40 $ 59,070
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 410 0.78 $ 27.99 $ 58,220
Spectator Sports 30 0.02 $ 26.78 $ 55,700


Geographic profile for Travel Agents:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Travel Agents are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Travel Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of travel agents by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Travel Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 9,000 0.98 2.72 $ 21.00 $ 43,690
California 4,930 0.28 0.78 $ 25.26 $ 52,550
Texas 3,240 0.25 0.69 $ 22.01 $ 45,780
New York 2,820 0.31 0.86 $ 24.59 $ 51,160
Georgia 1,890 0.41 1.14 $ 21.20 $ 44,100


Map of location quotient of travel agents by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Travel Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 9,000 0.98 2.72 $ 21.00 $ 43,690
Alaska 200 0.66 1.82 $ 22.64 $ 47,080
North Dakota 250 0.62 1.73 $ 18.24 $ 37,940
Nevada 800 0.57 1.59 $ 20.24 $ 42,100
Colorado 1,330 0.48 1.33 $ 24.42 $ 50,790


Map of annual mean wages of travel agents by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Travel Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 300 0.44 1.23 $ 29.15 $ 60,630
Arizona 1,040 0.34 0.96 $ 28.95 $ 60,210
New Hampshire 240 0.37 1.03 $ 28.89 $ 60,100
Washington (8) (8) (8) $ 26.47 $ 55,060
Missouri 890 0.32 0.88 $ 26.39 $ 54,880



Map of employment of travel agents by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Travel Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 4,390 1.67 4.66 $ 22.61 $ 47,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,800 0.30 0.85 $ 24.88 $ 51,740
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,720 2.10 5.83 $ 18.47 $ 38,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,100 0.34 0.96 $ 24.79 $ 51,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,540 0.35 0.97 $ 22.56 $ 46,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,330 0.49 1.36 $ 26.73 $ 55,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,290 0.47 1.32 $ 21.73 $ 45,200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,130 0.30 0.82 $ 23.15 $ 48,140
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 920 0.59 1.64 $ 24.16 $ 50,260
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 830 0.35 0.96 $ 29.54 $ 61,440


Map of location quotient of travel agents by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Travel Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,720 2.10 5.83 $ 18.47 $ 38,420
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 4,390 1.67 4.66 $ 22.61 $ 47,020
Eugene, OR 180 1.16 3.22 $ 16.74 $ 34,830
Flagstaff, AZ 70 1.06 2.95 $ 24.66 $ 51,290
Savannah, GA 180 0.98 2.72 $ 19.25 $ 40,050
Charleston, WV 90 0.93 2.58 $ 17.55 $ 36,500
Anchorage, AK 140 0.83 2.29 $ 22.92 $ 47,670
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 140 0.82 2.28 $ 17.53 $ 36,470
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 750 0.73 2.02 $ 19.94 $ 41,480
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 920 0.59 1.64 $ 24.16 $ 50,260


Map of annual mean wages of travel agents by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Travel Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 810 0.36 1.01 $ 30.61 $ 63,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 830 0.35 0.96 $ 29.54 $ 61,440
Boulder, CO 90 0.46 1.27 $ 28.48 $ 59,240
St. Louis, MO-IL 280 0.21 0.59 $ 27.27 $ 56,730
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 90 0.56 1.55 $ 27.10 $ 56,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 240 0.22 0.60 $ 27.02 $ 56,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,330 0.49 1.36 $ 26.73 $ 55,610
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 810 0.27 0.74 $ 26.71 $ 55,560
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (8) (8) (8) $ 26.66 $ 55,450
Ann Arbor, MI 70 0.34 0.94 $ 26.47 $ 55,060

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Travel Agents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 170 2.30 6.39 $ 24.79 $ 51,560
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 140 1.29 3.59 $ 16.41 $ 34,130
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 100 0.84 2.32 $ 23.80 $ 49,500
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 70 0.32 0.90 $ 21.87 $ 45,480
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 50 0.37 1.03 $ 24.35 $ 50,640

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Travel Agents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 170 2.30 6.39 $ 24.79 $ 51,560
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 140 1.29 3.59 $ 16.41 $ 34,130
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 100 0.84 2.32 $ 23.80 $ 49,500
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 0.43 1.19 $ 20.30 $ 42,220
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.39 1.08 $ 25.15 $ 52,310

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Travel Agents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.39 1.08 $ 25.15 $ 52,310
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 170 2.30 6.39 $ 24.79 $ 51,560
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 50 0.37 1.03 $ 24.35 $ 50,640
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 100 0.84 2.32 $ 23.80 $ 49,500
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 70 0.32 0.90 $ 21.87 $ 45,480


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023