Travel agents

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
61.1k
Average Age
49.6
Estimated Job Growth
−25.9%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$46,529
Average Male Salary
$59,933
Average Female Salary
$43,151

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Employment and salary information for the Travel agents workforce. Travel agents workforce in 2021 was 61,125 people, of which 79.9% were women and 20.1% were men. Travel agents are paid most in Miami City (East) & Key Biscayne Village PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Scottsdale City (Southwest) & Paradise Valley Town PUMA, AZ.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
12,303
Male Workforce
± 2.72k
48,822
Female Workforce
± 5.42k

The Travel agents workforce in 2021 was 61,125 people (79.9% women and 20.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −2.33% between 2014 (62,584) and 2021 (61,125).

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Employment by Location

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During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($154,438), District of Columbia ($87,928), and Delaware ($68,257).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$46,529
AVERAGE WAGE
#319 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Travel agents earned an average of $46,529, $13,066 less than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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0.398
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Travel agents had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.398, 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).

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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 ($88,216).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
61.1k
2021 Workforce
± 6,069
−4.67%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 14.6%

This graphic shows the share of Travel agents employed by various industries. Travel arrangements & reservation services employs the largest share of Travel agents at 98.1%, followed by Nondepository credit & related activities with 0.952% and Water transportation with 0.913%.

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Demographic information on Travel agents in the US. The workforce of Travel agents in 2021 was 61,125 people, with 79.9% woman, and 20.1% men. The average age of male Travel agents in the workforce is 46.5 and of female Travel agents is 50.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Travel agents is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Travel agents in 2021 was 61,125 people, with 79.9% woman, and 20.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (8,652 people), 55 to 59 years (8,059  people), and 45 to 49 years (7,327 people). Among them they concentrated 39.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2021, 10.6% of Travel agents workers were Hispanic and 89.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (66.2%), Puerto Rican (18.3)%, and Colombian (15.5)%

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Races

In 2021, 75.4% of the Travel agents workforce were White, of which 81.4% were women and 18.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.6%) and Asian (7.69%).

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learningEducation & 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 2021 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.
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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Travel agents in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (6,886 people), Social Sciences (2,665 people), and Communications (2,041 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Travel agents workers were Bachelors Degree (19,471 people), Some college (16,430 people), and High School or Equivalent (11,750 people).

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Skills

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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.

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Projections on job growth for Travel Agents from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Travel Agents are expected to see a growth of −25.9% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−25.9%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
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 less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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