Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

41-3041 Travel Agents

Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for travel agency 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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
69,480	2.4 %	$20.54	$42,720	1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.76	$13.81	$18.61	$24.97	$31.77
Annual Wage (2)	$22,370	$28,730	$38,700	$51,950	$66,080

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	61,580	28.45	$20.41	$42,460
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,170	0.05	$23.28	$48,420
Insurance Carriers	210	0.02	(8)	(8)
Employment Services	120	0.00	$19.20	$39,930
Other Support Services	100	0.03	$20.53	$42,690

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	61,580	28.45	$20.41	$42,460
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	90	0.23	$18.11	$37,660
Charter Bus Industry	30	0.11	$16.61	$34,560
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,170	0.05	$23.28	$48,420
Educational Support Services	60	0.03	$17.35	$36,090

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Scheduled Air Transportation	90	0.02	$28.75	$59,810
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	90	0.01	$27.57	$57,340
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,170	0.05	$23.28	$48,420
Office Administrative Services	70	0.01	$21.36	$44,430
Other Support Services	100	0.03	$20.53	$42,690

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Florida	9,730	1.13	2.35	$20.02	$41,630
California	8,270	0.49	1.01	$22.82	$47,460
New York	6,000	0.64	1.33	$19.23	$40,000
Texas	4,680	0.39	0.81	$19.07	$39,670
Illinois	3,770	0.63	1.31	$19.76	$41,100

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Florida	9,730	1.13	2.35	$20.02	$41,630
Arizona	2,570	0.92	1.92	$23.55	$48,980
Hawaii	580	0.91	1.89	$20.27	$42,170
South Carolina	1,510	0.73	1.52	$15.94	$33,150
North Dakota	290	0.71	1.47	$16.15	$33,600

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	350	0.50	1.03	$27.30	$56,790
Nevada	880	0.65	1.36	$27.21	$56,590
Washington	1,150	0.35	0.74	$25.38	$52,790
Massachusetts	1,920	0.54	1.12	$24.00	$49,920
New Jersey	2,120	0.52	1.09	$23.72	$49,330

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,410	0.67	1.41	$20.70	$43,060
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,570	2.15	4.48	$21.49	$44,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,660	0.76	1.59	$22.72	$47,260
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,310	0.71	1.49	$20.04	$41,690
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2,330	1.13	2.36	$24.14	$50,210
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,130	0.60	1.24	$19.84	$41,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1,800	1.43	2.98	$17.00	$35,360
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,730	0.63	1.31	$24.43	$50,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,650	0.53	1.09	$20.33	$42,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,610	0.60	1.25	$15.71	$32,670

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

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	5,570	2.15	4.48	$21.49	$44,700
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	200	1.77	3.69	$18.64	$38,770
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1,800	1.43	2.98	$17.00	$35,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2,330	1.13	2.36	$24.14	$50,210
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	80	1.13	2.35	$20.86	$43,380
Panama City, FL	90	1.11	2.31	$19.08	$39,680
Urban Honolulu, HI	490	1.05	2.18	$20.17	$41,950
Reading, PA	180	1.01	2.11	$26.38	$54,870
Anchorage, AK	170	0.97	2.02	$20.45	$42,540
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	470	0.95	1.98	$20.33	$42,290