Sales and Related Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages O*NET task lead SOC 41-3041

Travel Agents

O*NET task statements lead this Travel Agents card before OEWS pay; neighboring titles include Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, Counter and Rental Clerks, Sales and Related Workers, All Other, Real Estate Brokers.

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Same-major-group titles next to Travel Agents: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ($105K) , Counter and Rental Clerks ($41K) , Sales and Related Workers, All Other ($48K) , Real Estate Brokers ($73K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Travel Agents publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 41-3041 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer
  2. 2. Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers
  3. 3. Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required
  4. 4. Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour'…
  5. 5. Record and maintain information on clients, vendors, and travel packages
  6. 6. Book transportation and hotel reservations, using computer or telephone
  7. 7. Print or request transportation carrier tickets, using computer printer system or system link to travel carrier
  8. 8. Provide customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign cou…

Travel Agents: O*NET ranks Active Listening first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 41-3041 - lead skill Active Listening at 4.1 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Active Listening 4.1
  2. 2. Service Orientation 4.1
  3. 3. Reading Comprehension 4.0
  4. 4. Speaking 4.0
  5. 5. Social Perceptiveness 3.8
  6. 6. Persuasion 3.6
  7. 7. Judgment and Decision Making 3.4
  8. 8. Writing 3.1

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 4.3
  2. 2. English Language 4.0
  3. 3. Sales and Marketing 3.9
  4. 4. Geography 3.4
  5. 5. Computers and Electronics 3.4
  6. 6. Administrative 3.2
National median after O*NET task lead
$50,160
/year · 8 published task lines above
Lead task: Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer
$50K
National median
↑ +2%
Growth 2024-2034
7,100
Annual openings
55,110
Estimated US jobs
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Highest-pay peer · $105K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Top Paying States for Travel Agents

1. Montana $61,330
2. Vermont $60,560
3. Colorado $56,570
4. Rhode Island $59,790
5. Nevada $63,400
6. Oregon $56,810
7. Connecticut $60,640
8. New Jersey $61,090
9. District of Columbia $61,560
10. Utah $56,670

Other Sales and Related Occupations titles

  1. 1. Sales and Related Workers, All Other $48,280
  2. 2. Counter and Rental Clerks $41,300
  3. 3. Real Estate Brokers $73,220
  4. 4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $104,920
  5. 5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $72,080
  6. 6. Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers $41,380

O*NET publishes 8 leading task statements for Travel Agents (SOC 41-3041). The national OEWS median is $50,160 inside Sales and Related Occupations. Same-group neighbors: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, Counter and Rental Clerks, Sales and Related Workers, All Other, Real Estate Brokers. Lead published task: Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.

Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 7,100 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Montana at $61,330. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products at $104,920. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Travel Agents pay-rank #11 in Sales and Related Occupations

Travel Agents sits at pay-rank #11 of 22 detailed Sales and Related Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 41-3041 · national median $50,160 · middle third of Sales and Related Occupations (#11/22). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Travel Agents salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 41-3041

Montana · top state for Travel Agents

$61K published median

Vermont · #2 state pay

$61K · behind Montana

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Highest-pay peer vs Travel Agents · $105K

Counter and Rental Clerks

Lower-pay peer beside Travel Agents · $41K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Travel Agents mid-table among Sales and Related Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #11 of 22 detailed Sales and Related Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers ($49K), Models ($48K), Sales and Related Workers, All Other ($48K), Real Estate Sales Agents ($53K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What do travel agents do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Travel Agents. Leading ones include: Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer; Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers; Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required; Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour'…. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for travel agents? ▼
For SOC 41-3041, O*NET importance scores lead with Active Listening (4.1), Service Orientation (4.1), Reading Comprehension (4.0), Speaking (4.0). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Sales and Marketing. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Travel Agents? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $50,160 as the national median for Travel Agents. The published 10th-90th range is $34,610 to $76,660. Beside Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ($104,920), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Travel Agents? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Travel Agents is +2%. Projected annual openings: about 7,100. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Travel Agents? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Travel Agents. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Travel Agents? ▼
Montana ($61,330), Vermont ($60,560), Colorado ($56,570) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Travel Agents card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 41-3041. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Travel Agents. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics