Employment Percentage: 
-11.645030032939
SOC ID: 
41-3041
SOC Title: 
Travel Agents
ONET ID: 
41-3041.00
ONET Concat ID: 
41304100
Median Salary: 
42784.55
Ed Level High School: 
30.799999
Ed Level Certificate: 
11.49
Ed Level Some College: 
6.11
Ed Level Associates: 
37.25
Ed Level Bachelors: 
14.36
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
an Associate degree
Description: 

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.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.</li><li>Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.</li><li>Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.</li><li>Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.</li><li>Record and maintain information on clients, vendors, and travel packages.</li><li>Book transportation and hotel reservations, using computer terminal or telephone.</li><li>Print or request transportation carrier tickets, using computer printer system or system link to travel carrier.</li><li>Provide customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign country regulations.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
25362.39
Top Annual Earnings: 
88875.99
Title Slug: 
travel-agent