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Travel Agents

Part of Hospitality & Tourism, in the Travel & Tourism pathway.

Job zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 41-3041.00

What the work is

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.

On a typical day

  • Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
  • 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's costs.
  • Book transportation and hotel reservations, using computer or telephone.
  • Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
  • Provide customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign country regulations.

What it pays

$46,850
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $38,310
Experienced workers reach $62,860
  1. $38k10th
  2. $44k25th
  3. $47kMedian
  4. $61k75th
  5. $63k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $38,310, 25th $43,600, Median $46,850, 75th $60,730, 90th $62,860

About 210 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+3.7%

employment change in the Alamo region, 268 to 278 jobs · U.S. +2%

30

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 7,100

268

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 65,700

Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Active Listening4.0
  2. Service Orientation4.0
  3. Reading Comprehension3.8
  4. Speaking3.1
  5. Social Perceptiveness3.1
  6. Persuasion3.5
  7. Judgment and Decision Making3.0
  8. Critical Thinking3.8

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less31%
  2. Certificate11%
  3. Some college6%
  4. Associate degree37%
  5. Bachelor's degree14%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

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