Occupations/41-3041.00
Travel Agents
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.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
76%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
44%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
71%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.
- Mostly routine
Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
- Mostly routine
Record and maintain information on clients, vendors, and travel packages.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
- 02Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
- 03Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
- 04Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.
- 05Record and maintain information on clients, vendors, and travel packages.
- 06Book transportation and hotel reservations, using computer or telephone.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.12
- Degree of automation3.80
- Time sitting4.86
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations3.07
- Hands-on objects/tools3.71
- Outdoors / weather1.06
- Disease exposure1.01
- Decision freedom4.03
Top abilities
- Speech Recognition4.12
- Speech Clarity4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Oral Expression3.88
- Near Vision3.88
- Problem Sensitivity3.50
- Information Ordering3.25
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing3.12
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.88
- Science1.25
- Critical Thinking3.12
- Active Learning3.12
- Learning Strategies2.50
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 25 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public | Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 52.1905 | $10,700 | 86% | 79% | 1 yr $77,966 2 yr — Master's · CIP 52.19 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $66,169 2 yr $82,882 Master's · CIP 52.18 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $56,351 2 yr $51,750 Bachelor's · CIP 52.18 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $51,960 2 yr $50,439 Bachelor's · CIP 52.18 |
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $4,300 | 100% | 24% | 1 yr $49,258 2 yr $49,358 Bachelor's · CIP 52.18 |
Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Public | Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 52.1905 | $7,200 | 100% | 45% | 1 yr $39,153 2 yr $37,208 Bachelor's · CIP 52.19 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr $29,685 2 yr — Associate · CIP 52.18 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Associate · CIP 52.18 |
Hamline University St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $48,200 | 81% | 71% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $5,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |