Travel Agents

This post summarizes key statistics on Travel Agents using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 25,748
25 28,523
30 48,866
35 43,216
40 42,891
45 37,813
50 41,197
55 49,436
60 44,296
65 41,197


Hours Worked Share
0-20 17.60
20-39 18.10
39-41 49.10
41-50 10.10
50-60 3.20
More than 60 1.80

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Travel Agents.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
91.60 38,893 Services incidental to transportation
0.80 51,495 Water transportation
0.60 39,137 Colleges and universities
0.40 56,180 Banking
0.40 51,033 Credit agencies, n.e.c.
0.40 63,509 Insurance
0.40 48,866 Hotels and motels
0.30 50,466 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
0.30 69,635 Computer and data processing services
0.30 48,866 Business services, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Travel Agents work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Travel Agents. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Travel Agents received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Travel Agents. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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