Travel Agents

Help clients plan trips and purchase tickets for travel or events.

Travel Agents sell tickets for air travel, hotels, and entertainment events to individuals or groups who are planning trips. They help plan transportation, travel dates, and packages. They may sell tour packages.

Wages	$23.33 per hour on average
Outlook	The outlook is Poor
Education & Training	High School or less is typically required.
Related Programs (Current training programs available)	Selling Skills and Sales Operations Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations
On the Job	Work Activities Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs. Distribute promotional literature or samples to customers. Prepare sales or other contracts. Process sales or other transactions. Record operational details of travel. Sell products or services. Calculate costs of goods or services.
Career Pathways	Travel and Tourism
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