DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

41-3041 Travel Agents

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 1,060110$23.59/hr$1.30/hr$12.19/hr$17.39/hr$22.17/hr$27.24/hr$37.91/hr
U S 66,6701,533$21.93/hr$0.24/hr$11.60/hr$14.91/hr$19.95/hr$26.83/hr$34.05/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Travel Agents
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services1,060$22.18/hr
Other Regional Data For Travel Agents
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 1,060 $22.17/hr 3.1%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 990 $22.34/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 970 $22.44/hr 3.0%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 90 $18.10/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 30 $20.23/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 20 $22.25/hr 5.1%
Southwest Balance of State 10 $16.39/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A $22.60/hr N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A 1.4%
Northwest Minnesota N/A $19.46/hr -1.8%
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A 0.0%
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A 2.3%
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A $17.73/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance4,290$22.45/hr1.2%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks2,430$23.52/hr-0.8%
Cargo and Freight Agents1,610$23.73/hr12.6%
Couriers and Messengers660$16.21/hr2.0%
Tasks for Travel Agents