DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 5 - North Central	N/A	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	1,060	110	$23.59/hr	$1.30/hr	$12.19/hr	$17.39/hr	$22.17/hr	$27.24/hr	$37.91/hr
U S	66,670	1,533	$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.

Other Regional Data For Travel Agents Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 970 $22.44/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 20 $22.25/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A N/A N/A EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	80	$19.56/hr	N/A
Couriers and Messengers	10	$16.21/hr	N/A
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cargo and Freight Agents	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Plans, describes, arranges, and sells itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
• Computes cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quotes package tour's costs.
• Books transportation and hotel reservations, using computer terminal or telephone.
• Converses with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
• Provides customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign country regulations.
• Collects payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
• Prints or requests transportation carrier tickets, using computer printer system or system link to travel carrier.