Travel Agents in California

Considering a career as a Travel Agent in California?

While jobs for Travel Agents in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Travel Agents in California is expected to decrease.

• Travel Agents in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Travel Agent Career?

• Business, Management & Marketing
• General Sales & Marketing
• Professional Sales
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

How Many Travel Agents Work in California?

8,270 people worked as Travel Agents in 2018 in this state.

There were 8,480 Travel Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 650 Travel Agents working in it, which means California has more Travel Agents than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Travel Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 7.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,070 annual Travel Agents job openings in California, and 9,700 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,800 annual jobs and 72,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Travel Agents Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Travel Agents ranged from $29,210 to $68,530 with $45,320 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.04 to $32.95. The median hourly rate was $21.79.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.43 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.36.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Travel Agents

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Travel Agents.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,660	$45,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	1,530	$44,970
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	710	$42,840
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	390	$49,740
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	170	$45,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	150	$49,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	140	$45,460
Santa Rosa, CA	90	$46,510
Salinas, CA	40	$29,730
Bakersfield, CA	40	$29,660
Fresno, CA	40	$30,540

Top States for Travel Agents Employment

View the list below to see where most Travel Agents work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Florida	9,730	$36,730
California	8,270	$45,320
New York	6,000	$35,320
Texas	4,680	$34,150
Illinois	3,770	$38,380
Arizona	2,570	$47,430
Pennsylvania	2,530	$37,880
Georgia	2,190	$31,100
New Jersey	2,120	$42,970
Massachusetts	1,920	$47,160
Michigan	1,820	$35,720
Missouri	1,670	$31,130
South Carolina	1,510	$27,200
Colorado	1,380	$40,780
Ohio	1,370	$33,270
Virginia	1,340	$44,810
North Carolina	1,270	$38,530
Minnesota	1,220	$44,140
Washington	1,150	$51,520
Wisconsin	1,150	$35,090

Below are the states where Travel Agents get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$54,810
Washington	$51,520
Arizona	$47,430
Massachusetts	$47,160
Kansas	$46,050
Wyoming	$45,940
California	$45,320
Virginia	$44,810
Minnesota	$44,140
Connecticut	$43,510

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nick Nijhuis under License

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