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Travel Agents in Virginia

Travel Agents in Virginia

Considering a career as a Travel Agent in Virginia?

-6% Jobs Projection
$44,810 Median Salary
260 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Travel Agents Work in Virginia?

1,340 people worked as Travel Agents in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,580 Travel Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 240 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Travel Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 6.1% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 260 annual Travel Agents job openings in Virginia, and 2,310 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 Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Travel Agents ranged from $18,680 to $64,930 with $44,810 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.98 to $31.22. The median hourly rate was $21.54.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $21.41 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.13.

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

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Top Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,650 $37,830
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 340 $45,230
Richmond, VA 200 $40,260

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

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