Travel Agents in West Virginia

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

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

• Travel Agents in West Virginia 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 West Virginia?

160 people worked as Travel Agents in 2018 in this state.

There were 80 Travel Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Travel Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 20.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -11.6%.

West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 80 total jobs in 2026 for Travel Agents in this state.

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

What do Travel Agents Make in West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Travel Agents ranged from $19,910 to $47,590 with $35,330 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.57 to $22.88. The median hourly rate was $16.98.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.72 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.26.

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

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Top West 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

Top States for Travel Agents Employment

The table below shows the states 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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