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Travel Agents
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Travel Agents

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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.

What a travel agent does

Become a travel agent

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good travel agent

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Looking for ways to help people.
  • Understanding people's reactions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.

Travel Agent job outlook

  • There are 199 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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Where this information came from

  • Annual labor market information provided by Washington's Employment Security Department
  • Career information and video provided by U.S. Department of Labor
  • Notes on occupational data methodology