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Occupational Description

Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for travel agency customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required.

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Travel Agents

Employment Outlook for Travel Agents

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at a very slow rate in Oregon. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable, but limited, employment opportunities exist.

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Current Job Openings for Travel Agents There are no openings for this occupation.

State of Oregon License Information for Travel Agents No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Travel Agents

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$9.53	$11.41	$14.34	$17.66	$21.86	$15.02	$31,240
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	9.46	12.34	13.38	14.41	15.04	12.97	26,976
Lane	9.56	10.44	11.86	17.01	19.70	13.55	28,188
Jackson / Josephine	11.24	13.30	15.39	18.25	20.52	15.65	32,555
Clackamas	10.88	12.35	13.41	14.49	15.14	13.24	27,525

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Regional Employment Projections for Travel Agents

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	974	1,002	28	2.9%	3	22	25
Multnomah / Washington	590	548	-42	-7.1%	0	13	13
Lane	148	180	32	21.6%	3	4	7
Jackson / Josephine	73	77	4	5.5%	0	2	2
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	58	59	1	1.7%	0	1	1
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	52	55	3	5.8%	0	1	2
Clackamas	52	52	0	0.0%	0	1	1
Douglas	13	13	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	13	13	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	7	7	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Coos / Curry	7	7	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	6	6	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	5	5	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	3	3	0	0.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Travel Agents

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	974
Total, All Industries	Private	974
Transportation and Warehousing	Private	18
Air Transportation	Private	10
Nonscheduled Air Transportation	Private	10
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	25
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	Private	13
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	Private	12
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	926
Administrative and Support Services	Private	926
Facilities Support Services	Private	17
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	Private	908

Educational Requirements for Travel Agents Workers must have postsecondary training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with an associate degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Travel Agents

• Apply Geographic Knowledge
• Apply Passenger Rate Schedules
• Evaluate Hotels, Resorts And Tours For Quality
• Interpret And Apply International Travel Regulations
• Interpret Travel Schedules
• Make Presentations
• Perform Bookkeeping Functions
• Plan And Arrange Travel
• Provide Customer Service
• Provide Customer Service Using Telephone
• Provide Travel Information
• Receive Payments And Make Change
• Schedule And Coordinate Hotel, Resort, Cruise Or Expedition Reservations
• Summarize Travel And Accommodations Data Into Itinerary
• Use Basic Mathematics
• Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data
• Use Marketing Techniques
• Use Sales Techniques

Schools and Training Providers for Travel Agents The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

• Selling Skills and Sales Operations
• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

Dealer Education School 1960 Madras SE #2077 Salem, OR 97306-2288 Phone: (503) 399-9199 Programs of Training: Selling Skills and Sales Operations	Dealer Title Service Inc. 3522 NE 119th Ave Portland, OR 97220 Phone: (360) 834-3239 Programs of Training: Selling Skills and Sales Operations	Franklin Institute of Sales 1058 Hemlock Street Lake Oswego, OR 97034-6148 Phone: (503) 699-9211 Programs of Training: Selling Skills and Sales Operations
Oregon Ind. Auto Dealer Assoc.-Dealer Educ. Schl. 1475 Capitol St. NE Salem, OR 97301-7850 Phone: (503) 362-6839 Programs of Training: Selling Skills and Sales Operations	Everest College-Portland 425 SW Washington Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (503) 222-3225 Programs of Training: Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Travel Agents No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Travel Agents matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Reservation And Transportation Ticket Agents And Travel Clerks	42%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	22%