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Travel Agents in Mississippi

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$33,380 Median Salary
10 Job Openings
  • Travel Agents in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Travel Agents Work in Mississippi?

In Mississippi, there were 110 people working as Travel Agents in the year 2018.

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

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Travel Agents in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 11.6%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 90 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 Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Travel Agents ranged from $19,550 to $50,840 with $33,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.4 to $24.44. The median hourly rate was $16.05.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.67 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.38.

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

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Top Mississippi 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 140 $32,840
Jackson, MS 70 $36,210

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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