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Travel Agents in New York

Is New York a good place for you to work as a Travel Agent?

-6% Jobs Projection
$35,320 Median Salary
710 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Travel Agents in New York is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Travel Agents Work in New York?

In 2018, there were 6,000 Travel Agents working in the state.

There were 6,010 Travel Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Travel Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 5.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 710 annual Travel Agents job openings in New York, and 6,330 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 New York?

In 2018 wages for Travel Agents ranged from $23,090 to $65,220 with $35,320 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.1 to $31.36. The median hourly rate was $16.98.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.95 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.03.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,410 $37,650
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 320 $31,390
Rochester, NY 250 $34,810
Syracuse, NY 190 $29,910
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 100 $34,850

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

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