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Travel Agents in Pennsylvania

Considering a career as a Travel Agent in Pennsylvania?

-18% Jobs Projection
$37,880 Median Salary
270 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Travel Agents in Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Travel Agents Work in Pennsylvania?

In 2018, there were 2,530 Travel Agents working in the state.

There were 2,560 Travel Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Travel Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 17.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -11.6%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 270 annual Travel Agents job openings in Pennsylvania, and 2,530 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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Travel Agents ranged from $18,600 to $68,400 with $37,880 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.94 to $32.88. The median hourly rate was $18.21.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.75 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.54.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,540 $40,590
Pittsburgh, PA 510 $42,290
Reading, PA 180 $50,920
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 180 $32,940
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 150 $26,420
Lancaster, PA 90 $37,880
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 60 $33,770
York-Hanover, PA 40 $34,970
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 40 $29,460

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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