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Travel Agent Workplace Records Guide
Travel agents may revise an itinerary several times before a purchase and continue handling changes afterward. A workplace concern about commission, accuracy or workload should distinguish the customer's request, supplier response and employer's credit decision.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Revision sequence
Record when trip requirements changed and whether previously completed work had to be repeated.
Credit adjustment
Note the date, amount on your own pay record and explanation for a compensation change.
After-sale duties
List assigned changes or problem-resolution work performed after the original purchase was completed.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Travel Agents (41-3041.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.Source task 737 · updated 07/2016
- Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.Source task 741 · updated 07/2016
- Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.Source task 738 · updated 07/2016
- Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.Source task 739 · updated 07/2016
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Travel Agents (SOC 41-3041). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $21.53 | $22.90 | $27.60 | $47,640 |
| Alaska | $22.37 | $22.91 | $28.49 | $47,650 |
| Arizona | $21.44 | $24.90 | $30.31 | $51,800 |
| Arkansas | $17.50 | $17.60 | $21.72 | $36,600 |
| Connecticut | $23.51 | $29.15 | $34.60 | $60,640 |
| Delaware | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Florida | $18.87 | $24.07 | $30.55 | $50,060 |
| Georgia | $17.13 | $23.50 | $28.87 | $48,880 |
| Hawaii | $15.33 | $22.87 | $31.32 | $47,560 |
| Idaho | $14.42 | $23.13 | $27.74 | $48,110 |
| Indiana | $17.46 | $23.33 | $28.81 | $48,530 |
| Iowa | $17.54 | $21.85 | $27.58 | $45,440 |
| Kansas | $22.15 | $25.77 | $28.87 | $53,600 |
| Kentucky | $21.21 | $23.74 | $28.30 | $49,370 |
| Louisiana | $16.31 | $17.29 | $22.62 | $35,970 |
| Maine | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Michigan | $18.79 | $22.23 | $28.13 | $46,250 |
| Minnesota | $16.91 | $22.72 | $34.53 | $47,260 |
| Mississippi | $19.05 | $23.58 | $28.84 | $49,050 |
| Missouri | $14.99 | $21.86 | $27.47 | $45,460 |
| Montana | $22.35 | $29.48 | $32.92 | $61,330 |
| Nebraska | $17.90 | $23.89 | $26.57 | $49,690 |
| New Hampshire | $20.61 | $22.69 | $29.07 | $47,190 |
| New Mexico | $14.73 | $21.49 | $22.36 | $44,700 |
| New York | $23.07 | $26.72 | $35.33 | $55,580 |
| North Carolina | $21.90 | $27.01 | $30.68 | $56,180 |
| North Dakota | $18.00 | $21.51 | $28.71 | $44,740 |
| Ohio | $18.23 | $22.11 | $28.62 | $46,000 |
| Oklahoma | $10.16 | $17.78 | $22.79 | $36,980 |
| Pennsylvania | $19.48 | $22.94 | $29.62 | $47,720 |
| Rhode Island | $22.09 | $28.75 | $36.88 | $59,790 |
| South Dakota | $18.26 | $21.40 | $28.04 | $44,510 |
| Tennessee | $22.39 | $26.75 | $30.68 | $55,640 |
| Texas | $20.46 | $23.80 | $29.84 | $49,500 |
| Utah | $18.25 | $27.25 | $30.61 | $56,670 |
| Vermont | $24.11 | $29.12 | $30.78 | $60,560 |
| Virginia | $17.04 | $21.76 | $28.56 | $45,260 |
| West Virginia | $18.21 | $21.52 | $21.64 | $44,760 |
| Wisconsin | $18.04 | $22.64 | $27.42 | $47,080 |
| Wyoming | $17.38 | $23.09 | $25.89 | $48,030 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace the itinerary version
Describe the general trip requirements and when you received changes to dates, transport or lodging. Note which version was approved and who communicated that approval. Do not include passport information, traveler names or private travel plans in your employment notes.
Separate service and compensation
Record the compensation terms supplied to you and when credit was assigned or adjusted. Distinguish a quoted price, confirmed purchase and later cancellation. Keep your own pay statement separate from assumptions about why a supplier or employer changed a figure.
Protect traveler information
Do not export reservations, payment details, identity documents or customer lists. Use permitted employment messages and your own time records. Identify the relevant transaction record and custodian for authorized review without keeping the traveler file.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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