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Highest Paying Industries for Travel Agents

The top 38 highest paying industries for travel agents (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $50,630, computer systems design and related services is the highest paying industry for travel agents. It is followed by office administrative services industry (average annual salary $44,350). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of travel agents in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 38 Highest Paying Industries for Travel Agents

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$50,630	$17,570	410
2	Office Administrative Services	$44,350	$27,990	160
3	Information	$40,830	$23,280	30
4	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$40,130	$19,150	770
5	Scheduled Air Transportation	$37,420	$19,280	240
6	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$37,380	$22,240	650
7	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$36,930	$24,960	320
8	Air Transportation	$36,130	$19,170	320
9	Administrative and Support Services	$34,800	$19,720	61,240
10	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$34,800	$19,720	61,240
11	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$34,780	$19,700	60,620
12	Travel Agencies	$34,740	$19,350	49,490
13	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$34,630	$18,280	50
14	Employment Services	$34,270	$23,890	370
15	Finance and Insurance	$34,190	$21,620	250
16	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$34,170	$23,030	n/a
17	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$33,950	$18,920	90
18	Charter Bus Industry	$33,540	$18,600	120
19	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$32,970	$21,530	n/a
20	Support Activities for Transportation	$32,780	$17,280	50
21	Transportation and Warehousing	$32,540	$19,400	750
22	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$32,140	$18,800	130
23	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$31,540	$17,080	n/a
24	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$31,450	$22,000	60
25	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$31,450	$23,530	90
26	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$31,010	$21,110	190
27	Temporary Help Services	$30,000	$25,280	60
28	Accommodation	$28,960	$17,940	530
29	Accommodation and Food Services	$28,960	$17,940	530
30	Traveler Accommodation	$28,890	$17,930	520
31	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$28,870	$20,020	160
32	Water Transportation	$28,870	$20,020	160
33	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$28,540	$20,980	40
34	Insurance Carriers	$28,460	$21,300	140
35	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$27,420	$21,200	130
36	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$25,260	$16,870	n/a
37	Real Estate	$25,160	$16,860	n/a
38	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$23,660	$16,720	n/a