Travel Agents
Sales and Related · SOC 41-3041
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 41-3041 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 40.5%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 49/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $50,160
- H-1B offered wage $46,800; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 9,700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +2.2%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 2
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 13,117 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~56.3% of this role but only ~40.5% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Auto Travel Counselor, Beach Expert, Corporate Travel Consultant, Destination Specialist, International Travel Consultant, Tour Coordinator
Representative Tasks
- •Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
- •Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
- •Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
- •Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.
- •Record and maintain information on clients, vendors, and travel packages.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Process sales or other transactions.
- •Calculate costs of goods or services.
- •Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs.
- •Sell products or services.
- •Record operational details of travel.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 40.5% | 27.4% |
| Outlook | Average | 35% Bright |
| Median Salary | $50,160 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 59/100 | N/A |