Jobs Similar to Travel Agents
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to travel agents, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Telemarketers, Customer Service Representatives and Insurance Sales Agents.
Travel Agents: $50,160 median pay · usual preparation: Training or associate.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Travel Agents) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telemarketers | 81% | $35,450−29% | High school |
| 2 | Customer Service Representatives | 80% | $44,770−11% | High school |
| 3 | Insurance Sales AgentsSame group | 80% | $62,280+24% | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Real Estate Sales Agents | 80% | $52,830+5% | High school |
| 5 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelSame group | 79% | $69,990+40% | High school |
| 6 | Concierges | 79% | $38,950−22% | High school |
| 7 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 78% | $44,390−12% | High school |
| 8 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsSame group | 78% | $78,660+57% | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Advertising Sales AgentsSame group | 77% | $64,820+29% | Training or associate |
| 10 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 77% | $50,0800% | High school |
| 11 | Online Merchants | 77% | $83,050Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 12 | Fundraisers | 77% | $72,550+45% | Bachelor's degree |
| 13 | Loan Officers | 77% | $76,690+53% | Bachelor's degree |
| 14 | New Accounts Clerks | 77% | $47,670−5% | Training or associate |
| 15 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 77% | $50,0200% | Training or associate |
| 16 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 77% | $104,920+109% | Bachelor's degree |
| 17 | Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | 77% | $41,380−18% | High school |
| 18 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 76% | $76,590+53% | Training or associate |
| 19 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 76% | $35,070−30% | High school |
| 20 | Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 76% | $61,160+22% | Bachelor's degree |
- 1Telemarketers
81% similar · $35,450 (−29%) · High school
- 2Customer Service Representatives
80% similar · $44,770 (−11%) · High school
- 3Insurance Sales Agents
80% similar · $62,280 (+24%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 4Real Estate Sales Agents
80% similar · $52,830 (+5%) · High school
- 5Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
79% similar · $69,990 (+40%) · High school · Same group
- 6Concierges
79% similar · $38,950 (−22%) · High school
- 7Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
78% similar · $44,390 (−12%) · High school
- 8Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
78% similar · $78,660 (+57%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 9Advertising Sales Agents
77% similar · $64,820 (+29%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 10Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
77% similar · $50,080 (0%) · High school
- 11Online Merchants
77% similar · $83,050 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 12Fundraisers
77% similar · $72,550 (+45%) · Bachelor's degree
- 13Loan Officers
77% similar · $76,690 (+53%) · Bachelor's degree
- 14New Accounts Clerks
77% similar · $47,670 (−5%) · Training or associate
- 15Loan Interviewers and Clerks
77% similar · $50,020 (0%) · Training or associate
- 16Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
77% similar · $104,920 (+109%) · Bachelor's degree
- 17Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
77% similar · $41,380 (−18%) · High school
- 18Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
76% similar · $76,590 (+53%) · Training or associate
- 19Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
76% similar · $35,070 (−30%) · High school
- 20Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
76% similar · $61,160 (+22%) · Bachelor's degree
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than travel agents.
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants76% similar · $76,590 (+53%)
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel79% similar · $69,990 (+40%)
- Advertising Sales Agents77% similar · $64,820 (+29%)
- Real Estate Sales Agents80% similar · $52,830 (+5%)
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Telemarketers81% similar · High school
- Customer Service Representatives80% similar · High school
- Real Estate Sales Agents80% similar · High school
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel79% similar · High school
- Concierges79% similar · High school
- Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks78% similar · High school
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for travel agents also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where travel agents is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks (83)
- Concierges (81)
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks (77)
- New Accounts Clerks (77)
- Telemarketers (76)
- Customer Service Representatives (75)
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs (75)
- Real Estate Sales Agents (75)
- Online Merchants (74)
- Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers (72)
Questions about jobs like travel agents
What jobs are most similar to travel agents?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Telemarketers (81% similar), Customer Service Representatives (80% similar), Insurance Sales Agents (80% similar), Real Estate Sales Agents (80% similar) and Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (79% similar).
Which jobs like travel agents pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Sales Representatives (Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products) ($104,920, +109%; usually a bachelor's degree), Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ($78,660, +57%; usually a bachelor's degree) and Loan Officers ($76,690, +53%; usually a bachelor's degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with travel agents ($50,160). Without more preparation than travel agents usually need: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel and Advertising Sales Agents.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.