ANZSCO 4516

Tourism and Travel Advisers

Overview

EMPLOYED

18,000

PART-TIME SHARE

32%

FEMALE SHARE

77%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,250

MEDIAN AGE

39

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

600

About this data

Summary

Tourism and Travel Advisers plan and organise travel and accommodation for clients, and provide travel and accommodation information to tourists.

Tasks

  • Determining clients' requirements for travel, accommodation and special interests
  • Suggesting itineraries based on available travel routes and cost, availability and convenience of transport
  • Making and confirming travel and accommodation reservations and informing clients of bus, plane, ship and train connections
  • Notifying clients of travel dates, baggage limits, and medical and visa requirements
  • Providing information on tourist attractions and tour availability, and procedures for dealing with lost and stolen documents
  • Assisting with travel clearances
  • Collecting payments and issuing clients' itineraries, relevant documentation, tickets for travel and vouchers for accommodation
  • Providing information on travel insurance, relevant government regulations such as customs regulations, and use of credit cards and traveller's cheques
  • Answering inquiries from tourists and offering suggestions about tours, travel routes, accommodation and local customs
  • Providing literature and information on local and interstate tours and places of interest
  • Discussing transport availability and cost
  • May work in a call centre

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report. Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Tourism and Travel Advisers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 68% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,250 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $33 $43

    Industries

    Tourism and Travel Advisers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    41.9%

    Victoria

    16.6%

    Queensland

    18.0%

    South Australia

    7.0%

    Tasmania

    4.0%

    Northern Territory

    1.1%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.4%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Tourism and Travel Advisers All Occupations
    Median age 39 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 77% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Tourism and Travel Advisers
    15–19 5.2 0.5
    20–24 9.1 4.3
    25–34 22.7 21.3
    35–44 22.3 26.9
    45–54 20.4 24.1
    55–59 8.8 9.5
    60–64 6.5 6.9
    65 and Over 4.9 6.6

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Tourism and Travel Advisers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.7
    Bachelor degree 23.2 21.4
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 23.4
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 19.4
    Year 12 15.9 17.0
    Year 11 4.0 2.4
    Year 10 and below 9.7 4.5
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