ANZSCO 451612

Travel Consultants

Overview

EMPLOYED

8,900

PART-TIME SHARE

47%

FEMALE SHARE

78%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

43

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Travel Consultants plan travel, accommodation and associated arrangements for clients, and make travel bookings. They may work in call centres.

Tasks

  • Determines clients' requirements for travel, accommodation and special interests
  • Suggests itineraries based on available travel routes, availability and convenience of transport and cost
  • Makes and confirms travel and accommodation reservations and informs clients of bus, plane, ship and train connections
  • Notifies clients of travel dates, baggage limits, and medical and visa requirements
  • Provides information on tourist attractions and tour availability, and procedures for dealing with lost and stolen documents
  • Assists with travel clearances
  • Collects payments and issues clients' itineraries, relevant documentation, tickets for travel and vouchers for accommodation
  • Provides information on travel insurance, relevant government regulations such as customs regulations, and use of credit cards and traveller's cheques
  • Answers inquiries from tourists and offers suggestions about tours, travel routes, accommodation and local customs
  • Provides literature and information on local and national tours and places of interest
  • Discusses transport availability and cost

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Travel Consultants All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 53% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Travel Consultants work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    33.9%

    Victoria

    23.8%

    Queensland

    22.9%

    South Australia

    6.5%

    Tasmania

    1.8%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.1%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Travel Consultants All Occupations
    Median age 43 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 78% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Travel Consultants
    15–19 5.2 0.2
    20–24 9.1 3.9
    25–34 22.7 21.9
    35–44 22.3 27.9
    45–54 20.4 24.5
    55–59 8.8 9.3
    60–64 6.5 6.5
    65 and Over 4.9 5.9

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Travel Consultants
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 21.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 24.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 19.4
    Year 12 15.9 17.2
    Year 11 4.0 2.2
    Year 10 and below 9.7 4.1
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