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Illinois Travel Agent Training Programs, Schools and Careers

Career Information for Travel Agents in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Travel Agents in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chicago
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Rockford
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago

Salaries for Travel Agents in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Travel Agents in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Travel Agents in Illinois

Central Pennsylvania College
Online

Central Pennsylvania College (CPC) provides online and campus-based classes, with school sponsored housing and bachelors degree programs that only take 3 years to complete.

  • Programs: Travel & Tourism Operations
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Travel And Tourism
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Illinois Travel Agent Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
Lincoln CollegeLincolnBachelor1,266
MacCormac CollegeChicagoAssociate171
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsAssociate15,859
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Travel Agents

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Travel Agents

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Travel Agents relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Chicago4,400$33,0401.8
Peoria100$29,0701
Rockford70$23,3600.8
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