New York Travel Agent Training Programs, Schools and Careers

Career Information for Travel Agents in New York

Fast Facts for Travel Agents in New York

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: New York, Nassau, and Rochester
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Poughkeepsie, Utica, and Albany
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York, Nassau, and Buffalo

Salaries for Travel Agents in New York

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Nassau, New York, and Buffalo. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Travel Agents in New York are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Travel Agents in New York

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: Hospitality
Degrees/Course Work: Associate

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Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

Programs: Hospitality
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

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New York Travel Agent Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Adirondack Community College	Queensbury	Associate	3,408
CUNY Kingsborough Community College	Brooklyn	Associate	14,962
CUNY LaGuardia Community College	Long Island City	Associate	15,169
Dowling College	Oakdale	Doctorate	5,833
Finger Lakes Community College	Canandaigua	Associate	5,351
Genesee Community College	Batavia	Associate	6,472
Herkimer County Community College	Herkimer	Associate	3,328
Mildred Elley School	Albany	Associate	396
Mohawk Valley Community College-Utica Branch	Utica	Associate	6,044
Monroe Community College	Rochester	Associate	17,482
Morrisville State College	Morrisville	Bachelor	3,388
Niagara University	Niagara University	Masters	4,116
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester	Doctorate	14,849
Schenectady County Community College	Schenectady	Associate	4,367
Sullivan County Community College	Loch Sheldrake	Associate	1,611
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	Cobleskill	Bachelor	2,592
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	Delhi	Bachelor	2,767
SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck	Masters	1,487

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Travel Agents

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. 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 Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
NEW YORK
New York	6,220	$35,130	1.9
Nassau	980	$39,770	1.2
Rochester	360	$33,360	1.1
Buffalo	370	$34,330	1.1
Syracuse	190	$31,280	1
Albany	160	$28,800	0.6
Utica	40	$26,530	0.5
Poughkeepsie	70	$32,910	0.5

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