Virginia Travel Agent Training Programs, Schools and Careers

Career Information for Travel Agents in Virginia

Fast Facts for Travel Agents in Virginia

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Virginia Beach
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Richmond
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Virginia Beach

Salaries for Travel Agents in Virginia

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

Schools for Travel Agents in Virginia are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Travel Agents in Virginia

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

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Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

Programs: Travel And Tourism
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

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Virginia Travel Agent Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Northern Virginia Community College	Annandale	Associate	41,266

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Travel Agents

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Virginia. 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
VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach	480	$39,040	1
Richmond	350	$43,730	0.9

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