Travel agent vs booker

The differences between travel agents and bookers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a travel agent and a booker. Additionally, a booker has an average salary of $55,644, which is higher than the $33,128 average annual salary of a travel agent.

The top three skills for a travel agent include reservations, booking and AAA. The most important skills for a booker are booking, warranty claims, and outbound calls.

Travel agent vs booker overview

	Travel Agent	Booker
Yearly salary	$33,128	$55,644
Hourly rate	$15.93	$26.75
Growth rate	20%	10%
Number of jobs	34,166	1,282
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	51	42
Years of experience	2	2

Travel agent vs booker salary

Travel agents and bookers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Travel Agent	Booker
Average salary	$33,128	$55,644
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	Madison, WI	-
Highest paying state	Wisconsin	-
Best paying company	Perkins Coie	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between travel agent and booker education

There are a few differences between a travel agent and a booker in terms of educational background:

	Travel Agent	Booker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Travel agent vs booker demographics

Here are the differences between travel agents' and bookers' demographics:

	Travel Agent	Booker
Average age	51	42
Gender ratio	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 8.7% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 10.6% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	17%	11%

Differences between travel agent and booker duties and responsibilities

Travel agent example responsibilities.

Manage corporate travel arrangements for business accounts, including passport and visa documents.
Book hotel reservations; recommend and cross sell hotel rooms for availability within the Marriott brand of hotels and resorts.
Service inbound calls using Sabre system by setting itineraries and booking new reservations, also including billing reversals or accommodations.
Create PDFs prior to being send to print vendors and edit sell sheets for product introduction mailings.
Assist all travelers with acquiring passport, passport renewals, and visa requirements on any international travel itineraries.
Create scripts to help agents process long driven formats in Worldspan, Sabre, and Amadeus for quickness and accuracy.

Booker example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Work with the ADP software for payroll.
Facilitate marketing and booking operations on over 75 events including events grossing over $10,000 and numerous sell out events.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
Offer customers Sams members renewals/upgrades.

Travel agent vs booker skills

Common travel agent skills

Reservations, 30%
Booking, 12%
AAA, 8%
Credit Card, 7%
Travel Itineraries, 4%
Reservation System, 3%

Common booker skills

Booking, 52%
Warranty Claims, 17%
Outbound Calls, 8%
NYC, 3%
ADP, 3%
Computer System, 3%