💡 Why it matters: People travel for study, work, family and holidays, and a good consultant saves them money, stress and costly mistakes with flights, hotels and paperwork.
🌍 Around the world
- Nigeria: Nigerians travel for study, work, family and holidays, so consultants who handle flights, hotels and paperwork are in demand.
- United States: The number of travel agent jobs is projected to change little from 2025 to 2035 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics).
💰 What it can pay
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Starting out
- ₦900k – ₦2.2M
- Mid-career
- ₦2.5M – ₦6M
- Senior
- ₦6M – ₦15M
≈ ₦208k – ₦500k a month mid-career. Indicative estimate by Incusim.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Closest UK profile: Travel agent (also called travel consultant). Typical starter to experienced salary. National Careers Service, 2026
🇺🇸 United States
Closest US category: Travel agents. Median pay; low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
🇨🇦 Canada
Hourly wage low/median/high x 2,080 hours. Job Bank (Government of Canada), 2023-2024
Yearly pay before tax. UK, US and Canada figures come from the official sources named on each card. Nigeria has no official salary survey, so those are our indicative estimates. Real pay depends on the employer, the place, your skills and experience.
🛠️ What you actually do
- Find the best flights, hotels and tours for clients
- Explain visa and travel document requirements
- Book and manage itineraries (trip plans)
- Solve problems when flights are delayed or cancelled
- Advise on destinations, seasons and budgets
⚡ Skills you'll need
- Communication
- Organisation
- Attention to detail
- Geography knowledge
- Customer care
Get ready at school
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- IATA travel and tourism training certificate
- Join a travel agency as an assistant and learn on the job
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Join a travel agency as a sales assistant
- Apprenticeship (paid, with study)
🇺🇸 United States
- Join a travel agency or call centre
- Start your own host agency business
🇨🇦 Canada
- Join a travel agency as a junior consultant
- Airline or tour operator customer service roles first
🗺️ Your path to this career
- 1Study Geography and English in school
- 2Take a tourism course or IATA travel certificate
- 3Join a travel agency as a ticketing assistant
- 4Learn booking systems and visa processes
- 5Become a senior consultant or start your own agency
⏰ A day in the life
You answer client emails, then search for the cheapest flight for a family going to Dubai. Next you check a student's visa documents, rebook a delayed traveller and pitch a holiday package for December.