Job prospects Travel Specialist in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "travel specialist" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Travel counsellors (NOC 64310) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
Several positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

Improved air travel and tourism activities will support opportunities in this occupation
Consumer use of online travel services to search and book travel arrangements, and personalized smartphone applications, may temper job prospects

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

Travel counsellors who work for a registered Ontario travel agency and sell travel services or provide travel advice to the public, must be certified by the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO)
Fluency in multiple languages may be beneficial.

Here are some key facts about Travel counsellors in Ontario:

Approximately 5,550 people work in this occupation.
Travel counsellors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 84%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 77% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations
50% of travel counsellors work all year, while 50% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 36 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
30% of travel counsellors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 20% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 80% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 21% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 37% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 22% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in Ontario by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region	Good
Kingston–Pembroke Region	Good
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region	Good
London Region	Moderate
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region	Good
Northeast Region	Undetermined
Northwest Region	Undetermined
Ottawa Region	Good
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region	Undetermined
Toronto Region	Moderate
Windsor-Sarnia Region	Good