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Helping people plan and book trips, and sorting it out with the airline or the resort when something goes wrong.
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Travel counsellor salary in Ontario: the median pay is $25.00 an hour, according to Job Bank (reference period 2023-2024). Its three-year outlook in Ontario is moderate. The job usually needs a high school diploma, or several weeks of on-the-job training.
Source: Job Bank wages (updated 19 November 2025) and job prospects (updated 10 December 2025), NOC 64310. Pay varies by region and experience.
The work
A Tuesday
Not a good day or a bad one. The ordinary version, which is what you would actually be living.
Honestly
The second list is the useful one. Nearly every careers page leaves it out, which is why nearly every careers page reads like an advert.
The route in
Know that Ontario regulates this work
Certify as a counsellor
Consider a college program
Know the industry credential, if you want it
Where this comes from: Job Bank — Travel counsellors requirements (Ontario) · TICO — Registration overview and requirements
The money
Job Bank's own figures, quoted rather than summarised, with the period they describe — so you can tell how old they are and go and check them.
Ontario, NOC 64310. Reference period 2023-2024, last updated by Job Bank on 19 November 2025. Wages vary a lot by region inside Ontario and by how long you have been doing it — the low figure is roughly where you start, not what the job is worth.
Where it is heading
Job Bank publishes a three-year outlook for every job in every province. It is the closest thing to an honest forecast, and it moves, so read it as a weather report rather than a verdict.
Moderate3 out of 5 stars
What that rating means: how many openings Job Bank expects in Ontario for this kind of work against how many people are likely to be looking — not whether it is a good job. A “limited” rating means more competition for each opening; it does not close the door, and it can change before you are ready to walk through it.
What is changing in this work
Who hires for it
Source: Job Bank — Travel counsellors job prospects in Ontario (NOC 64310). Outlook updated by Job Bank on 10 December 2025; read by us on 5 October 2026.
Before you leave school
Test it
Reading about a job tells you almost nothing. This is designed to be done alone, this week, for free.
Plan a real trip for a real person on paper
About 90 minutesWhat it tells you. If you enjoyed finding the details and presenting a recommendation, and the unexpected questions interested you, that is the work. If you resented the research or wanted them to just choose, remember a client will not do it for you, and it is a job where being the expert is what you are paid for.
Better than any article
Most people say yes to a teenager who asks good questions. These are the ones that get real answers rather than encouragement.
Could you own one of these?
Yes, with rules. Job Bank reports that a much larger share of travel counsellors are self-employed than workers overall. TICO's page says travel retailers selling from a location in Ontario must be registered under the Travel Industry Act, 2002, and that businesses register, so read TICO's pages before selling travel. I did not read the full requirements for a designated manager beyond TICO's mention of travel industry experience.
Quick answers
The median pay for a travel counsellor in Ontario is $25.00 an hour, according to Job Bank (reference period 2023-2024, updated 19 November 2025). The range Job Bank publishes runs from $17.95 to $33.54 an hour. Pay varies by region, employer and experience.
Job Bank rates the employment outlook for this work in Ontario as moderate for 2025-2027 (updated 10 December 2025). Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions. Several positions will become available due to retirements. There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation. A lower rating means more competition for each opening, not that no one is hiring.
Job Bank says this work usually needs a high school diploma, or several weeks of on-the-job training. The usual route in Ontario, in order: Know that Ontario regulates this work; Certify as a counsellor; Consider a college program.
Nearly all work in travel arrangement and reservation services. (Job Bank.)
Job Bank counts about 5,750 people working in this job in Ontario. 80% of them are women, compared with 48% across all jobs. That describes who does the work today, not who can.
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