Travel Consultants and Clerks: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Travel Consultants and Clerks is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 4221) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Airline ticket agent
- Check-in attendant
- Ticket issuing clerk (travel)
- Tourism information clerk
- Travel agency clerk
- Travel consultant
- Travel desk clerk
5European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
14countries report a surplus
417open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
4221ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 5 European countries reported a shortage of travel consultants and clerks: Belgium, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and Slovakia. 14 reported a surplus: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, France, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. Slovakia appears in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.
Latest travel consultants and clerks job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
403 open ads- Travel Agent
German title: Reiseverkehrskauffrau
Orizon GmbH, Niederlassung Rostock · Rostock · Posted 2026-10-12 - Travel agent
German title: Reiseverkehrskaufmann
persona service AG & Co. KG Niederlassung Rostock · Rostock · Posted 2026-09-10 - Travel Agent
German title: Reiseverkehrskauffrau
SatoTravel Zweigniederlassung der Scheduled Airlines Traffic Offices LLC · Kaiserslautern · Posted 2026-03-20 - Travel agent
German title: Reiseverkehrskaufmann/frau
Pierre Botha Pienaar pierrepienaar golf · Adendorf, Kreis Lüneburg · Posted 2024-11-27 - Travel Agent
German title: Reiseverkehrskauffrau
Reisebüro Salzer GmbH · Aue-Bad Schlema · Posted 2026-01-20 - Travel agent
German title: Reiseverkehrskaufmann/-frau
Reiseclub Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH · Potsdam · Posted 2026-08-11
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
14 open ads- Are you the Swedish Transport Administration's new operational traffic informant?
Swedish title: Är du Trafikverkets nya operativa trafikinformatör?
Trafikverket · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Ticket Sveavägen has the dream job for those who love to travel and sell
Swedish title: Ticket Sveavägen har drömjobbet för dig som älskar att resa och sälja
Ticket Privatresor Aktiebolag · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-09 - Ticket Jönköping has the dream job for those who love to travel and sell
Swedish title: Ticket Jönköping har drömjobbet för dig som älskar att resa och sälja
Ticket Privatresor Aktiebolag · Jönköping · Posted 2026-10-07 - Ticket Halmstad has the dream job for those who love to travel and sell
Swedish title: Ticket Halmstad har drömjobbet för dig som älskar att resa och sälja
Ticket Privatresor Aktiebolag · Halmstad · Posted 2026-10-07 - Ticket Sollentuna has the dream job for those who love to travel and sell
Swedish title: Ticket Sollentuna har drömjobbet för dig som älskar att resa och sälja
Ticket Privatresor Aktiebolag · Sollentuna · Posted 2026-10-07 - Driven Business Travel Consultant
Swedish title: Driven Affärsresekonsult
Axess Resebyrå i Boden AB · Boden · Posted 2026-10-06
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where travel consultants and clerks are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all clerical support workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | €3,683 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,507 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,419 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €3,126 a month | Not yet verified |
| Slovakia | Shortage and surplus | €1,231 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,108 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €667 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Czechia | Surplus | €1,301 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €2,959 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| France | Surplus | €2,192 a month * | Paris: €1,550 |
| Hungary | Surplus | €1,087 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,275 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Lithuania | Surplus | €1,506 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Luxembourg | Surplus | €4,385 a month * | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Portugal | Surplus | €1,198 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Romania | Surplus | €981 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovenia | Surplus | €1,756 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Spain | Surplus | €1,899 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all clerical support workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for travel consultants and clerks alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What travel consultants and clerks do
Travel consultants and clerks provide information about travel destinations, arrange travel itineraries, obtain travel and accommodation reservations and register passengers at check-in and departure.
Typical tasks
- Obtaining information about the availability, cost and convenience of different types of transport and accommodation, ascertaining customer’s requirements and advising them on travel arrangements
- Providing information about local and regional attractions, sightseeing tours, restaurants, arts and entertainment, and providing maps and brochures
- Preparing itineraries
- Making and confirming reservations for travel, tours and accommodation
- Issuing tickets, boarding passes and vouchers
- Helping customers in obtaining necessary travel documents such as visas
- Verifying travel documentation and registering passengers and luggage at check-in and departure
- Preparing bills and receiving payments
Finding travel consultants and clerks jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Travel consultant".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.