Mid-Level

Automobile Travel Club Counselor

A member walks in with a vacation plan and a folder of brochures, and you build their road trip — booking hotels, planning stops, handing them a printed itinerary. The work mixes cartography, hospitality booking, and patient listening.

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Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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Job markets for Automobile Travel Club Counselors
Employment concentration · ~118 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Automobile Travel Club Counselor

A member walks up with the trip they've been imagining — fall leaves in New England, RV down the Pacific Coast, the family's first national-parks tour. You're often in a route-planning system plus hotel and rental platforms, building piece by piece. Bookings completed and member satisfaction anchor the visible measures.

The harder part is often the trip that doesn't fit any easy template — a couple wanting cruises plus rail plus rental cars across three countries, with one of them in a wheelchair. Variance across employers is real: AAA-affiliated clubs offer member-services rhythms and structured product training; smaller motor clubs sometimes hand more complexity to the counselor without the same systems support.

It fits people who are map-curious, hospitality-savvy, and delighted by member trip stories — the work attracts repeat members who request you by name. The trade-off is modest pay balanced against benefits, stability, and the satisfaction of putting trips together. Travel discounts often soften the deal further.

RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportLower
IndependenceLower
AchievementLower
Working ConditionsLower
RecognitionLower
O*NET Work Values survey
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Automobile Travel Club Counselors (SOC 43-4181.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$35K–$75K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
127K
U.S. Employment
+2.8%
10yr Growth
14K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$59K$56K$53K201920202021202220232024$53K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Service OrientationActive ListeningSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingPersuasionTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingCoordination
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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