Mid-Level

Road Advisor

This role advises motor club members on the routes, road conditions, and travel decisions they're about to make — fielding member calls, providing route recommendations, and the small travel-counseling work that goes with road-trip planning.

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Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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Job markets for Road Advisors
Employment concentration · ~118 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Road Advisor

This role lives inside the member-services rhythm — calls from members asking about routes, road conditions, lodging options for an upcoming trip. You're often working from a club-specific system, maps and travel guides, and the day's road-condition updates. Member satisfaction and useful recommendations anchor the visible measures.

Where it gets uncomfortable is the breadth of geography members ask about — every state's roads, highways, scenic routes, construction zones, and weather considerations. Variance across employers is wide: at AAA-affiliated clubs road advisors work within member-services rhythms; at smaller motor clubs advisors often handle broader travel-counseling scope.

It fits people who are map-curious, travel-informed, and warm with members planning road trips. The trade-off is modest pay offset by member-services benefits and the satisfaction of helping people plan trips they'll remember. Travel-industry credentials anchor advancement.

RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportLower
IndependenceLower
AchievementLower
Working ConditionsLower
RecognitionLower
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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 Road Advisors (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 OrientationSpeakingActive ListeningSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingPersuasionTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingCoordination
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43-4181.00

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