A member calls about the road trip they're planning — and as a road consultant, you provide route recommendations, hotel suggestions, attraction tips, and the small travel-counseling that auto clubs have traditionally offered to members.
A member's upcoming trip anchors each call — Where's the best route from Chicago to Yellowstone? What's open in fall in the Adirondacks? Are there construction delays in southern Utah? You're often the trusted travel-knowledge resource for members planning their next road trip. Member satisfaction and useful recommendations anchor the visible measures.
The harder part is often staying current on road, weather, and travel conditions across many states — the work requires steady consumption of travel news, road reports, and seasonal patterns. Variance across employers is real: at major AAA-affiliated clubs road consultants work within structured travel-counseling operations; at smaller motor clubs consultants often combine travel and member-services work.
It fits people who are patient listeners, travel-curious, and steady through repetitive member-service rhythms. The trade-off is modest pay balanced against the meaningful satisfaction of helping members plan trips. Travel-industry credentials anchor advancement.
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View all Admin & Office roles →A member calls about the road trip they're planning — and as a road consultant, you provide route recommendations, hotel suggestions, attraction tips, and the small travel-counseling that auto clubs have traditionally offered to members.
Median pay for a Road Consultant is about $41K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $35K to $75K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, and Reading Comprehension.
Most people in this role hold a high school diploma.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 2.8% through 2034, with roughly 127,440 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Senior Road Consultant, Ticket Clerk, and Ticket Seller.
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