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Job Outlook:
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Education: None
Salary
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What they do:

Plan, organize, and conduct long-distance travel, tours, and expeditions for individuals and groups.

On the job, you would:

  • Arrange for tour or expedition details such as accommodations, transportation, equipment, and the availability of medical personnel.
  • Plan tour itineraries, applying knowledge of travel routes and destination sites.
  • Resolve any problems with itineraries, service, or accommodations.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

95% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
86% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
84% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
83% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
83% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
81% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
81% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
81% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
80% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
76% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
75% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
74% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
64% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
62% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
62% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
60% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

89% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
78% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

67% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
67% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
56% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

75% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
72% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
72% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
72% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
60% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
60% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
56% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
56% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
53% Category Flexibility  -  The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
53% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
53% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

57% Active Listening  -  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
55% Service Orientation  -  Actively looking for ways to help people.
54% Reading Comprehension  -  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
54% Critical Thinking  -  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
52% Coordination  -  Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Organize recreational activities or events.
Resolve customer complaints or problems.
Sell products or services.
Arrange services or reservations for patrons.
Evaluate program effectiveness.
Report information to managers or other personnel.
Guide patrons on tours.
Provide attraction or event information to patrons.
Monitor availability of equipment or supplies.
Maintain financial or account records.
Manage budgets for personal services operations.
Assist individuals with special needs.
Provide attraction or event information to patrons.
Arrange services or reservations for patrons.
Administer first aid.
Drive vehicles to transport patrons.
Prepare foods or meals.
Demonstrate activity techniques or equipment use.
Sell products or services.
Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

98% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
97% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
95% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
94% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
93% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
90% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
85% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
85% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
84% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
82% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
80% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
79% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
77% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
76% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
75% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
68% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
67% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
64% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
60% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
55% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
54% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
52% In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

91% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
88% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
85% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
84% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
82% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
81% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
78% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
77% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
65% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
65% Assisting and Caring for Others  -  Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
64% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
64% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
63% Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others  -  Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
61% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
59% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
58% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
57% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
56% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
56% Selling or Influencing Others  -  Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
55% Developing Objectives and Strategies  -  Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
55% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
55% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
53% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Getting Started

Education:
46%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
21%
Some College Courses

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