Overview & Salary
Overview
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.
Education
- high school diploma/GED
- some college
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $25,930
Annual median $36,060
Annual 90th percentile $58,620
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Social
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
- Independence
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted