Tourism Careers
People working in tourism jobs provide services for local and international travellers. Work in the industry may include; guiding people on tours or outdoor recreation activities, developing travel packages to sell to travel agents and helping people organise and book their travel plans.
- Check-in Agent
- Check-in agents check passengers onto flights and ferry crossings, take their tickets and luggage, and give them boarding passes, or assist them to use self-check systems. If they work in an airport, they may also meet and dispatch aircraft.
- Hunter/Trapper
- Hunters and trappers find and catch or shoot animals for food, pelts (skins), fur, research or to remove pests.
- Outdoor Recreation Guide
- Outdoor recreation guides lead people in outdoor activities, such as white water rafting, sea kayaking, diving, fishing, climbing, trekking and caving.
- Outdoor Recreation Instructor
- Outdoor recreation instructors teach people skills for activities, such as tramping, climbing, kayaking or abseiling, in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor locations.
- Snowsport Instructor
- Ski/snowboard instructors teach people how to ski or snowboard and improve their technique.
- Tour Coach Driver
- Tour coach drivers drive a tourist or long-distance coach and escort tourists and local people on sightseeing, educational or other tours. Some tour coach drivers may describe points of interest to passengers.
- Tour Guide
- Tour guides escort people on sightseeing, educational or other tours and describe points of interest.
- Travel Agent
- Travel agents make travel arrangements and bookings for clients. They may sell airline tickets, book accommodation, tours and attractions, do ticketing and process payments.
- Travel and Information Consultant
- Travel and information consultants work at visitor information centres, providing customers with information about tourist attractions, accommodation and travel. They also make bookings for customers.
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