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United States

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Median annual wage

Not published

Employment

Not published

Typical education

High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Job Zone 2

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

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

O*NET code
39-7012.00
Job zone
2
Experience required
None

Typical tasks

  • 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.
  • Attend to special needs of tour participants.
  • Sell travel packages.
  • Evaluate services received on the tour, and report findings to tour organizers.
  • Give advice on sightseeing and shopping.
  • Administer first aid to injured group participants.

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Salary analysis — United States

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Most important skills

  • Service Orientation4.1
  • Speaking4.0
  • Active Listening3.9
  • Social Perceptiveness3.9
  • Persuasion3.8
  • Coordination3.8
  • Time Management3.3
  • Reading Comprehension3.3
  • Complex Problem Solving3.1
  • Writing3.1
  • Critical Thinking3.1
  • Active Learning3.1

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 15 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

15

Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.

Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Service Orientation4.13.9Not selected3.9
Active Listening3.94.0Not selected4.0
Coordination3.83.6Not selected3.6
Speaking4.03.3Not selected3.3
Persuasion3.83.4Not selected3.4
Social Perceptiveness3.93.3Not selected3.3
Reading Comprehension3.33.8Not selected3.8
Critical Thinking3.13.8Not selected3.8
Negotiation3.13.4Not selected3.4
Writing3.13.3Not selected3.3
Time Management3.33.0Not selected3.0
Complex Problem Solving3.13.1Not selected3.1
Active Learning3.13.0Not selected3.0
Judgment and Decision Making3.13.0Not selected3.0
Monitoring3.03.1Not selected3.1

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.