Tour Guides & Escorts
Also called:
Tour Guide, Docent, Historical Interpreter, Museum Guide
What they do:
Escort individuals or groups on sightseeing tours or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries.
On the job, you would:
- Describe tour points of interest to group members, and respond to questions.
- Escort individuals or groups on cruises, sightseeing tours, or through places of interest such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries.
- Conduct educational activities for school children.
Business
- customer service
- management
Arts and Humanities
- English language
- history and archeology
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- looking for ways to help people
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Adaptability/Flexibility
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You might use software like this on the job:
Customer relationship management CRM software
- Centaur Systems Centaur Travel Business Management System TBMS software
- TourTech Systems TourTools software
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Spreadsheet software
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Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$23,940
per year, on average
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