Tour Operator

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Tour Operator

• By Darren Busbey

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Job Description of a Tour Operator

• As a Tour Operator you will plan, organize, and
  conduct long distance cruises, tours, and
  expeditions for individuals and groups.

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Education for a Tour Operator

• A Tour Operator usually require a high school
  diploma and may require some vocational training
  or job related course work.
• In some cases an associates or bachelors degree
  could be needed.
• The school subjects could include mathematics,
  literature, science, physical education, and
  social studies.

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Income, Leisure, and Vacation

• The income for a tour operator is 2,000.
• The leisure for a tour operator is 10 hours.
• The vacation time for a tour operator is 6 weeks
  off season.

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Transferable Skills and Related Occupations

• Some related occupations are bus drivers, truck
  drivers, travel agents, tour guides, taxi drivers
  and railroad conductors.
• Transferable skills could include speaking,
  coordination, time management, and active
  listening.

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Skills and Abilities

• Some skills that would be helpful in this
  occupation would be some people skills and
  possibly having a good eye to point things out
  from far away.

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Resources

• Little tiny blue paper.
• The yellow manila folders.