Compare Counter and Rental Clerks & Travel Guides District Of Columbia

Comparison Counter and Rental Clerks Travel Guides
Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Counter and Rental Clerks $39,000
Travel Guides $54,100

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Counter and Rental Clerks
Counter and Rental Clerks
Very Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Travel Guides
Travel Guides
Medium

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Counter and Rental Clerks
Counter and Rental Clerks

No formal educational credential

Typical level Of training for Travel Guides
Travel Guides

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

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Licensing for Counter and Rental Clerks
Counter and Rental Clerks

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Travel Guides
Travel Guides

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Counter and Rental Clerks
Counter and Rental Clerks

1 related certifications

Certification for Travel Guides
Travel Guides

15 related certifications

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