Compare Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel... & Travel Guides District Of Columbia

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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.)

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel... $54,000
Travel Guides $54,100

Similar skills & knowledge

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

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

High school diploma or equivalent

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 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Travel Guides
Travel Guides

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

1 related certifications

Certification for Travel Guides
Travel Guides

15 related certifications

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