What You'll Do

  • Conduct educational activities for school children.
  • Escort individuals or groups on cruises, sightseeing tours, or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, or art galleries.
  • Describe tour points of interest to group members, and respond to questions.
  • Monitor visitors' activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices.
  • Greet and register visitors, and issue any required identification badges or safety devices.
  • Distribute brochures, show audiovisual presentations, and explain establishment processes and operations at tour sites.
  • Provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors.
  • Provide for physical safety of groups, performing such activities as providing first aid or directing emergency evacuations.
  • Provide information about wildlife varieties and habitats, as well as any relevant regulations, such as those pertaining to hunting and fishing.
  • Collect fees and tickets from group members.

Essential Skills

Speaking 3.88/5
Active Listening 3.25/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.25/5
Service Orientation 3.12/5
Reading Comprehension 3.0/5
Monitoring 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5
Critical Thinking 2.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.75/5
Persuasion 2.62/5
Instructing 2.38/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Social Orientation, Cooperation, Dependability, Optimism, Adaptability

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Expression 4.12/5
Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Speech Clarity 3.88/5
Written Comprehension 3.12/5
Far Vision 3.12/5
Speech Recognition 3.12/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.0/5
Near Vision 3.0/5

Technologies & Tools

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Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Social Orientation (High importance: 4.63/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.56/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.41/5)
  • Optimism (High importance: 4.4/5)
  • Adaptability (High importance: 4.15/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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