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Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for travel agency customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Interests
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Knowledge
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Clerical| | 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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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. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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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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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $29,940.00 |
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| North Carolina | $29,220.00 |
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| South Carolina | $24,450.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $25,200.00 |
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Related Careers
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Cargo & Freight Agents| | Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals, and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs. |
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Couriers & Messengers| | Pick up and carry messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices or departments within an establishment or to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. |
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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, & Ambulance| | Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress. |
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Flight Attendants| | Provide personal services to ensure the safety and comfort of airline passengers during flight. Greet passengers, verify tickets, explain use of safety equipment, and serve food or beverages. |
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Reservation & Transportation Ticket Agents & Travel Clerks| | Make and confirm reservations and sell tickets to passengers and for large hotel or motel chains. May check baggage and direct passengers to designated concourse, pier, or track; make reservations, deliver tickets, arrange for visas, contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours, or provide tourists with travel information, such as points of interest, restaurants, rates, and emergency service. |
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Tour Guides & Escorts| | Escort individuals or groups on sightseeing tours or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries. |
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Travel Guides| | Plan, organize, and conduct long distance cruises, tours, and expeditions for individuals and groups. |
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Wholesale & Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products| | Buy merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods. Analyze past buying trends, sales records, price, and quality of merchandise to determine value and yield. Select, order, and authorize payment for merchandise according to contractual agreements. May conduct meetings with sales personnel and introduce new products. |
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Skills
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Tasks
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| Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer. |
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| Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required. |
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| Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs. |
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| Book transportation and hotel reservations, using computer terminal or telephone. |
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| Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers. |
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| Provide customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign country regulations. |
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| Print or request transportation carrier tickets, using computer printer system or system link to travel carrier. |
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Career Activities
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| Performing for or Working Directly with the Public |
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| collect payment |
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| provide clients with travel information |
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| provide customer service |
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| provide customers with travel assistance |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use interpersonal communication techniques |
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| use knowledge of international travel regulations |
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| use knowledge of written communication in sales work |
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| use local or regional geographical knowledge to transportation |
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| use sales techniques |
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| use telephone communication techniques |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| make presentations |
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| Getting Information |
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| obtain travel information for clients |
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| read travel rate schedule |
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| receive customer orders |
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| Selling or Influencing Others |
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| sell itinerary tour packages |
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| sell products or services |
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| Processing Information |
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| compute financial data |
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| Interacting With Computers |
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| use computers to enter, access or retrieve data |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| fill out business or government forms |
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| maintain records, reports, or files |
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| Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others |
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| inform clients of travel restrictions |
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| Scheduling Work and Activities |
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| develop travel itinerary |
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| make travel reservations |
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| Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information |
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| estimate travel rates or expenses |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| provide travel suggestions |
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Career Context
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| Contact With Others |
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| Telephone |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| Level of Competition |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Public Speaking |
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People |
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| Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Outdoors, Under Cover |
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| Coordinate or Lead Others |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Degree of Automation |
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| Outdoors, Exposed to Weather |
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| Physical Proximity |
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| Exposed to Contaminants |
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| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled |
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Career Styles
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Attention to Detail| | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
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Dependability| | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
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Integrity| | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
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Cooperation| | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
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Self Control| | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
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Independence| | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
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Initiative| | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
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Stress Tolerance| | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
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Concern for Others| | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Adaptability/Flexibility| | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
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Leadership| | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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Persistence| | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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Achievement/Effort| | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
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Social Orientation| | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Analytical Thinking| | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Innovation| | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Career Needs
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Working Conditions| | Workers on this job have good working conditions. |
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Moral Values| | Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong. |
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Autonomy| | Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision. |
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Social Service| | Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people. |
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Achievement| | Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment. |
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Recognition| | Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do. |
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Activity| | Workers on this job are busy all the time. |
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Variety| | Workers on this job have something different to do every day. |
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Ability Utilization| | Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities. |
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Compensation| | Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers. |
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Responsibility| | Workers on this job make decisions on their own. |
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Social Status| | Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community. |
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Company Policies and Practices| | Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company. |
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Creativity| | Workers on this job try out their own ideas. |
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Security| | Workers on this job have steady employment. |
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Co-workers| | Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with. |
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Supervision, Human Relations| | Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management. |
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Supervision, Technical| | Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well. |
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Independence| | Workers on this job do their work alone. |
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Advancement| | Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement. |
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Authority| | Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others. |
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Career Values
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Relationships| | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Independence| | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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Working Conditions| | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
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Achievement| | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
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Support| | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Recognition| | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
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