Travel Agents

Job Zone

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

ECSEnterprising · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order

• E Enterprising5.78
• C Conventional5.77
• S Social4.31
• A Artistic1.90
• I Investigative1.51
• R Realistic1.15

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

• High School Diploma or the equivalent31%
• Post-Secondary Certificate12%
• Some College Courses6%
• Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree37%
• Bachelor's Degree14%

Related work experience

Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (47%)

On-site or in-plant training

Up to and including 1 month (49%)

On-the-job training

Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (32%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

• Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
• Service OrientationImportance 4.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
• Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
• SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
• Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
• PersuasionImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
• Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
• Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
• NegotiationImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
• Active LearningbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
• WritingbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Write down a guest's order at a restaurant
• CoordinationImportance 3.1Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic