Workers in this unit group perform a variety of leisure and travel service occupations.

Tasks

  • Serves food and beverages to passengers.
  • Makes announcements to passengers and deals with enquiries.
  • Receives passengers on ship, examines tickets and other documentation, directs them to their cabin and assists with any luggage.
  • Completes way-bill at scheduled points on route and balances cash taken with tickets issued.
  • Signals to driver when to stop and start bus, collects fares from passengers and issues tickets and changes destination indicators as necessary.
  • Responds to enquiries and complaints, books excursions and other entertainment and provides other assistance and advice to holidaymakers.
  • Makes local arrangements at stopover points for food and accommodation.
  • Receives passengers, checks tickets and guides them to their seats, makes announcements regarding travel arrangements and places of interest, and deals with passengers’ queries.
  • Observes regulations concerning the carrying capacity of vehicles and controls the boarding of passengers accordingly.

Typical Education Level

Level 3 NVQ; A Levels

Will retirement created job openings

In the UK, 31% in this profession are aged 55 or above.* They will likely retire in the next 10 years, creating a demand for new workers

*This is based on national data

£17,530 Average wage

Average annual earnings

The current average wage for leisure or travel service occupation is £17,530

316 positions

Current Employment

The number of jobs in the career for the current year is 316. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

jobs

Job Postings

Over the past year, jobs have been posted for leisure or travel service occupation roles.

How well does it pay?

Normal pay for this occupation is £17,530 per year. That is about £1,461 per month or £8.99 per hour. New workers generally start on £7,515, while highly experienced workers can earn as much as £40,172

Is it growing or declining?

This career has remained the same over the last 2 years, and is expected to remain the same over the next 4 years. Currently, 316 people are employed in the region.

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