Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Ocupacions

Ground steward/ground stewardess

Latest available data: June 2026 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Ground attendant Ground attendant supervisor Ground steward Ground steward/ground stewardess Ground stewardess Meet and assist agent Passenger service attendant Passenger service supervisor Passenger services agent Passenger services supervisor

Ground stewards/ground stewardesses assist rail passengers before they board. They check in passengers and also perform customer service duties such as booking train tickets and helping passengers to apply for refunds after a delay or cancellation.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Obtaining information about the availability, cost and convenience of different types of transport and accommodation, ascertaining customer’s requirements and advising them on travel arrangements;
(b) Providing information about local and regional attractions, sightseeing tours, restaurants, arts and entertainment, and providing maps and brochures;
(c) Preparing itineraries;
(d) Making and confirming reservations for travel, tours and accommodation;
(e) Issuing tickets, boarding passes and vouchers;
(f) Helping customers in obtaining necessary travel documents such as visas;
(g) Verifying travel documentation and registering passengers and luggage at check-in and departure;
(h) Preparing bills and receiving payments.

Knowledge

  • Work skills
  • Law
  • Psychology

Digital competencies

  • Selling products or services
  • Accompanying and welcoming people
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Verifying identities and documentation
  • Maintaining and enforcing physical security

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Maintaining a positive attitude

Professional groups of the occupation

Clerical support workers

Customer services clerks

Client information workers

Travel consultants and clerks

Related training

Certificates of professionalism
  • Administrative activities in customer relations CP2
  • Passenger services in railway transport CP2

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Travel consultants and clerks

1.523

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

71,60%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

10,28% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

89,49%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

9,13%

Part-time contracts

1,34% Turnover index

454

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

1%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Customer services clerks

36%

64%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Customer services clerks

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Client information workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Travel consultants and clerks

No experience
6%
Less than 1 year
29%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
28%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
11%
Administrative and support service activities
28%
Information and communication
11%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
11%
Other service activities
10%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9%
Others
31%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

Methodological note