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Ocupacions
Tourist guide
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Tourist guides assist individuals or groups during travel or sightseeing tours or at places of touristic interest, such as museums, art facilities, monuments and public places. They help people to interpret the cultural and natural heritage of an object, place or area and provide information and guidance in the language of their choice.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Escorting and guiding tourists on cruises and sightseeing tours;
(b) Escorting visitors through places of interest such as museums, exhibitions, theme parks, factories and other industrial establishments;
(c) Describing and providing information on points of interest and exhibits and responding to questions;
(d) Conducting educational activities for school children;
(e) Monitoring visitors' activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices;
(f) Greeting and registering visitors and tour participants, and issuing any required identification badges or safety devices;
(g) Distributing brochures, showing audiovisual presentations, and explaining procedures and operations at tour sites;
(h) Providing for physical safety of groups, and performing activities such as providing first aid and directing emergency evacuations;
(i) Resolving any problems with tour itineraries, service, or accommodation.
Knowledge
- Travel, tourism and leisure
- Earth sciences
- Biology
- Information and communication technologies not elsewhere classified
- Environmental sciences
Digital competencies
- Accompanying and welcoming people
- Planning events and programmes
- Communicating with colleagues and clients
- Developing professional relationships or networks
- Teaching and training
Digital competencies
- Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity
- Using computer aided design and drawing tools
Personal competencies
- Supporting others
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Leading others
- Working efficiently
- Collaborating in teams and networks
Professional groups of the occupation
Service and sales workers
Personal service workers
Travel attendants, conductors and guides
Travel guides
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Travel guides
7.550
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
75,52%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
25,38% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
57,93%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
40,91%
Part-time contracts
1,22% Turnover index
187
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.
Personal service workers
53%
47%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Personal service workers
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
Travel attendants, conductors and guides
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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 guides
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.
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