Delovna mesta v potovalni industriji vodijo k višjim plačam in trajnemu oporišču za finančni uspeh, kar presega nadomestila tako v proizvodnji kot v zdravstvenem varstvu, po podatkih ameriškega potovalnega združenja Made in America: prispevek potovanj k razvoju delovne sile.
US Travel je objavil študijo v okviru 36. letnega državnega tedna potovanja in turizma. Poročilo - drugo v seriji "Made in America" podjetja US Travel, ki poudarja pomen potovanj za ameriško gospodarstvo - ugotavlja, da zaposlitve v potovalni industriji milijonom Američanom zagotavljajo pot do blaginje.
Med najpomembnejšimi ugotovitvami:
• Travel is the No. 1 industry for first jobs. Nearly four in 10 workers got their start in travel and tourism. Moreover, they are good first jobs that give workers skills, confidence and experience that are essential to successful careers in a broad spectrum of occupations.
• Individuals who began their career in travel have gone on to earn a peak average salary of $82,400 by the time they were 50 years old—higher than those who started in manufacturing, health care and other industries.
• Nearly a third of Americans (31%) re-entering the workforce do so through a job in the travel industry—compared to just 12% in manufacturing and 8% in health care. Travel jobs have the flexibility, availability, diversity and focus on practical skills to launch a rewarding career.
Poročilo vključuje tudi študije primerov posameznikov, ki so kariero opravljali v potovalni industriji in s tem dosegli svoje ameriške sanje.
"Tako kot mnogi Američani je bila moja prva zaposlitev v potovalni industriji - kot reševalec v hotelskem bazenu - in mi je dala temelje spretnosti in priložnosti, ki so pripeljale do dolge in koristne kariere," je dejal predsednik in izvršni direktor ameriškega potovalnega združenja Roger Dow. »Delovna mesta v potovalni industriji so edinstveno dostopna vsem Američanom in zagotavljajo pot do trdnega, vseživljenjskega preživljanja. Preprosto povedano, potovanja so vrata v ameriške sanje. "
Nekaj drugih ključnih ugotovitev iz poročila:
• Travel industry jobs provide flexibility for pursuit of higher education and training. Of the 6.1 million Americans working part-time while pursuing higher education in 2018, more than half were employed in travel-related industries. Nearly one in five (18%) travel industry employees currently attend school, compared to the 8% of workers attending school in other sectors of the economy.
• The travel industry is diverse and accessible compared to other industries. Nearly half (46%) of travel industry employees have a high school degree or less, compared to 30% of employees of the rest of the economy. Travel also has a greater share of Hispanics, African Americans and multi-ethnic individuals than the rest of the economy.
• Experience in travel fosters entrepreneurs. Seventeen percent of Americans whose first job was in travel now own their own business, and 19% consider themselves entrepreneurs—again, a higher figure than manufacturing and health care. Of women who started their career in the travel industry, 14% now consider themselves entrepreneurs, compared to only 10% of those who started out in health care.
• The travel industry fills the skills gap. Through training, education, certification programs and firsthand experience, the industry is providing resources and opportunities for high school and college students, minorities, females and individuals with barriers to employment such as the lack of a formal education.
"Statistika je čudovita, toda ko preberete profile, postane jasen pravi vpliv turistične industrije na delovna mesta," je dejal Dow. »Vsaka od zgodb ponuja posnetek potenciala, ki ga ima potovalna industrija za vse, ki si želijo preživeti.
"To poročilo še dodatno potrjuje dejstvo, da so potovanja pomembna za delovna mesta in gospodarstvo v naši državi, zato bi morala naša vlada dati prednost politikam potovanja, da zagotovi, da bo industrija še naprej rasla."
Poročilo se opira predvsem na podatke Urada za statistiko dela Nacionalne longitudinalne raziskave mladih 1979 in 1997 za raziskovanje poklicne poti posameznikov, katerih prva zaposlitev je bila v potovalni industriji.
