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What They Do |
 | Travel counsellors advise clients on travel options, make reservations, prepare tickets, and receive payments. |
| Airline pursers and flight attendants ensure the safety/comfort of passengers, serve food/beverages, and provide information. |
| Ship pursers attend to the safety/comfort of passengers, supervise ship attendants, and conduct some business activities. |
| Airline reservation and sales agents issue tickets, provide fare quotations, attend boarding gates, make reservations, trace missing baggage, and arrange cargo. |
| Airline station agents complete and relay pre-flight data to operational control and down-line stations and perform ticket, baggage, and cargo agent duties. |
| Airline load planners plan the positioning of cargo on aircraft to distribute/balance the cargo. |
| Ticket agents and cargo customer service representatives quote fares/rates, issue tickets, make reservations, process cargo shipments, and check baggage for bus, train, and marine passengers. |
| Hotel front-desk agents perform guest check-in and check-out procedures, provide information, and receive payments. |
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Where They Find Work — Top Occupational Areas |
| Transportation and warehousing |
38.0% |
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| Administrative and support waste management and remediation services |
35.0% |
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| Accommodation and food services |
23.0% |
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People in this group work in:
| Travel/tourism agencies |
| Hotels, motels, and resorts |
| Airlines |
| Bus, railway, and boat companies |
| Travel wholesalers |
| Other organizations |
| The unionization rate (36%) is close to the average (32%) for all occupations. |
| The highest concentrations (per 10,000 people) of are found in Alberta and Prince Edward Island while the lowest concentrations are in New Brunswick and Newfoundland. |
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