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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Tour Guides and Escorts. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public86
2.Getting Information83
3.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships69
4.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others65
5.Thinking Creatively62
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates61
7.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events58
8.Training and Teaching Others57
9.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge56
10.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization53
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
86
71
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
83
48
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
69
63
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
65
42
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
62
51
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
61
48
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
58
47
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
57
43
Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural changeTeach a social sciences course to high school studentsDevelop and conduct training programs for a medical school
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
56
52
Keep up with price changes in a small retail storeKeep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports carsLearn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
53
50
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases