Tour Guides and Escorts

• Respond to customer inquiries.
• Gather information in order to provide services to clients.
• Provide attraction or event information to patrons.
• Provide patrons with directions to locales or attractions.
• Demonstrate activity techniques or equipment use.
• Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
• Train service staff.
• Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Administer first aid.
• Greet customers, patrons, or visitors.

• Dealing with external customers.
• Frequent contact with others.
• Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
• The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
• Close physical proximity with other people.

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Helping Others—Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking—Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Being Aware of Others—Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Understanding How People Learn—Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Teaching—Teaching others how to do something.

• Customer and Personal Service—Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language—Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Education and Training—Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• History and Archeology—Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
• Geography—Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
• Psychology—Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Clerical—Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Philosophy and Theology—Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
• Sociology and Anthropology—Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
• Administration and Management—Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

• Social—Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
• Enterprising—Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

• Funeral Attendants
• Retail Salespersons
• Teacher Assistants
• Travel Guides
• Umpires and Referees
• Preschool Teachers
• Musicians and Singers
• Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
• Radio and Television Announcers
• Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institution
• Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
• Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
• Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

• Funeral Attendants
• Retail Salespersons
• Teacher Assistants
• Travel Guides
• Umpires and Referees
• Preschool Teachers
• Musicians and Singers
• Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
• Radio and Television Announcers
• Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks