Ajira za tasnia ya kusafiri husababisha mshahara wa juu na msingi wa kudumu wa kufanikiwa kifedha, ikizidi fidia katika utengenezaji na huduma za afya, kulingana na Jumuiya ya Kusafiri ya Amerika Iliyoundwa Amerika: Mchango wa Kusafiri kwa Maendeleo ya Nguvu za Wafanyikazi.
Usafiri wa Merika ulitoa utafiti dhidi ya historia ya Wiki ya 36 ya Kitaifa ya Usafiri na Utalii. Ripoti hiyo - ya pili katika safu ya "Travel Made in America" ya Usafiri wa Amerika inayoangazia umuhimu wa kusafiri kwa uchumi wa Merika - hupata kazi za tasnia ya safari zinatoa njia ya mafanikio kwa mamilioni ya Wamarekani.
Miongoni mwa matokeo ya juu:
• 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.
Ripoti hiyo pia inajumuisha masomo ya kesi ya watu ambao wamefuata kazi katika tasnia ya safari na kufanikisha ndoto yao ya Amerika kama matokeo.
"Kama Wamarekani wengi, kazi yangu ya kwanza ilikuwa katika tasnia ya kusafiri - kama mlinzi kwenye dimbwi la hoteli - na ilinipa msingi wa ustadi na fursa ambazo zilisababisha kazi ndefu na yenye malipo," alisema Rais na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Shirika la Kusafiri la Amerika Roger Dow. "Kazi za tasnia ya kusafiri zinapatikana kwa Wamarekani wote, na hutoa njia ya kuishi maisha thabiti. Kuweka tu, kusafiri ndio lango la ndoto ya Amerika. ”
Baadhi ya njia zingine muhimu kutoka kwa ripoti hiyo:
• 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.
"Takwimu ni za kutisha, lakini ni wakati unaposoma maelezo mafupi ndio athari halisi ya tasnia ya safari kwenye ajira inakuwa wazi," Dow alisema. "Kila moja ya hadithi hutoa picha ya uwezo wa tasnia ya safari kwa kila mtu anayetaka kutafuta riziki nzuri.
"Ripoti hii inasisitiza zaidi ukweli kwamba mambo ya kusafiri kwa ajira na uchumi katika nchi yetu, na serikali yetu inapaswa kuweka kipaumbele katika sera za kusaidia kusafiri ili kuhakikisha kuwa tasnia inaendelea kukua."
Ripoti hiyo inategemea data kutoka Ofisi ya Takwimu za Kitaifa za Utafiti wa Longitudinal wa Vijana 1979 na 1997 ili kuchunguza njia ya kazi ya watu ambao kazi yao ya kwanza ilikuwa katika tasnia ya safari.
