ʻO nā hana ʻoihana huakaʻi e alakaʻi i ka uku kiʻekiʻe a me kahi paʻa mau no ka kūleʻa kālā, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka uku ma ka hana ʻana a me ka mālama olakino, e like me ka US Travel Association's Made in America: Travel's Contribution to Workforce Development.
Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻo US Travel i ke aʻo ʻana e pili ana i ke kua o ka 36th makahiki National Travel and Tourism Week. ʻO ka hōʻike -ʻo ka lua o ka US Travel's "Made in America" e hōʻike ana i ke koʻikoʻi o ka huakaʻi no ka hoʻokele waiwai o US-ʻike i nā hanaʻoihana huakaʻi e hāʻawi i ke ala i ka pōmaikaʻi no nā miliona oʻAmelika.
Ma waena o nā ʻike kiʻekiʻe:
• 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.
Aia pū ka hōʻike i nā haʻawina hihia o nā poʻe i ʻimi i nā ʻoihana ma ka ʻoihana huakaʻi a hoʻokō i kā lākou moemoeā ʻAmelika ma muli o ka hopena.
"E like me nā poʻe ʻAmelika, ʻo kaʻu hana mua ma ka ʻoihana huakaʻi-ma ke ʻano he kiaʻi ola ma kahi wai hōkele-a hāʻawi iaʻu i ke kumu o nā mākau a me nā manawa kūpono e alakaʻi ai i kahi ʻoihana lōʻihi a maikaʻi," wahi a ka Pelekikena a me Luna Nui o US Travel Association Roger ʻO Dow. “Maikaʻi ʻia nā hana ʻoihana huakaʻi i nā poʻe ʻAmelika āpau, a hāʻawi i kahi ala i kahi ola paʻa a me ke ola. ʻO ka ʻōlelo maʻalahi, ʻo ka huakaʻi ke ala i ka moeʻuhane ʻAmelika.
ʻO kekahi o nā mea nui i lawe ʻia mai ka hōʻike:
• 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.
"Maikaʻi nā helu helu, akā i ka wā e heluhelu ai ʻoe i nā profiles e maopopo ai ka hopena maoli o ka ʻoihana huakaʻi i nā hana," wahi a Dow. "Ke hāʻawi nei kēlā me kēia o nā moʻolelo i kahi kiʻi o ka hiki ke paʻa i ka ʻoihana huakaʻi no ka mea makemake e ʻimi i kahi ola ikaika.
"Ke hoʻoikaika hou nei kēia hōʻike i ka mea pili i ka huakaʻi i nā hana a me ka hoʻokele waiwai ma ko mākou ʻāina, a pono kā mākou aupuni e hoʻokumu i nā kulekele pro-travel e hōʻoia i ka ulu ʻana o ka ʻoihana."
Ke hilinaʻi nui nei ka hōʻike i ka ʻikepili mai ka Bureau of Labor Statistics National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth 1979 a me 1997 e ʻimi i ke ala ʻoihana o nā poʻe nona ka hana mua ma ka ʻoihana huakaʻi.
