Personal Service and Travel Workers nec
What the work is
This is the official catch-all entry for other personal service and travel workers not listed separately. Tasks vary, so look at the related occupations below for what similar work involves.
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in airport check-in desks and a small fashion photography studio, two of the many jobs in this group. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A stranded passenger gets home tonight because you found a seat
- A photo shoot where every detail, from the light to the outfit, comes together
- A child travelling alone waves goodbye at the gate with a big grin
Hard days
- A cancelled flight and a long line of tired, upset people all looking at you
- Lugging heavy gear and holding a reflector in the heat for hours
- Being told to fix something that is nobody's fault but yours to sort out
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 461999, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.