Possible Careers:

• Restaurant owner
• Casino manager
• Catering owner
• Coffee shop manager
• Hot manager
• Bed and breakfast owner
• Event Planner
• Travel Agent
• Tour Guide
• Cruise Ship Director

Degrees and Certs:

• There are many different types of certifications in the hospitality industry. There are certificates specific for event organizers (Cvent Event Diagramming Certification)& DES: Digital Event Strategist)
• There are catering and food certifications available (CPCE: Certified Professional in Catering and Events)
• If you want to be a restaurant owner/ coffee shop owner, or anyone working with food, food handlers licenses will be required.
• Associates, Bach, and Mast degrees available

Trade School Options:

• EVIT (East Valley Institute of Technology)
• Commercial Baking & Pastry Arts
• Culinary Arts
• Hospitality Management
• YTI Career Institute
• Culinary arts and restaurant management

Top 5 highest Ranking Colleges:

Cornell University

Georgetown University

Boston University

New York University

Kapiolani Community College

Career Map Examples:

Hospitality & Tourism Exploratory

PROS:

• There are many different kinds of jobs in the hospitality/tourism industry and you can step your way up into higher positions
• There are opportunities to travel and fun and diverse jobs
• There is lots of teamwork involved, and you get to make people happy as a result of your work
• There are flexible working hours
• Having a job in the hospitality industry will most likely grant you job security as this is a field that people love and isn’t going away anytime soon

CONS:

• You may be working weekends/long hours.
• Jobs can be seasonal when working at a hotel
• Jobs might be stressful especially during the holidays

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