Also called: Purser, Front Desk Officer
Runs the ship's front desk: accounts, problems, and guest requests at sea.
You handle a cabin change, a lost credit card, and a medical disembarkation in one shift, sometimes in three languages. Pursers manage the ship's money and crew paperwork. It is an officer-level job with a uniform.
Plus room and board.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Hotel front-desk experience; languages help.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management.
Growing faster than average.
Medium risk for 10 years. Cruise apps let guests handle bills and requests themselves, so ships need fewer desk officers.
Classes: Hospitality CTE class, World languages, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4081.
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