Also called: Sustainable Tourism Consultant
Designs tourism that protects nature and benefits local communities.
You help a coastal town create tours that let visitors see sea turtles without disturbing nests, and train local guides. You might write a tourism plan for a national park gateway town. It mixes conservation, business, and planning.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in tourism, environmental studies, or planning.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Tourism Management, Environmental Studies, Urban Planning.
Growing faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps model visitor impact; working with communities and protected areas stays human.
Classes: Environmental science, Geography, Spanish.
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