Baggage porters carry travellers' luggage by hand or use handcarts, and arrange for ground transportation. Ship attendants serve food and beverages, clean cabins, make beds and carry passengers' luggage. Train service attendants set and clear dining car tables, clean sleeping cars and assist passengers. This occupational group also includes ski lift and bowling alley attendants, hotel doorkeepers, redcaps, athletic equipment custodians and attendants of campgrounds, bingo halls, tennis courts and other recreational facilities. Education, Training and Experience People in this group may require some high school education.
Most recent entrants have a high school or community college diploma.
This rate is among the highest for occupations in the sales and service sectors. Over the next five years, this outlook is not expected to change, as the number of qualified recent graduates or non-completers seeking work is expected to increase more rapidly than the number of job openings. The growth of casinos and casino resorts may increase employment requirements in these occupations. Most of the increase in employment requirements through 2004 for these occupations is expected to occur in the amusement and recreation services industry.