Certification or Licensing
Most entry-level resort jobs do not require certification or a license. This, however, is not the case with specialty workers. Ski instructors, scuba instructors, child-care workers, and lifeguards, just to name a few, must be certified.
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- Adventure Travel Specialists
- Air Quality Engineers
- Airport Service Workers
- Amusement Park Workers
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops
- Baristas
- Bartenders
- Bed and Breakfast Owners
- Bicycle Mechanics
- Business Managers
- Cage Cashiers
- Casino Credit Managers
- Casino Managers
- Caterers
- Chimney Sweeps
- Cooks and Chefs
- Cruise Ship Workers
- Dealers
- Directors of Casino Security
- Engineers
- Event Planners
- Fast Food Workers
- Flight Attendants
- Food Service Workers
- Gaming Occupations
- General Maintenance Mechanics
- Green Hotel/Resort Ecomanagers
- Grounds Managers
- Heating and Cooling Technicians
- Hosts/Hostesses
- Hotel and Motel Managers
- Hotel Concierges
- Hotel Desk Clerks
- Hotel Executive Housekeepers
- Hotel Restaurant Managers
- Housekeepers and Maids
- Inbound Tour Guides
- Janitors and Cleaners
- Landscapers
- Lifeguards and Swimming Instructors
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- National Park Service Employees
- Park Rangers
- Parking Attendants
- Personal Shoppers
- Pilots
- Pit Bosses
- Plumbers and Pipefitters
- Property and Real Estate Managers
- Real Estate Developers
- Recreation Workers
- Reservation and Ticket Agents
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Ship's Captains
- Ski Resort Workers
- Spa Attendants
- Spa Managers
- Sports Facility Managers
- Sports Instructors and Coaches
- Stadium Ushers and Vendors
- Stationary Engineers
- Strength and Conditioning Coaches
- Tour Guides
- Travel Agents
- Wedding and Party Consultants
- Yoga and Pilates Instructors
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors