#96. The travel and tourism industry is one of America's largest service exports with $93 billion spent by international visitors in the U.S. and $89 billion spent outside the U.S. by domestic travelers creates $4 billion in balance of trade surplus for the U.S.
Careers for Creative Types
Are you planning ahead? Trying to figure out what you want to be when you get out of high school?
If you consider yourself a creative person, an innovative thinker, an unconventional performer—but you’re not cut out to be a starving artist or wait tables while waiting for your big break, what are your options?
Consider these careers:
Teaching – Teachers at any level have to be quick and creative when it comes to keeping their students’ attention and presenting information in interesting ways.
Interior design – Helping people create the space where they’ll live and work requires a wide range of talents and skills.
Catering – Any kind of event-planning career requires skill in selecting and balancing the right ingredients, from the spices in the food to the arrangement of the venue.
Graphic design – With the growth of the Internet, the ability to create visually appealing graphics that are well organized as well as attractive is something employers are eagerly seeking.
Copy writing – From advertising to in-depth Web content, words are still important. Putting together readable, useful copy is an important skill even in an age of multimedia.
