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Makeup of Workers in the Tourism Industry in California Is Diverse in Characteristics

• Workers span a variety of ages, with an overrepresentation of workers in their early 20s.
• About one-third of the workers work fewer than 35 hours per week.
• Hourly wages in California's travel/tourism industry are often low, but there also are some high-wage earners in the industry.
• Long-term workers who work more consistently in the industry were older and more likely to work more hours and had higher wages.
• Transitional workers who came in and out of the travel/tourism industry are likely benefiting from an easier likelihood of transition into travel/tourism from outside the paid labor force.

California's Travel/Tourism Industry Has Had Roughly 30-Percent Annual Entrance and Separation Rates

• Relative to other comparably sized industries in the state, new hires into California's travel/tourism industry have been more likely to come from outside of the paid labor force.
• These individuals tended to be younger and less likely to hold bachelor's degrees than those coming from other industries, at a rate higher than most of the comparison industries.
• Most separators moved on to employment in other industries, although a sizeable percentage returned to school.
• California travel/tourism separators have had typical rates of employment in a different industry and have had typical rates of receiving a large pay increase into a new industry.