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The tourism industry is an increasingly important industry with the natural beauty of landscapes and wildlife being one of the major tourist attractions in Australia. An understanding of the management of these fragile landscapes and wildlife in the face of the increasing demands placed by tourists is essential to help protect them from destruction. Your employment outlook, as a Murdoch graduate in Ecotourism, is bright, especially when combined with other disciplines. Depending on which skill combinations or specialisations you have, your Murdoch degree may lead you towards work and study opportunities in a number of areas. The following are some professions to consider, including extra majors and minors.

Travel Guide / Tour Guide / Escort	Travel Guides plan, organise, and conduct long distance cruises, tours, and expeditions for individuals or groups. Tour Guides escort individuals or groups on sightseeing tours or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries.
Ecotourism Consultant	Ecotourism Consultants offer ecological advice or designs that balance ecological, economic and human needs to individuals, businesses, community-based organisations, and local and regional governments in other countries.
Field Researcher / Writer	Field Researchers / Writers take on projects that require periodic stays in regions or locations that have been chosen as the target of the research. Field researchers are required to conduct surveys and studies focused on nature and culture-based tourism. They are also required to document their work in magazines or journals, hence they are also writers. Their work involves studying the tourism activities in the region, identifying key social, ecological and cultural issues of the areas and evaluating the environmental impacts of small to medium tourism enterprises hotels, restaurants, tours and dive centres.