The hospitality industry affords graduates a wide variety of career opportunities. Graduates work in restaurants, hotels, casinos, and clubs. Opportunities also exist in hospital and school food service, government food service, contract food service, resorts, fast food franchises, convention centers, airlines, tour operators, event management, and travel agencies. Recent graduates typically start as trainees or assistant managers in food, lodging, and travel operations and progress to managerial positions as they gain experience. Others pursue careers in more specialized areas such as sales, marketing, personnel administration, and franchise operations.