Tour & travel guides

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2024 Workforce

62.6k

Average Age

33.9

Estimated Job Growth

8.06%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$21,675

Average Male Salary

$26,419

Average Female Salary

$17,195

About

Tour & travel guides are most often employed by the Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges industry. The average yearly wage for Tour & travel guides was $21,675 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Tour & travel guides are Honolulu County--Tantalus to Waikiki PUMA, HI, Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, and Hawaii County PUMA, HI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Tour & travel guides are Honolulu County--Tantalus to Waikiki PUMA, HI, Philadelphia City (University-Southwest and Lower Southwest) PUMA, PA, and Marion County--Pike & Washington (Northwest) Townships & Indianapolis City (Northwest) PUMA, IN.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Tour & travel guides workforce. Tour & travel guides workforce in 2024 was 62,573 people, of which 51.4% were women and 48.6% were men.

Tour & travel guides are paid most in Cook County (Northeast)--Evanston & Niles (East) Townships PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Honolulu County--Tantalus to Waikiki PUMA, HI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

30,386

Male Workforce

± 4.28k

32,187

Female Workforce

± 4.4k

The Tour & travel guides workforce in 2024 was 62,573 people (51.4% women and 48.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 26.8% between 2014 (49,355) and 2024 (62,573).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Tour & travel guides.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Tennessee ($45,372), Alaska ($44,610), and Montana ($43,031).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$21,675

AVERAGE WAGE

#463 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Tour & travel guides earned an average of $21,675, $48,203 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Tour & travel guides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Tour & travel guides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.534, which is higher than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Tour & travel guides (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Tour & travel guides compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Tour & travel guides and on wages for those in the field. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges is the industry that employs the most Tour & travel guides, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Tour & travel guides, by average wage, is Executive offices & legislative bodies ($110,067).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

62.6k

2024 Workforce

± 6,140

−0.551%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.9%

This graphic shows the share of Tour & travel guides employed by various industries. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges employs the largest share of Tour & travel guides at 39%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 26.3% and Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions with 23.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tour & travel guides in the US. The workforce of Tour & travel guides in 2024 was 62,573 people, with 51.4% woman, and 48.6% men. The average age of male Tour & travel guides in the workforce is 36.5 and of female Tour & travel guides is 31.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tour & travel guides is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Tour & travel guides in 2024 was 62,573 people, with 51.4% woman, and 48.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (20,274 people), 16 to 19 years (9,889 people), and 25 to 29 years (6,350 people). Among them they concentrated 58.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 12.1% of Tour & travel guides workers were Hispanic and 87.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (49.4%), Puerto Rican (14.6)%, and Cuban (9.26)%

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Races

In 2024, 72.1% of the Tour & travel guides workforce were White, of which 50% were women and 50% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (9.29%) and Black (7.75%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Tour & travel guides from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Tour & travel guides is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Tour & travel guides, Service Orientation stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tour & travel guides need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Tour & travel guides in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,646 people), Education (2,230 people), and Social Sciences (2,028 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Tour & travel guides workers were Some college (23,866 people), Bachelors Degree (14,743 people), and High School or Equivalent (11,964 people).

The graphic shows the Tour & travel guides workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Tour & travel guides from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tour & travel guides need many skills, but most especially Service Orientation, Active Listening, Coordination.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Tour and Travel Guides from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Tour and Travel Guides are expected to see a growth of 8.06% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Tour and Travel Guides.

8.06%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Tour & travel guides. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.