Tour and Travel Guides

This post summarizes key statistics on Tour and Travel Guides using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 5,149
25 20,651
30 28,587
35 39,692
40 26,632
45 48,617
50 46,346
55 29,486
60 26,882
65 19,775


Hours Worked Share
0-20 37.40
20-39 24.00
39-41 25.50
41-50 7.20
50-60 3.80
More than 60 2.20

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Tour and Travel Guides.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
25.50 25,748 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
20.40 4,119 Colleges and universities
17.00 28,352 Services incidental to transportation
16.70 14,625 Museums, art galleries, and zoos
2.70 35,437 Lodging places, except hotels and motels
2.00 38,558 Fishing, hunting, and trapping
1.70 17,011 Miscellaneous personal services
1.40 22,681 Beverage industries
1.20 6,109 Elementary and secondary schools
1.00 21,608 Hotels and motels

This table highlights the top industries people working as Tour and Travel Guides work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Tour and Travel Guides. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Tour and Travel Guides received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Tour and Travel Guides. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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