Tour & travel guides

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Total Workforce

59.5k

Average Age

36.9

Estimated Job Growth

9.92%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$15,943

Average Male Salary

$19,989

Average Female Salary

$11,404

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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 $15,943 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Tour & travel guides by wage are Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers, Childcare workers, and Residential advisors.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Tour & travel guides are Middlesex County PUMA, CT, Stillwater City PUMA, OK, and Flagstaff City PUMA, AZ. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Tour & travel guides are Stillwater City PUMA, OK, Flagstaff City PUMA, AZ, and Middlesex County PUMA, CT.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Tour & travel guides and on wages and locations 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 Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses. Tour & travel guides are paid most in Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Stillwater City PUMA, OK.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$15,943

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,853

In 2017, Tour & travel guides earned an average of $15,943, $36,122 less than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers make somewhat more than Tour & travel guides while Childcare workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Tour & travel guides as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.509

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Tour & travel guides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.509, which is higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Tour & travel guides (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL

  2. Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI

  3. Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Tour & travel guides.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Tour & travel guides

  1. La Plata, Montezuma, Gunnison, Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale & San Juan Counties PUMA, CO

  2. Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC

  3. Middlesex County PUMA, CT

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Tour & travel guides.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Tour & travel guides, by number of employees, are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Amusement & Recreation, and Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Tour & travel guides, by average wage, are Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses, Fishing, hunting & trapping, and Travel arrangements & reservation services.

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Industries by Share

59.5k

2017 Workforce

± 5,987

-1.81%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.4%

The number of people employed as Tour & travel guides has been declining at a rate of -1.81%, from 60,583 people in 2016 to 59,485 people in 2017.

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  23.4%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 20.4% and Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions with 13.8%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Tour & travel guides in the US. The average age of male Tour & travel guides in the workforce is 38.8 and of female Tour & travel guides is 34.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tour & travel guides is White.

Gender Composition

31.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,354

28k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 4,110

52.9% of Tour & travel guides are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Tour & travel guides.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Tour & travel guides

  1. White

  2. Asian

  3. Black

81.2% of Tour & travel guides are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.61% of Tour & travel guides, Asian is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Tour & travel guides.

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Age by Gender

38.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.46

34.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.82

The median age of Tour & travel guides is 36.9, and Male employees are generally 4.09 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

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 a relatively high number of Tour & travel guides hold a major in Language & Linguistics.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Business

  2. Education

  3. Communications

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Language & Linguistics

  2. Liberal Arts & Humanities

  3. Natural Resources & Conservation

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Skills

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 Active Listening, Service Orientation, and Coordination. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tour & travel guides need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, and Speaking.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Tour & travel guides from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Tour & travel guides are expected to see a growth of 9.92% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

9.92%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Tour & travel guides. This profession is expected to grow faster than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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