Headline risk
4%
Very Low RiskTour and travel guides
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
No O*NET description published.
Task evidence
Task primitive coverage is not published for this occupation.
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 36,660
Employment 2024
55.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
8.1%
Openings (2024–34)
13.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of tour and travel guides is projected to grow 8 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Requirements
Worker profile
Median age 32.5 · 56K employed
Under 25: 30% · 25–54: 50% · 55+: 20%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
6/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Tour and travel guides lead individuals or groups on excursions to various points of interest, including historical locations, museums, and monuments.
Tour and travel guides work in a variety of settings, both indoors and outdoors. They may spend long periods of time standing or walking. Part-time work is common. Work schedules may vary and can include weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Tour and travel guides typically need a high school diploma or the equivalent. Once hired, they usually receive training on the job. Some guides need a license.
The median annual wage for tour and travel guides was $36,660 in May 2024.
Employment of tour and travel guides is projected to grow 8 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.