Tour & travel guides

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2021 Workforce

61.7k

Average Age

35.5

Average Salary

$18,444

Average Male Salary

$22,425

Average Female Salary

$14,631

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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 $18,444 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Tour & travel guides are Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, Tantalus to Waikiki PUMA, HI, and Hawaii County PUMA, HI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Tour & travel guides are Tantalus to Waikiki PUMA, HI, Hawaii County PUMA, HI, and Flagstaff City PUMA, AZ.

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Employment and salary information for the Tour & travel guides workforce. Tour & travel guides workforce in 2021 was 61,698 people, of which 51.1% were women and 48.9% were men. Tour & travel guides are paid most in District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC but are relatively concentrated in Tantalus to Waikiki PUMA, HI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

30,186

Male Workforce

± 4.27k

31,512

Female Workforce

± 4.36k

The Tour & travel guides workforce in 2021 was 61,698 people (51.1% women and 48.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 26.7% between 2014 (48,699) and 2021 (61,698).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($40,041), Arkansas ($38,853), and Tennessee ($36,730).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$18,444

AVERAGE WAGE

#516 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Tour & travel guides earned an average of $18,444, $41,151 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Tour & travel guides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.518

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Tour & travel guides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.518, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. 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 ($62,300).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

61.7k

2021 Workforce

± 6,097

−1.4%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.1%

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 42.4%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 30.1% and Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions with 27.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tour & travel guides in the US. The workforce of Tour & travel guides in 2021 was 61,698 people, with 51.1% woman, and 48.9% men. The average age of male Tour & travel guides in the workforce is 37.4 and of female Tour & travel guides is 33.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tour & travel guides is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Tour & travel guides in 2021 was 61,698 people, with 51.1% woman, and 48.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (18,007 people), 16 to 19 years (10,080 people), and 25 to 29 years (6,266 people). Among them they concentrated 56.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 8.36% of Tour & travel guides workers were Hispanic and 91.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.1%), Cuban (10.9)%, and Puerto Rican (9.99)%

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Races

In 2021, 78.3% of the Tour & travel guides workforce were White, of which 51.4% were women and 48.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (6.48%) and Black (6.35%).

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 2021 were Communication Technologies.

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

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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,185 people), Visual & Performing Arts (2,213 people), and Education (1,987 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Tour & travel guides workers were Some college (23,472 people), Bachelors Degree (15,959 people), and High School or Equivalent (11,754 people).

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

Skills

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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 Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness.