Personal Care39-7012.00Specialization

Travel Guides

Plan, organize, and conduct long-distance travel, tours, and expeditions for individuals and groups.

$36,060
Median Pay
Less than 6 months
Training
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AI-Augmented

This is a specialization of

Tour & Travel Guides

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AI Impact Assessment

AI Resilience Score

Score 4/6: low AI task exposure means AI will assist but humans remain essential (estimated from legacy data)

🟑AI-Augmented

How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
Low+2

15% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

0% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 15/25

Total Score4/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09

Key Responsibilities

  • Arrange for tour or expedition details such as accommodations, transportation, equipment, and the availability of medical personnel.
  • Plan tour itineraries, applying knowledge of travel routes and destination sites.
  • Resolve any problems with itineraries, service, or accommodations.
  • Attend to special needs of tour participants.
  • Sell travel packages.
  • Evaluate services received on the tour, and report findings to tour organizers.
  • Give advice on sightseeing and shopping.
  • Administer first aid to injured group participants.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Time to Job Ready

0-1 years

Based on Job Zone 2. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Booking systemsMicrosoft OfficeSocial mediaGPS/maps

Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityProblem SensitivityNear VisionDeductive ReasoningInformation OrderingWritten Expression

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Compensation Details

$25,930
10th Percentile
$36,060
Median
$58,620
90th Percentile

Based on 46,760 employed workers

Also Known As

Adventure GuideAlpine GuideCruise AgentCruise ConsultantCruise CoordinatorCruise CounselorCruise DirectorCruise GuideDestination CoordinatorDestination Imagination Coordinator

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 39-7012.00