# Tour and Travel Guides

SOC 39-7010. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/tour-and-travel-guides



## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $38,120 (middle half $32,910–$47,700; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $30,854; 58% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 6.3%; ~11.9k openings a year; typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- History: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/history)
- Environmental Science: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/environmental-science-conservation)
- Anthropology And Archeology: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/anthropology)
- Biology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Psychology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/kinesiology-exercise-science, https://educationguide.com/degrees/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies)
- Marketing And Marketing Research: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/marketing, https://educationguide.com/degrees/specialized-sales-merchandising-and-marketing-operations)
- Area Ethnic And Civilization Studies: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/ethnic-gender-studies, https://educationguide.com/degrees/area-studies)
- Drama And Theater Arts: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/theatre, https://educationguide.com/degrees/arts-and-entertainment-management)
- Criminal Justice And Fire Protection: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/criminal-justice, https://educationguide.com/degrees/security-homeland-security)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $44,210
- AL: $31,700
- AR: $34,290
- AZ: $37,560
- CA: $46,000
- CO: $42,840
- CT: $35,090
- DC: $49,210
- DE: $33,210
- FL: $41,600
- GA: $40,190
- HI: $45,940
- IA: $22,490
- ID: $37,960
- IL: $36,780
- IN: $31,030
- KS: $43,700
- KY: $36,070
- LA: $32,060
- MA: $37,840
- MD: $40,310
- ME: $44,940
- MI: $35,090
- MN: $39,650
- MO: $31,980
- MS: $27,460
- MT: $40,100
- NC: $32,570
- ND: $35,360
- NE: $31,580
- NH: $41,600
- NJ: $36,640
- NM: $37,080
- NV: $39,360
- NY: $44,450
- OH: $32,800
- OK: $32,150
- OR: $39,260
- PA: $32,910
- PR: $27,860
- RI: $38,310
- SC: $35,190
- SD: $35,100
- TN: $33,760
- TX: $33,080
- UT: $38,540
- VI: $102,020
- VT: $45,920
- WA: $54,160
- WI: $30,160
- WV: $28,570
- WY: $47,020

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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