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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
39-7010 Tour and Travel Guides
This occupation includes the 2018 and 2010 SOC occupations 39-7011 Tour Guides and Escorts and 39-7012 Travel Guides.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 48,710 |
2.8 % |
$14.74 |
$30,670 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.38 |
$11.04 |
$13.27 |
$17.20 |
$22.04 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,500 |
$22,970 |
$27,600 |
$35,780 |
$45,850 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
18,040 |
10.56 |
$13.48 |
$28,030 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
8,630 |
4.02 |
$16.49 |
$34,300 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
6,160 |
0.46 |
$14.72 |
$30,610 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land |
2,240 |
15.84 |
$17.88 |
$37,200 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,600 |
0.03 |
$13.53 |
$28,130 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land |
2,240 |
15.84 |
$17.88 |
$37,200 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
18,040 |
10.56 |
$13.48 |
$28,030 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water |
740 |
4.36 |
$16.15 |
$33,590 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
8,630 |
4.02 |
$16.49 |
$34,300 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other |
70 |
2.48 |
$13.22 |
$27,490 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
5,930 |
0.34 |
1.03 |
$17.23 |
$35,850 |
| Florida |
3,270 |
0.37 |
1.12 |
$14.94 |
$31,080 |
| New York |
2,710 |
0.28 |
0.86 |
$17.71 |
$36,830 |
| Massachusetts |
2,290 |
0.63 |
1.91 |
$16.70 |
$34,740 |
| Texas |
2,210 |
0.18 |
0.54 |
$13.30 |
$27,670 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
1,140 |
3.60 |
10.87 |
$15.35 |
$31,930 |
| Hawaii |
1,670 |
2.63 |
7.93 |
$16.19 |
$33,680 |
| South Dakota |
370 |
0.88 |
2.66 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| Wyoming |
210 |
0.76 |
2.28 |
$17.82 |
$37,060 |
| Utah |
1,140 |
0.76 |
2.28 |
$14.04 |
$29,200 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
760 |
0.23 |
0.69 |
$19.58 |
$40,720 |
| District of Columbia |
140 |
0.19 |
0.57 |
$19.44 |
$40,430 |
| Vermont |
70 |
0.23 |
0.69 |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
| Wyoming |
210 |
0.76 |
2.28 |
$17.82 |
$37,060 |
| New York |
2,710 |
0.28 |
0.86 |
$17.71 |
$36,830 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,770 |
0.29 |
0.86 |
$17.85 |
$37,130 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,860 |
0.67 |
2.01 |
$16.46 |
$34,230 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,860 |
0.30 |
0.90 |
$16.55 |
$34,420 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
1,850 |
1.43 |
4.32 |
$15.44 |
$32,110 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,560 |
0.54 |
1.64 |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,190 |
0.48 |
1.45 |
$20.38 |
$42,380 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,020 |
0.68 |
2.06 |
$16.23 |
$33,750 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
940 |
2.05 |
6.19 |
$14.20 |
$29,540 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
810 |
0.79 |
2.38 |
$14.30 |
$29,750 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
760 |
1.00 |
3.03 |
$12.29 |
$25,550 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Flagstaff, AZ |
450 |
7.19 |
21.68 |
$16.18 |
$33,650 |
| Prescott, AZ |
240 |
3.69 |
11.12 |
$16.52 |
$34,350 |
| St. George, UT |
200 |
2.94 |
8.87 |
$12.28 |
$25,540 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
940 |
2.05 |
6.19 |
$14.20 |
$29,540 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
150 |
2.02 |
6.10 |
$18.89 |
$39,290 |
| Rapid City, SD |
120 |
1.90 |
5.74 |
$13.64 |
$28,370 |
| Asheville, NC |
330 |
1.64 |
4.95 |
$13.36 |
$27,780 |
| Pittsfield, MA |
60 |
1.57 |
4.73 |
$16.62 |
$34,580 |
| Savannah, GA |
280 |
1.56 |
4.71 |
$13.60 |
$28,290 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
1,850 |
1.43 |
4.32 |
$15.44 |
$32,110 |
United States Department of Labor
