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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores (8) (8) $22.30 $46,390
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation 80 0.21 $22.23 $46,250
Other Schools and Instruction 70 0.02 $21.06 $43,810
Elementary and Secondary Schools 60 (7) $19.79 $41,160
Employment Services 330 0.01 $19.11 $39,740


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




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC (8) (8) (8) $24.97 $51,940
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 30 0.21 0.62 $23.38 $48,620
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO (8) (8) (8) $23.10 $48,040
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 60 0.23 0.70 $22.01 $45,790
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 110 0.93 2.81 $21.52 $44,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 490 0.24 0.73 $20.92 $43,510
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,190 0.48 1.45 $20.38 $42,380
Ogden-Clearfield, UT (8) (8) (8) $20.06 $41,730
Medford, OR 90 1.02 3.08 $19.19 $39,920
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 490 0.33 0.98 $18.98 $39,480

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 910 8.37 25.22 $15.03 $31,260
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 580 5.68 17.14 $18.71 $38,910
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 230 1.68 5.06 $15.49 $32,210
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 220 2.19 6.59 $15.12 $31,440
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 170 2.83 8.54 $17.99 $37,430

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 910 8.37 25.22 $15.03 $31,260
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 580 5.68 17.14 $18.71 $38,910
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 160 3.23 9.75 $12.42 $25,830
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 170 2.83 8.54 $17.99 $37,430
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 160 2.54 7.67 $11.88 $24,710

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 50 0.43 1.30 $25.83 $53,720
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 80 1.31 3.95 $20.57 $42,790
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 130 2.22 6.69 $20.46 $42,550
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 150 1.90 5.74 $19.96 $41,520
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $19.61 $40,790


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020