Social Services
Travel Guides
Plan, organize, and conduct long-distance travel, tours, and expeditions for individuals and groups.
Median salary
$36,660
Typical range
$27k – $60k
Job outlook
+8% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Travel Guides
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Travel Guides
Entry / Junior
$26,890
~2 yrs to advance
Travel Guides
Established
$36,660
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Travel Guides
Senior
$48,295
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Social Services
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
- Columbia University4% admit · $103,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
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