Tour Guides and Escorts

Moderate Risk
56%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
59%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
53%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 108 votes)
Average: 56%
LABOR DEMAND *
GROWTH
9.5%
by year 2033
WAGES
$36,060
or $17.34 per hour
Volume
46,760
as of 2023

Employment data isn't available specifically for this occupation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so we are using the data from Tour and Travel Guides.

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JOB SCORE
4.0/10
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

59% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

53% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 59% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Tour Guides and Escorts will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

The following graph is shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Tour and Travel Guides' job openings is expected to rise 9.5% by 2033

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Tour and Travel Guides' was $36,060, or $17 per hour

'Tour and Travel Guides' were paid 25.0% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 46,760 people employed as 'Tour and Travel Guides' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 3 thousand people are employed as 'Tour and Travel Guides'.

Job description

Escort individuals or groups on sightseeing tours or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries.

SOC Code: 39-7011.00

Comments (11)

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Cessna (Highly likely)
10 Aug 2025 01:15
It’s quite easy to do and very repetitive
Jimmy (No chance)
27 Feb 2025 15:47
The job is primarily based on social interaction.
Frances Brennan (Moderate)
07 Nov 2023 21:43
We are still at the point where visitors seek a personal interactive engaged tour guide who will accompany them on their journey within the host region
The human emotive customer oriented tour guide is as yet preferred over a robotic machine counterpart who lacks empathy feeling and passion for the host region visited
Kate (Low)
19 Dec 2022 20:50
There's no way an AI-guided tour would be as interesting, well-done, and adapted to individual needs as the one conducted by a human being.
Taher (Low)
06 Nov 2022 00:51
Because it needs real social interaction and a person walking to show
Will
09 Jul 2021 05:12
Yea Take a walk through the woods with Johnny 5.
Pablo (Uncertain)
23 Mar 2021 20:51
Our business is not bringing information (easy to replace) but bringing a connection with the local flavor and deliver a human empathy.
Sarah (Highly likely)
26 Jun 2019 20:32
Robots are becoming tour guides as I can imagine. Artifical intelligence plans to guide tours soon, a job that a computer can do.
Tracy
04 Apr 2019 02:56
Well, i don't believe AI or robots can replace all the workforce within the next 20 years. But I think AI can replace most work without many skills, some work that just requires following orders will be easily automated by AI. The work that will not be replaced will be work which requires problem solving skills, creativity, or critical thinking... However, I guess AI can automate almost 98% of jobs within the next 100 years.
Shannon
31 Mar 2019 15:57
Depends on the TYPE of tour guide. At a museum? Definitely doomed. As a rafting or hiking tour guide? No way.
Suzanna
18 Nov 2019 02:37
What about an aquarium tour guide?
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