Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
39-7010 Tour and Travel Guides
Plan, organize, and conduct long distance or sightseeing tours, travel or expeditions. May escort individuals or groups through places of interest such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 49,740 |
2.7 % |
$14.25 |
$29,630 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.13 |
$10.62 |
$12.77 |
$16.62 |
$21.42 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,990 |
$22,090 |
$26,570 |
$34,570 |
$44,550 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
18,840 |
11.26 |
$12.88 |
$26,800 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
8,230 |
3.80 |
$16.01 |
$33,310 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
6,960 |
0.53 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land |
2,050 |
14.27 |
$17.65 |
$36,720 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,580 |
0.03 |
$13.04 |
$27,110 |
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 |
2,050 |
14.27 |
$17.65 |
$36,720 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
18,840 |
11.26 |
$12.88 |
$26,800 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water |
750 |
4.63 |
$15.24 |
$31,690 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services |
8,230 |
3.80 |
$16.01 |
$33,310 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other |
100 |
3.23 |
$14.26 |
$29,670 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
6,070 |
0.36 |
1.04 |
$15.97 |
$33,220 |
| Florida |
2,860 |
0.33 |
0.97 |
$13.85 |
$28,820 |
| New York |
2,810 |
0.30 |
0.87 |
$16.60 |
$34,530 |
| Texas |
2,710 |
0.22 |
0.65 |
$12.82 |
$26,670 |
| Massachusetts |
2,030 |
0.57 |
1.65 |
$16.77 |
$34,890 |
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) |
| Hawaii |
2,010 |
3.13 |
9.11 |
$15.21 |
$31,630 |
| Alaska |
870 |
2.77 |
8.05 |
$15.79 |
$32,840 |
| South Dakota |
470 |
1.12 |
3.26 |
$13.04 |
$27,120 |
| Wyoming |
270 |
0.99 |
2.89 |
$15.73 |
$32,720 |
| Utah |
1,320 |
0.91 |
2.64 |
$14.47 |
$30,100 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
880 |
0.27 |
0.79 |
$18.12 |
$37,690 |
| Colorado |
1,670 |
0.64 |
1.86 |
$17.14 |
$35,650 |
| Massachusetts |
2,030 |
0.57 |
1.65 |
$16.77 |
$34,890 |
| New York |
2,810 |
0.30 |
0.87 |
$16.60 |
$34,530 |
| Arkansas |
180 |
0.15 |
0.43 |
$16.11 |
$33,500 |
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 |
2,690 |
0.28 |
0.82 |
$17.04 |
$35,450 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,210 |
0.36 |
1.05 |
$16.27 |
$33,830 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,600 |
0.58 |
1.69 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
1,490 |
1.18 |
3.44 |
$14.42 |
$29,990 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
1,210 |
2.60 |
7.56 |
$13.34 |
$27,750 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,160 |
0.48 |
1.39 |
$17.41 |
$36,210 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,120 |
0.31 |
0.91 |
$11.73 |
$24,390 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,020 |
0.32 |
0.94 |
$14.53 |
$30,230 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,000 |
0.68 |
1.98 |
$13.67 |
$28,430 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
970 |
0.34 |
1.00 |
$14.24 |
$29,620 |
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 |
520 |
8.34 |
24.28 |
$14.69 |
$30,560 |
| Prescott, AZ |
240 |
3.83 |
11.14 |
$15.56 |
$32,370 |
| St. George, UT |
210 |
3.22 |
9.37 |
$13.45 |
$27,970 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
1,210 |
2.60 |
7.56 |
$13.34 |
$27,750 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
140 |
1.90 |
5.54 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Asheville, NC |
360 |
1.84 |
5.35 |
$12.67 |
$26,350 |
| Fort Collins, CO |
250 |
1.58 |
4.59 |
$23.52 |
$48,920 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
90 |
1.55 |
4.50 |
$10.87 |
$22,610 |
| Anchorage, AK |
250 |
1.43 |
4.17 |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Savannah, GA |
250 |
1.42 |
4.14 |
$12.06 |
$25,090 |
United States Department of Labor
