Personal Care and Service Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages State pay map SOC 39-7010

Tour and Travel Guides

State pay geography leads here: California, Virgin Islands, Wyoming top the published medians for Tour and Travel Guides, unlike peer First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers.

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Same-major-group titles next to Tour and Travel Guides: First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers ($64K) , Motion Picture Projectionists ($38K) , Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other ($42K) , Costume Attendants ($50K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Tour and Travel Guides

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. California $46,000
  2. 2. Virgin Islands $102,020
  3. 3. Wyoming $47,020
  4. 4. Vermont $45,920
  5. 5. New York $44,450
  6. 6. District of Columbia $49,210
  7. 7. Washington $54,160
  8. 8. Maine $44,940
  9. 9. Alaska $44,210
  10. 10. Hawaii $45,940
Highest published state median
California
$46,000 · national $38,120
$38K
National median
↑ +8%
Growth 2024-2034
13,000
Annual openings
53,500
Estimated US jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
Highest-pay peer · $64K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Other Personal Care and Service Occupations titles

  1. 1. Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $41,600
  2. 2. Costume Attendants $50,400
  3. 3. Concierges $38,950
  4. 4. First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers $63,820
  5. 5. First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $48,590
  6. 6. Motion Picture Projectionists $38,270

State pay geography leads this card: California holds the highest published median ($46,000) among the listed states for Tour and Travel Guides. National median is $38,120.

Employment Projections expect +8% change between 2024 and 2034 (much faster than average vs baseline 3.1%). About 13,000 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: California at $46,000. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers at $63,820. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Tour and Travel Guides pay-rank #17 in Personal Care and Service Occupations

Tour and Travel Guides sits at pay-rank #17 of 32 detailed Personal Care and Service Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

California leads the states on file for Tour and Travel Guides. Open the full map, or compare against a named peer occupation.

Tour and Travel Guides salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 39-7010

California · top state for Tour and Travel Guides

$46K published median

Virgin Islands · #2 state pay

$102K · behind California

First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers

Highest-pay peer vs Tour and Travel Guides · $64K

Motion Picture Projectionists

Lower-pay peer beside Tour and Travel Guides · $38K

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Top-paying state overview

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Tour and Travel Guides mid-table among Personal Care and Service Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #17 of 32 detailed Personal Care and Service Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Barbers ($38K), Motion Picture Projectionists ($38K), Concierges ($39K), Baggage Porters and Bellhops ($37K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What is the OEWS national median for Tour and Travel Guides? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $38,120 as the national median for Tour and Travel Guides. The published 10th-90th range is $28,520 to $60,930. Beside First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers ($63,820), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Tour and Travel Guides? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Tour and Travel Guides is +8%. Projected annual openings: about 13,000. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: much faster than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Tour and Travel Guides? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Tour and Travel Guides. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Tour and Travel Guides? ▼
California ($46,000), Virgin Islands ($102,020), Wyoming ($47,020) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Tour and Travel Guides card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 39-7010. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Tour and Travel Guides. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics