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Will AI replace travel guides?AI replacement risk 42% and how the work is changing

United States Travel & Tourism Confidence ★★★☆☆

Median annual pay
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National statistics
Top pay (est.)
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Top 10% —
Pay in 5 years
—est.
2031
Pay in 10 years
—est.
—
Outlook score
48/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
42%
Moderate
Job growth (10 yr)
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BLS projections

Will AI replace Travel Guides? AI replacement risk

42%
Moderate
Ranked #399 safest from AI among all U.S. occupations
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How AI is changing this job

A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.

AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →

Skills, education and requirements for Travel Guides

Key skills

Active Listening
4.0
Service Orientation
3.9
Critical Thinking
3.8
Reading Comprehension
3.8
Coordination
3.6
Negotiation
3.4
Persuasion
3.4
Social Perceptiveness
3.2

O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).

Key knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service
4.8
Sales and Marketing
3.7
Education and Training
3.4
Administrative
3.3
Transportation
3.3
Administration and Management
3.2
Geography
3.2
English Language
3.1

What the work involves

Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkPerforming for or Working Directly with the PublicGetting InformationEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsResolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersThinking Creatively

Important abilities

Speech ClaritySpeech RecognitionOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionNear Vision

Education of workers

High school diploma
46%
Some college
21%
Less than high school
18%
Post-secondary certificate
9%
Bachelor's degree
6%

Training before entry

1–3 months
43%
None / short demo
23%
Up to 1 month
14%
1–2 years
10%
6–12 months
10%

Related work experience

None
42%
1–2 years
27%
6–12 months
10%
Over 10 years
9%
Up to 1 month
9%
2–4 years
2%

Job Zone 2 — some preparation needed (O*NET)

Difficulty of entry: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)

Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS; Employment Projections); O*NET 31.0 Database by USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0), modified by Shigoto Zukan. Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.