As of June 2026, Tour Guides and Escorts has an AI-exposure score of 48/100 (Moderate exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
AI Exposure Score for
Tour Guides and Escorts
48/100
Moderate exposure
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More exposed than 29% of the roles we track.
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Tour Guides and Escorts (you)
48
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
48
Costume Attendants
47
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
49
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
46
Animal Caretakers
46
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
Automatable
- Provide information about wildlife varieties and habitats, as well as any relevant regulations, such as those pertaining to hunting and fishing.
Augmentable
- Perform clerical duties, such as filing, typing, operating switchboards, or routing mail and messages.
- Escort individuals or groups on cruises, sightseeing tours, or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, or art galleries.
- Distribute brochures, show audiovisual presentations, and explain establishment processes and operations at tour sites.
- Provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors.
- Solicit tour patronage and sell souvenirs.
- Speak foreign languages to communicate with foreign visitors.
- Greet and register visitors, and issue any required identification badges or safety devices.
- Assemble and check the required supplies and equipment prior to departure.
- Collect fees and tickets from group members.
- Train other guides and volunteers.
- Describe tour points of interest to group members, and respond to questions.
- Monitor visitors' activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices.
- Provide for physical safety of groups, performing such activities as providing first aid or directing emergency evacuations.
- Drive motor vehicles to transport visitors to establishments and tour site locations.
- Select travel routes and sites to be visited based on knowledge of specific areas.
- Research various topics, including site history, environmental conditions, and clients' skills and abilities to plan appropriate expeditions, instruction, and commentary.
Durable
- Conduct educational activities for school children.
- Teach skills, such as proper climbing methods, and demonstrate and advise on the use of equipment.
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Tour Guides and Escorts 48→
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64% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$32,910
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78
56% skills overlap · Very High exposure · ~US$50,160
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68
48% skills overlap · High exposure · ~US$44,390
Historians
61
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$76,750
Recreation Workers
54
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$36,560
Concierges
60
40% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$38,950
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