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Date: 11/13/2025

Travel Guides

Plan, organize, and conduct long-distance travel, tours, and expeditions for individuals and groups.

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  • Attend to special needs of tour participants.
  • Instruct novices in climbing techniques, mountaineering, and wilderness survival, and demonstrate use of hunting, fishing, and climbing equipment.
  • Set up camps, and prepare meals for tour group members.
  • Pay bills and record checks issued.
  • Sell or rent equipment, clothing, and supplies related to expeditions.
  • Administer first aid to injured group participants.
  • Arrange for tour or expedition details such as accommodations, transportation, equipment, and the availability of medical personnel.
  • Lead individuals or groups to tour site locations and describe points of interest.
  • Verify amounts and quality of equipment prior to expeditions or tours.
  • Lead individuals or groups to tour site locations and describe points of interest.
  • Pilot airplanes or drive land and water vehicles to transport tourists to activity or tour sites.
  • Plan tour itineraries, applying knowledge of travel routes and destination sites.
  • Give advice on sightseeing and shopping.
  • Sell travel packages.
  • Explain hunting and fishing laws to groups to ensure compliance.
  • Evaluate services received on the tour, and report findings to tour organizers.
  • Resolve any problems with itineraries, service, or accommodations.
  • Evaluate services received on the tour, and report findings to tour organizers.
  • Provide tourists with assistance in obtaining permits and documents such as visas, passports, and health certificates, and in converting currency.
  • Pay bills and record checks issued.

Work Activities

Work Activities

  • Attend to special needs of tour participants.
  • Instruct novices in climbing techniques, mountaineering, and wilderness survival, and demonstrate use of hunting, fishing, and climbing equipment.
  • Set up camps, and prepare meals for tour group members.
  • Pay bills and record checks issued.
  • Sell or rent equipment, clothing, and supplies related to expeditions.
  • Administer first aid to injured group participants.
  • Arrange for tour or expedition details such as accommodations, transportation, equipment, and the availability of medical personnel.
  • Lead individuals or groups to tour site locations and describe points of interest.
  • Verify amounts and quality of equipment prior to expeditions or tours.
  • Lead individuals or groups to tour site locations and describe points of interest.
  • Pilot airplanes or drive land and water vehicles to transport tourists to activity or tour sites.
  • Plan tour itineraries, applying knowledge of travel routes and destination sites.
  • Give advice on sightseeing and shopping.
  • Sell travel packages.
  • Explain hunting and fishing laws to groups to ensure compliance.
  • Evaluate services received on the tour, and report findings to tour organizers.
  • Resolve any problems with itineraries, service, or accommodations.
  • Evaluate services received on the tour, and report findings to tour organizers.
  • Provide tourists with assistance in obtaining permits and documents such as visas, passports, and health certificates, and in converting currency.
  • Pay bills and record checks issued.

Skills

  • Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • Critical Thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • Learning Strategies

    Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

  • Coordination

    Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

  • Service Orientation

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • Programming

    Writing computer programs.

  • Time Management

    Managing your time and the time of other people.

  • Systems Analysis

    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

  • Mathematics

    Using math to solve problems.

  • Science

    Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

  • Social Perceptiveness

    Understanding people's reactions.

  • Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

  • Negotiation

    Bringing people together to solve differences.

  • Complex Problem Solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • Operations Analysis

    Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

  • Technology Design

    Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

  • Installation

    Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.

  • Repairing

    Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

  • Equipment Selection

    Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.

  • Troubleshooting

    Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

  • Management of Personnel Resources

    Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • Reading Comprehension

    Reading work-related information.

  • Active Listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

  • Judgment and Decision Making

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

  • Management of Financial Resources

    Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

  • Active Learning

    Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

  • Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

  • Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • Equipment Maintenance

    Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

  • Systems Evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

  • Quality Control Analysis

    Testing how well a product or service works.

  • Management of Material Resources

    Managing equipment and materials.

  • Operation and Control

    Using equipment or systems.

WorkKeys®

Applied Math
3
Workplace Documents
5
Graphic Literacy
4

Abilities

  • Wrist-Finger Speed

    Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.

  • Dynamic Flexibility

    Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Category Flexibility

    Grouping things in different ways.

  • Information Ordering

    Ordering or arranging things.

  • Control Precision

    Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

  • Near Vision

    Seeing details up close.

  • Perceptual Speed

    Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

  • Finger Dexterity

    Putting together small parts with your fingers.

  • Static Strength

    Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.

  • Visualization

    Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

  • Oral Comprehension

    Listening and understanding what people say.

  • Originality

    Creating new and original ideas.

  • Written Comprehension

    Reading and understanding what is written.

  • Speed of Closure

    Quickly knowing what you are looking at.

  • Reaction Time

    Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.

  • Extent Flexibility

    Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Gross Body Coordination

    Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.

  • Time Sharing

    Doing two or more things at the same time.

  • Trunk Strength

    Using your lower back and stomach.

  • Problem Sensitivity

    Noticing when problems happen.

  • Number Facility

    Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.

  • Spatial Orientation

    Knowing where things are around you.

  • Auditory Attention

    Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.

  • Flexibility of Closure

    Seeing hidden patterns.

  • Speed of Limb Movement

    Quickly moving your arms and legs.

  • Selective Attention

    Paying attention to something without being distracted.

  • Multilimb Coordination

    Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.

  • Dynamic Strength

    Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

  • Visual Color Discrimination

    Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.

  • Sound Localization

    Noticing the direction that a sound came from.

  • Rate Control

    Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

  • Speech Clarity

    Speaking clearly.

  • Peripheral Vision

    Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness

    Keeping your arm or hand steady.

  • Written Expression

    Communicating by writing.

  • Oral Expression

    Communicating by speaking.

  • Manual Dexterity

    Holding or moving items with your hands.

  • Glare Sensitivity

    Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.

  • Mathematical Reasoning

    Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.

  • Response Orientation

    Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.

  • Speech Recognition

    Recognizing spoken words.

  • Stamina

    Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.

  • Depth Perception

    Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.

  • Deductive Reasoning

    Using rules to solve problems.

  • Fluency of Ideas

    Coming up with lots of ideas.

  • Inductive Reasoning

    Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.

  • Memorization

    Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.

  • Explosive Strength

    Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.

  • Gross Body Equilibrium

    Keeping your balance or staying upright.

  • Hearing Sensitivity

    Telling the difference between sounds.

  • Far Vision

    Seeing details that are far away.

  • Night Vision

    Seeing at night or under low light.

Knowledge

  • Public Safety and Security

    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

  • Telecommunications

    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

  • Administrative

    Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

  • Sociology and Anthropology

    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.

  • Communications and Media

    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

  • Transportation

    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

  • Economics and Accounting

    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

  • Sales and Marketing

    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • Foreign Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

  • Mechanical

    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • Psychology

    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

  • Fine Arts

    Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.

  • Production and Processing

    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

  • Food Production

    Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

  • Physics

    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.

  • Building and Construction

    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

  • Philosophy and Theology

    Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

  • Mathematics

    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

  • Law and Government

    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

  • Geography

    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

  • Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

  • Design

    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

  • History and Archeology

    Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

  • Chemistry

    Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

  • Therapy and Counseling

    Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

  • Administration and Management

    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

  • Computers and Electronics

    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • Biology

    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

  • Education and Training

    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • Personnel and Human Resources

    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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Pay

  • Typical Salary
  • $39,110
    $31,330
    $23,480
    Ohio
    US
    $59,930
    $36,660
    $26,890
  • Typical Hourly Wage
  • $19
    $15
    $11
    Ohio
    US
    $29
    $18
    $13

Ohio Employment Trends

  • Currently Employed 1,310
  • Yearly Projected Openings 270

Typical Education

Personality

Social: People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.They do well at jobs that need:
  • Concern for Others
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Independence

Tools

  • Animal calls
  • Automobiles or cars
  • Busses
  • Camping or outdoor stoves
  • Digital camcorders or video cameras
  • Electronic charts or maps or atlases
  • Fishing reels
  • Fishing rods
  • Flatbed trailers
  • Laser printers
  • Lifelines or lifeline equipment
  • Microphones
  • Mobile medical services first aid kits
  • Mobile phones
  • Public address systems
  • Radio frequency transmitters or receivers
  • Recreational motorboats
  • Safety harnesses or belts
  • Safety helmets
  • Sporting rifles
  • Sporting shotguns
  • Swivel carabiner
  • Tablet computers
  • Tents
  • Touring bicycles
  • Vehicle navigation systems

Technology

  • Accounting software
  • Analytical or scientific software
  • Business intelligence and data analysis software
  • Customer relationship management CRM software
  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Internet browser software
  • Mobile location based services software
  • Office suite software
  • Presentation software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Web page creation and editing software
  • Word processing software
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