Discovery guide vs guide

The differences between discovery guides and guides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a discovery guide and a guide. Additionally, a discovery guide has an average salary of $43,882, which is higher than the $34,479 average annual salary of a guide.

Discovery guide vs guide overview

	Discovery Guide	Guide
Yearly salary	$43,882	$34,479
Hourly rate	$21.10	$16.58
Growth rate	-	28%
Number of jobs	871	1,195
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Discovery guide vs guide salary

Discovery guides and guides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Discovery Guide	Guide
Average salary	$43,882	$34,479
Salary range	Between $11,000 And $166,000	Between $17,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Salesforce
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between discovery guide and guide education

There are a few differences between a discovery guide and a guide in terms of educational background:

	Discovery Guide	Guide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Discovery guide vs guide demographics

Here are the differences between discovery guides' and guides' demographics:

	Discovery Guide	Guide
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 34.4% Female, 65.6%	Male, 49.3% Female, 50.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Asian, 9.1% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 9.9% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between discovery guide and guide duties and responsibilities

Discovery guide example responsibilities.

Lead VIP guests on guide tours of the property and facilitate their involvement in special events, productions, and conventions.
Facilitate a therapeutic outdoor adventure experience for teenagers struggling with a variety of behavioral, mental health and substance abuse challenges.
Train customers in operating Segway personal transport devices and hold entertaining tours.

Guide example responsibilities.

Manage kayaks, guest and guide gear and repaired/ordered as needed.
Lead VIP guests on guide tours of the property and facilitate their involvement in special events, productions, and conventions.
Manage payroll - specifically manage overtime.
Provide hands on experience in stream exploration, plant identification, and survival classes.
Wrangle horses, clean fish, and elk.
Generate high quality reports in the form of listing, HTML, XML, RTF and PDF formats using SAS ODS.

Discovery guide vs guide

Discovery guide vs guide overview

Discovery guide vs guide salary

Differences between discovery guide and guide education

Discovery guide vs guide demographics

Differences between discovery guide and guide duties and responsibilities

Discovery guide example responsibilities.

Guide example responsibilities.

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