Guide vs art museum aide

The differences between guides and art museum aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a guide and an art museum aide. Additionally, a guide has an average salary of $34,479, which is higher than the $31,112 average annual salary of an art museum aide.

The top three skills for a guide include brand awareness, product knowledge and safety rules. The most important skills for an art museum aide are museum collection, NPS, and front desk.

Guide vs art museum aide overview

	Guide	Art Museum Aide
Yearly salary	$34,479	$31,112
Hourly rate	$16.58	$14.96
Growth rate	28%	12%
Number of jobs	1,195	42,983
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Guide vs art museum aide salary

Guides and art museum aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Guide	Art Museum Aide
Average salary	$34,479	$31,112
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $68,000	Between $21,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Salesforce	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between guide and art museum aide education

There are a few differences between a guide and an art museum aide in terms of educational background:

	Guide	Art Museum Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Fine Arts
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Guide vs art museum aide demographics

Here are the differences between guides' and art museum aides' demographics:

	Guide	Art Museum Aide
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 49.3% Female, 50.7%	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 9.9% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between guide and art museum aide duties and responsibilities

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.

Art museum aide example responsibilities.

Manage the sculpture and ceramic studios, keeping the areas clean, safe, and organize.
Work on set design and advance photo editing including color swapping and color correcting for commercial photography studio.
Monitor checkout stations to ensure that they have adequate cash available and that they are staffed appropriately.

Guide vs art museum aide skills

Common guide skills

Brand Awareness, 26%
Product Knowledge, 12%
Safety Rules, 12%
Customer Service, 8%
Safety Procedures, 5%
CPR, 5%

Common art museum aide skills

Museum Collection, 26%
NPS, 21%
Front Desk, 15%
Historic Sites, 11%
Conduct Tours, 11%
Sculpture, 9%