Guide vs escort service attendant

The differences between guides and escort service attendants 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 escort service attendant. Additionally, a guide has an average salary of $34,479, which is higher than the $29,798 average annual salary of an escort service attendant.

The top three skills for a guide include brand awareness, product knowledge and safety rules. The most important skills for an escort service attendant are wheelchair, stretchers, and patients.

Guide vs escort service attendant overview

	Guide	Escort Service Attendant
Yearly salary	$34,479	$29,798
Hourly rate	$16.58	$14.33
Growth rate	28%	12%
Number of jobs	1,195	99,345
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Guide vs escort service attendant salary

Guides and escort service attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Guide	Escort Service Attendant
Average salary	$34,479	$29,798
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $68,000	Between $24,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Salesforce	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between guide and escort service attendant education

There are a few differences between a guide and an escort service attendant in terms of educational background:

	Guide	Escort Service Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Guide vs escort service attendant demographics

Here are the differences between guides' and escort service attendants' demographics:

	Guide	Escort Service Attendant
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 49.3% Female, 50.7%	Male, 64.2% Female, 35.8%
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, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between guide and escort service attendant 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.

Escort service attendant example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operations including contract management, accounts payable, receivables, payroll and general administrative assistance.
Monitor CCTV system and enforce facility security procedures.
Direct and escort incoming patients from reception desk to designate area.
Advise and communicate with customers in returning of rental vehicles and customer satisfaction on vehicle cleanliness and handling.
Support entire office staff in administrative capacity with professionalism, punctuality, and tenacity.

Guide vs escort service attendant skills

Common guide skills

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

Common escort service attendant skills

Wheelchair, 37%
Stretchers, 22%
Patients, 21%
Escort Services, 3%
Public Assistance, 3%
Routine Checks, 3%