Guide vs museum attendant

The differences between guides and museum 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 a museum attendant. Additionally, a guide has an average salary of $34,479, which is higher than the $26,519 average annual salary of a museum attendant.

The top three skills for a guide include brand awareness, product knowledge and safety rules. The most important skills for a museum attendant are patrol, museum visitors, and customer service.

Guide vs museum attendant overview

	Guide	Museum Attendant
Yearly salary	$34,479	$26,519
Hourly rate	$16.58	$12.75
Growth rate	28%	3%
Number of jobs	1,195	44,619
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Guide vs museum attendant salary

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

	Guide	Museum Attendant
Average salary	$34,479	$26,519
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $68,000	Between $21,000 And $32,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Salesforce	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between guide and museum attendant education

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

	Guide	Museum Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Fine Arts
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Guide vs museum attendant demographics

Here are the differences between guides' and museum attendants' demographics:

	Guide	Museum Attendant
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 49.3% Female, 50.7%	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%
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, 6.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 9.8% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between guide and museum 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.
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Museum attendant example responsibilities.

Manage the sculpture and ceramic studios, keeping the areas clean, safe, and organize.
Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Help children explore moreindepth concepts about the documentaries they see at the IMAX theatre.
Aid groups to the IMAX theatre and help them get seated.Set up and clean up Zanzibar rooms for lunch.
Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
Create and sewn costumes for employees.

Guide vs museum attendant skills

Common guide skills

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

Common museum attendant skills

Patrol, 40%
Museum Visitors, 20%
Customer Service, 7%
Museum Events, 7%
Museum Guests, 5%
Museum Store, 5%