Guide vs museum guide

The differences between guides and museum 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 guide and a museum guide. Additionally, a guide has an average salary of $34,479, which is higher than the $26,914 average annual salary of a museum guide.

The top three skills for a guide include brand awareness, product knowledge and safety rules. The most important skills for a museum guide are gift shop, museum visitors, and front desk.

Guide vs museum guide overview

	Guide	Museum Guide
Yearly salary	$34,479	$26,914
Hourly rate	$16.58	$12.94
Growth rate	28%	12%
Number of jobs	1,195	921
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Guide vs museum guide salary

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

	Guide	Museum Guide
Average salary	$34,479	$26,914
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $68,000	Between $17,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Salesforce	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between guide and museum guide education

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

	Guide	Museum Guide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Business	History
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Guide vs museum guide demographics

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

	Guide	Museum Guide
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 49.3% Female, 50.7%	Male, 37.4% Female, 62.6%
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, 10.3% Asian, 9.9% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between guide and museum guide 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.

Museum guide example responsibilities.

Manage the canoe landing including guests, workers, and canoe traffic in a way that all run smoothly and safely.
Patrol assign area, conduct bag inspection at access post.
Facilitate a therapeutic outdoor adventure experience for teenagers struggling with a variety of behavioral, mental health and substance abuse challenges.
Monitor checkout stations to ensure that they have adequate cash available and that they are staffed appropriately.

Guide vs museum guide skills

Common guide skills

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

Common museum guide skills

Gift Shop, 13%
Museum Visitors, 12%
Front Desk, 11%
Informational Tours, 9%
Museum Guests, 9%
K-12, 8%