Historical site guide vs guide

The differences between historical site 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 historical site guide and a guide. Additionally, a historical site guide has an average salary of $50,672, which is higher than the $34,479 average annual salary of a guide.

The top three skills for a historical site guide include front desk, historic sites and . The most important skills for a guide are brand awareness, product knowledge, and safety rules.

Historical site guide vs guide overview

	Historical Site Guide	Guide
Yearly salary	$50,672	$34,479
Hourly rate	$24.36	$16.58
Growth rate	-	28%
Number of jobs	8,497	1,195
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Historical site guide vs guide salary

Historical site guides and guides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Historical Site Guide	Guide
Average salary	$50,672	$34,479
Salary range	Between $12,000 And $204,000	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 historical site guide and guide education

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

	Historical Site Guide	Guide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	History	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Historical site guide vs guide demographics

Here are the differences between historical site guides' and guides' demographics:

	Historical Site Guide	Guide
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 34.7% Female, 65.3%	Male, 49.3% Female, 50.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% Asian, 9.9% White, 67.1% 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 historical site guide and guide duties and responsibilities

Historical site 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.

Historical site guide vs guide skills

Common historical site guide skills

Front Desk, 56%
Historic Sites, 44%

Common guide skills

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