Museum attendant vs escort

The differences between museum attendants and escorts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a museum attendant and an escort. Additionally, an escort has an average salary of $29,252, which is higher than the $26,519 average annual salary of a museum attendant.

The top three skills for a museum attendant include patrol, museum visitors and customer service. The most important skills for an escort are patients, emergency situations, and safety hazards.

Museum attendant vs escort overview

	Museum Attendant	Escort
Yearly salary	$26,519	$29,252
Hourly rate	$12.75	$14.06
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	44,619	15,511
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Museum attendant vs escort salary

Museum attendants and escorts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Museum Attendant	Escort
Average salary	$26,519	$29,252
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $32,000	Between $22,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Anchorage, AK
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between museum attendant and escort education

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

	Museum Attendant	Escort
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Museum attendant vs escort demographics

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

	Museum Attendant	Escort
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%	Male, 57.1% Female, 42.9%
Race ratio	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%	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 museum attendant and escort duties and responsibilities

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.

Escort example responsibilities.

Plan itineraries, handle reservations and manage tours for large student groups.
Transport and manage artillery ammunition.
Escort patients to clinics and follow HIPAA identification process.
Handle reservations, booking, client relations, bilingual correspondence (Spanish), ticketing & transfers.
Collect and deliver laboratory specimen and pharmacy medication to technicians, move medical equipment, wheelchairs, and stretchers.
Put up traction also take down.

Museum attendant vs escort skills

Common museum attendant skills

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

Common escort skills

Patients, 44%
Emergency Situations, 9%
Safety Hazards, 5%
CPR, 5%
Law Enforcement, 3%
Medical Appointments, 3%