Tour Guides and Escorts
Escort individuals or groups on sightseeing tours or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries.
$38,120 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 23%
- 0%
- 77%
Anthropic's data does not cover this job.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 7%. Today's estimate: 9%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 19 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escort individuals or groups on cruises, sightseeing tours, or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, or art galleries.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 23% | 2.5 h38 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Research various topics, including site history, environmental conditions, and clients' skills and abilities to plan appropriate expeditions, instruction, and commentary.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 18% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | 28%Half by Feb 2027 | |
| Monitor visitors' activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 50 min13 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Describe tour points of interest to group members, and respond to questions.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Drive motor vehicles to transport visitors to establishments and tour site locations.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Provide for physical safety of groups, performing such activities as providing first aid or directing emergency evacuations.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min13 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Conduct educational activities for school children.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h25 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Select travel routes and sites to be visited based on knowledge of specific areas.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 3.3 h | 78%Half by now | |
| Provide information about wildlife varieties and habitats, as well as any relevant regulations, such as those pertaining to hunting and fishing.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min8 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Assemble and check the required supplies and equipment prior to departure.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Train other guides and volunteers.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | Stays with people | |
| Solicit tour patronage and sell souvenirs.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 2% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
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