Travel Guides
Plan, organize, and conduct long-distance travel, tours, and expeditions for individuals and groups.
$38,120 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 41%
- 5%
- 54%
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, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 18%. Today's estimate: 24%.
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 . 17 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead individuals or groups to tour site locations and describe points of interest.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 18% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Plan tour itineraries, applying knowledge of travel routes and destination sites.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 14% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Pilot airplanes or drive land and water vehicles to transport tourists to activity or tour sites.Done daily by most who do it. | 14% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Arrange for tour or expedition details such as accommodations, transportation, equipment, and the availability of medical personnel.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Instruct novices in climbing techniques, mountaineering, and wilderness survival, and demonstrate use of hunting, fishing, and climbing equipment.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 10% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Sell travel packages.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Set up camps, and prepare meals for tour group members.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate services received on the tour, and report findings to tour organizers.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Resolve any problems with itineraries, service, or accommodations.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 38 min13 min to 2.5 h | 86%Half by now | |
| Attend to special needs of tour participants.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Verify amounts and quality of equipment prior to expeditions or tours.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Sell or rent equipment, clothing, and supplies related to expeditions.Done daily by most who do it. | 2% | 25 min8 min to 1.3 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
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
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