Also called: Expedition Company Founder
Runs a business that takes people rafting, trekking, climbing, or on wild trips worldwide.
Owners design trips, hire guides, handle permits and safety, market online, and often still lead the best trips themselves.
Business-owner income varies widely.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Years of guiding plus business skills; a degree in business or recreation helps.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business, Recreation Management, Tourism.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. AI handles booking, marketing copy and itineraries; trip design, permits, hiring guides and keeping clients safe stay human.
Classes: Business, Marketing, Geography, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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