Also called: Tour Manager, Tour Leader
Leads groups on multi-day trips around the country or world.
Tour directors handle hotels, buses, and schedules, tell stories about each stop, and solve problems for a group of 40 travelers for weeks at a time.
Tips add significantly.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Degree helpful; tour director training programs and language skills.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Tourism Management, History, Foreign Languages.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Apps handle bookings and maps, but guiding 40 travelers for weeks and solving problems on the road stays human.
Classes: History, Geography, A foreign language, Public speaking.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-7012.
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