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Highest Paying Industries for Travel Guides

The top 23 highest paying industries for travel guides (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $42,940, religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations is the highest paying industry for travel guides. It is followed by other services (except federal, state, and local government) industry (average annual salary $42,940). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of travel guides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 23 Highest Paying Industries for Travel Guides

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$42,940	$23,850	50
2	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$42,940	$23,850	50
3	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$36,990	$23,270	1,410
4	Administrative and Support Services	$36,730	$23,010	1,510
5	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$36,730	$23,010	1,510
6	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$35,800	$20,650	940
7	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$35,640	$20,540	960
8	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$34,870	$20,480	1,090
9	Consumer Goods Rental	$32,850	$17,490	30
10	Rental and Leasing Services	$32,850	$17,490	30
11	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$32,850	$17,490	30
12	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$30,530	$25,800	110
13	Travel Agencies	$30,250	$20,610	190
14	Transportation and Warehousing	$30,100	$24,930	130
15	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land	$29,590	$25,610	90
16	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$25,990	$20,090	n/a
17	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$24,820	$17,270	40
18	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$24,790	$17,090	50
19	Health Care and Social Assistance	$24,600	$17,850	n/a
20	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$20,950	$18,370	100
21	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$20,480	$18,540	80
22	Federal, State, and Local Government	$20,480	$18,540	80
23	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$20,060	$18,540	40