Jobs / Food service, cleaning, and personal care / 39-7011.00
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.
- US jobs
- Not reported by BLS
- Job family
- Food service, cleaning, and personal care
Can agents do the work of tour guides and escorts?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Food service, cleaning, and personal care: Not yet (first measured in the last 12 months)
Direct benchmarks exist, but agents complete less than 20% of their tasks.
Evidence: BEHAVIOR Challenge 2025, 12.4% of tasks fully completed (Full task success rate).
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 16%Provide information to guests, clients, or customersNot measured
- 8%Escort othersNot measured
- 8%Gather information from physical or electronic sourcesNot measured
- 7%Teach life skillsNot measured
- 7%Monitor individual behavior or performanceNot measured
- 6%Coordinate group, community, or public activitiesNot measured
- 6%Explain regulations, policies, or proceduresNot measured
- 6%Administer emergency medical treatmentNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in food service, cleaning, and personal care, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 1735 EloDreamZero (dreaming_zebra) · 24 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Describe tour points of interest to group members, and respond to questions.
- Escort individuals or groups on cruises, sightseeing tours, or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, or art galleries.
- Monitor visitors' activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices.
- Conduct educational activities for school children.
- Research various topics, including site history, environmental conditions, and clients' skills and abilities to plan appropriate expeditions, instruction, and commentary.
- Provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors.
- Select travel routes and sites to be visited based on knowledge of specific areas.
- Provide for physical safety of groups, performing such activities as providing first aid or directing emergency evacuations.
- Assemble and check the required supplies and equipment prior to departure.
- Greet and register visitors, and issue any required identification badges or safety devices.
- Distribute brochures, show audiovisual presentations, and explain establishment processes and operations at tour sites.
- Drive motor vehicles to transport visitors to establishments and tour site locations.
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