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Job Description Tour guides lead visitors, individually or in groups, on tours less than a day in length. They ensure that itineraries are met and that customers are being informed in an entertaining manner on the location they are touring. They are also responsible for ensuring the safety of the group and ensuring tour groups remain together. Tour guides are employed by tour companies, resorts and attractions. Read more . . . Career Profiles Successful tour guides create experiences that have lasting meaning. "The people who are with me for two hours might learn something that has an impact on their life," said Donna Hill, a tour guide with Discovery Tours and Training in Nanaimo, BC. "Most people who travel are looking for a new angle on life." Read more . . . Salary Info Average hourly wage: $13.57 *Not including gratuities or incentivesEducation & Training What kind of education and training is required to become a tour guide? Find out here. Browse the go2 training directory for all tourism training programs in BCCurrent Job Postings View current job postings for tour guide. . . Browse the go2 job board for all current openings in BC Related Links Did you know that adventure tourism & outdoor recreation will need 13,100 new workers in BC over the next decade? Read more . . . Shirley Hartwell and Select Tour Guides: Motivated To Be Her Own Guide Chilcotin Holidays Sets the Standard for Apprenticing Wilderness Guides
Tour guides lead visitors, individually or in groups, on tours less than a day in length. They ensure that itineraries are met and that customers are being informed in an entertaining manner on the location they are touring. They are also responsible for ensuring the safety of the group and ensuring tour groups remain together. Tour guides are employed by tour companies, resorts and attractions. Read more . . .
Successful tour guides create experiences that have lasting meaning. "The people who are with me for two hours might learn something that has an impact on their life," said Donna Hill, a tour guide with Discovery Tours and Training in Nanaimo, BC. "Most people who travel are looking for a new angle on life." Read more . . .
Average hourly wage: $13.57
*Not including gratuities or incentives
What kind of education and training is required to become a tour guide? Find out here.
Browse the go2 training directory for all tourism training programs in BC
View current job postings for tour guide. . .
Browse the go2 job board for all current openings in BC
