Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Historians
Career B (or your target career)
Tour Guides and Escorts
Opens your browser print dialog — choose “Save as PDF”.
Comparison table
| Metric | Historians | Tour Guides and Escorts |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $76,750 | Not published |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 3,450 | Not published |
| Typical education | Master's Degree | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Job zone | 5 | 3 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Speaking, Active Learning | Speaking, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension |
| Related careers | Editors, Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary, Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, Baggage Porters and Bellhops, Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, History Teachers, Postsecondary |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
75%
6 of 8 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
7
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Monitoring—
- Coordination—
- Reading Comprehension—
Only in Tour Guides and Escorts
- Service Orientation
- Time Management
Only in Historians
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Judgment and Decision Making