Job prospects Tour Guide in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Tour and travel guides (NOC 64320) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for workers in the accommodation industry continues to be high with recruitment and retention challenges present. Some areas of the province see seasonal demand shifts in this occupation between high and low seasons for tourism.

Here are some key facts about Tour and travel guides in British Columbia:

• Approximately 600 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Tour and travel guides mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 44%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 26%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 9%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 61% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 39% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 17% of tour and travel guides work all year, while 83% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 24 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 36% of tour and travel guides are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 62% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 38% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 20% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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