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Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers vs Tour Guides and Escorts

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers and Tour Guides and Escorts on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Tour Guides and Escorts
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$31,150
—
Employment · BLS OEWS
119,210
—
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
74th pct
57th pct

At a glance

Dimension Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Tour Guides and Escorts
Median pay $31,150 —
Employment 119,210 —
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+1.2%) —
Annual openings · BLS projection 30,800 —
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 74th pct Moderate · 57th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 55th pct · 29% of tasks 60th pct · 32% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — Automation-leaning (18.4%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Social Perceptiveness, Speech Clarity, Speaking, Service Orientation, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Public Safety and Security, Active Listening, Near Vision, Communications and Media, Coordination, Problem Sensitivity, Speech Recognition, Persuasion, Written Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Selective Attention, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Far Vision, Administration and Management, Time Management, Category Flexibility, Time Sharing.

Specific to Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Negotiation
  • Active Learning
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Trunk Strength
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Manual Dexterity

Specific to Tour Guides and Escorts

  • History and Archeology
  • Education and Training
  • Geography
  • Written Expression
  • Fine Arts
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Memorization
  • Transportation

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software .

Specific to Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Specific to Tour Guides and Escorts

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers or Tour Guides and Escorts — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers vs Tour Guides and Escorts." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/ushers-lobby-attendants-and-ticket-takers-vs-tour-guides-and-escorts

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Singulariki. (2026). Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers vs Tour Guides and Escorts. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/ushers-lobby-attendants-and-ticket-takers-vs-tour-guides-and-escorts

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