How to become an attractions guide
Official title: Attractions guide
Also called: Aquarium guide, Art gallery attendant, Art gallery guide, Bicycle tour guide, Birdpark guide, Boat tour guide, Establishment guide, Fishing guide, Hiking guide, Hunting guide, Industrial guide, Museum attendant
Attractions guide assists visitors through places of interest, such as theme parks, nature parks, art galleries, museums, monuments and public places. He/she helps visitors to interpret natural heritage and provides information and guidance to tourists in parks such as wildlife and nature parks.
Main tasks
- Escorting visitors through places of interest such as museums, exhibitions, theme parks, factories and other industrial establishments
- Describing and providing information on points of interest and exhibits and responding to questions
- Conducting educational activities for school children
- Monitoring visitors’ activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices
- Greeting and registering visitors and tour participants, and issuing any required identification badges or safety devices
- Distributing brochures, showing audio-visual presentations, and explaining procedures and operations at tour sites
- Providing for physical safety of groups, and performing activities such as providing first aid and directing emergency evacuations
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $24,000 a year. The middle half earn $15,468 to $29,964 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does an attractions guide earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $24,000 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $15,468 to $29,964.
Will AI change the work of an attractions guide?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026