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Gallery, Museum and Tour Guides

Gallery, Museum and Tour Guides direct and guide visitors in galleries and museums, and escort visitors on sightseeing, educational and other tours.

Hospitality & tourismANZSCO 4514
$1,432/wkMedian full-time pay
5,833People employed
+9% ▲Growth to 2035
57%Work full time
41Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 4514.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

meeting and greeting visitorscontrolling visitors' access to exhibitsensuring safety of collectionsmaintaining attendance recordsplanning and rearranging schedules and itinerariesplanning, organising and conducting tours
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 4514 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 600 more people in gallery, museum and tour guides by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 0.1% in the year to February 2026. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 4514.More about our sources: How we check our facts
6.1k2025
6.3k2030 PROJ.
6.7k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 28% trained through VET, 43% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 4514. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

SIT30322Certificate III

Certificate III in Guiding

Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package.

See 9 providers
SIT40222Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Guiding

Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package.

See 6 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

Jobs open right now

5,833 Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 4514.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW1.9k
VIC1k
QLD1k
WA0.8k
SA0.4k
TAS0.4k
NT0.4k
ACT0.2k

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