Career Overlap Occupation record
RecordJob

Where a mountain guide can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a mountain guide already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Mountain guides assist visitors, interpret natural heritage and provide information and guidance to tourists on mountain expeditions. They support visitors with activities such as hiking, climbing and skiing in addition to ensuring their safety through monitoring both weather and health conditions.

Also known as climbing guide, alpine guide, mountain holiday leader, mountain walking guide, outdoor leader, hiking guide, mountain leader, ski-touring guide, mountain safety coach, outdoor activities centre worker, rock climbing guide, expedition guide.

Technicians and associate professionals 50 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: park guide, 70%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
park guide 70% covered tourist guide 67% covered host/hostess 43% covered tour organiser 42% covered tour operator representative 37% covered mountain guide You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mountain guide, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a mountain guide already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A mountain guide needs 26 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • administer tour contract details information skills
  • assemble visitor supplies handling and moving
  • collect visitor fees management skills
  • inform visitors at tour sites management skills
  • select visitor routes management skills
  • sightseeing information services
  • register visitors information skills
  • escort visitors to places of interest assisting and caring
  • follow ethical code of conduct in tourism assisting and caring
  • manage tourist groups assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a mountain guide does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

Look up another occupation

Mountain guide is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a mountain guide’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.