Travel Guides
Occupation · SOC 2018 39-7012 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 39-7012
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 232
- FY2025
- 18
- Certified (last three years)
- 75.0%
- Main route
- H-2B non-agricultural workers
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Travel Guides (SOC 39-7012). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Travel Guides
Data table
| FY2008 | 2 |
| FY2009 | 3 |
| FY2010 | 7 |
| FY2011 | 18 |
| FY2012 | 15 |
| FY2013 | 7 |
| FY2014 | 8 |
| FY2015 | 6 |
| FY2016 | 9 |
| FY2017 | 14 |
| FY2018 | 13 |
| FY2019 | 29 |
| FY2020 | 29 |
| FY2021 | 9 |
| FY2022 | 14 |
| FY2023 | 18 |
| FY2024 | 10 |
| FY2025 | 18 |
| FY2026* | 3 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2024 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2021 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Momentum River Expeditions, Inc.10
- ERTT, Inc.10
- Advintage USA, Inc.7
- American Whitewater Expeditions7
- Action Whitewater Adventures California Inc.7
- National Outdoor Leadership School5
- American Whitewater Expeditions Inc.5
- Whitewater Excitement Unlimited, Inc.5
- Fawkes Travel, Inc.3
- Cardenas Marketing Network, Inc.3
- Pacific Development, Inc.3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Travel Guides: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 54 |
| MP | 49 |
| CO | 25 |
| MA | 13 |
| NV | 11 |
| OR | 10 |
| FL | 9 |
| NY | 8 |
| WA | 7 |
| AK | 5 |
| OK | 3 |
| IL | 3 |
| KS | 3 |
| TX | 3 |
| MI | 2 |
| PA | 2 |
| UT | 2 |
| VA | 2 |
| DE | 1 |
| NC | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| NJ | 1 |
| SD | 1 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
- Travel Guide10
- Tour Coordination Manager7
- Travel Guide and Consultant5
- Translator - Tour Guide3
- Hiking and Backpacking Guide3
- Assistant Director Nols Pacific Northwest3
- Assistant Tourism Director3
- Cultural Program Coordinator2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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