How much do guides earn and can I make a living from guiding full time?
Earnings depend on how much a guide works, given that most guides are freelance and work for a day fee. The work is seasonal, with long quiet periods in the winter, and fluctuates with world economics and politics. Competition can be considerable. For example, there are approximately 1000 guides on the London register, about half of whom work full time, some exclusively in languages other than English. Furthermore such items as accident and sickness insurance, personal pension as well as National Insurance and Income Tax must be taken into account. Many, particularly newly qualified guides, continue to do some part time employment as, like many new business ventures, it usually take a couple of years or more to build up a good client base.
Related Questions
- Obviously women earn less than men because they choose to work part time, and/or don apply for higher paid jobs. Why is this a problem?
- Can You Earn a Living Using Free Time Playing Roulette, Poker, and Blackjack at the Online Casinos?
- Is it possible to work enough to earn a living and still have time to enjoy the RV lifestyle?
