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Outdoor adventure guide

Find out more about working as an outdoor adventure guide and the possible pathways to job opportunities.

Outdoor adventure guides lead a wide range of outdoor leisure activities. They may work with groups or one on one. Victoria’s regions are seeing more visitors each year. Many experience providers need adventure guides to meet demand.

Find out what an outdoor adventure guide does and the related Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and pathways you can take to secure a job.

What is an outdoor adventure guide?

An outdoor adventure guide helps people take part in outdoor leisure activities. These could include:

  • fishing
  • hunting
  • bushwalking
  • bungy jumping
  • white water rafting
  • mountaineering.

You may give instructions or perform demonstrations. You may look after equipment or help your business meet safety and quality standards.

Find out more about outdoor adventure guides(opens in a new window) and these related jobs on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

Explore these related TAFE and training courses on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

You may be eligible for government funding to help pay for your course.

Median salary

The median weekly earnings for other outdoor adventure guides in Australia is $1,264.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia(opens in a new window)

Note this salary is current as of April 2024 and is indicative only. A range of salaries apply to different roles across the industry.

Job demand in Victoria

Below are the employment forecasts for outdoor adventure guide jobs in Victoria. Figures show the number of workers in 2024 and the new workers expected to enter the workforce by 2027 and 2034.

‘New workers expected’ accounts for workers adding new jobs to the economy and replacing retirees over the next 3 and 10 years. These projections are estimates only. There will be additional jobs available as people move between jobs and industries.

RegionWorkers 2024New workers expected by 2027New workers expected by 2034
Victoria1,82117201
Melbourne – inner metropolitan58<1010
Melbourne – inner south-east metropolitan75<10<10
Melbourne – southern metropolitan215<1019
Melbourne – northern metropolitan104<1015
Melbourne – eastern metropolitan262<1025
Melbourne – western metropolitan65<1016
Ballarat and surrounds (Central Highlands)67<10<10
Bendigo, Echuca and surrounds (Loddon Campaspe)86<1012
Geelong, Colac and surrounds (Barwon)1591029
Gippsland242<1021
Horsham and surrounds (Wimmera Southern Mallee)7<10<10
Mildura, Swan Hill and surrounds (Mallee)10<10<10
Shepparton, Seymour and surrounds (Goulburn)134<10<10
Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounds (Ovens Murray)306<1023
Warrnambool, Hamilton and surrounds (Great South Coast)31<10<10

Source: Victorian Skills Authority Employment Projections Dashboard

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