How to Be a White House Tour Guide

The White House is an integral part of our nation's history and is open for tours to the public most of the year. To visit the White House and tour it is one thing, but to be a tour guide and the White House be your place of employment is quite another experience. Use these steps to learn how to be a White House tour guide.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

1. Research. You should do as much research as you can to learn how the White House functions on a visitor level. You can learn a great deal of information by visiting the White House website and clicking on History & Tours.

2. Live in the area. Like any job, you need to live where you work or at least in close enough proximity as to not have transportation issues. This is especially important in areas of drastic climate changes such as D.C. and surrounding areas, where there is snowfall each year.

3. Be qualified and possess a certain level of confidentiality and integrity. Some jobs are open to the public and others are open to people already employed by the government or specific department offering the job. Visit the USA Jobs website for specific openings and the qualifications for each opening.

4. Look on USA Jobs. USA Jobs is a website dedicated to posting jobs available for the U.S. government. Look through their listings to see if they are looking for tour guides for the White House. If you find nothing, us the "contact us" link from the White House website to find out more information.

Resources

• White House
• USA Jobs