Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Also called: Airport Guide, Baggage Agent, Baggage Checker, Baggage Handler, Baggage Porter, Baggage Smasher, Baggageman, Bell Attendant
Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.
What baggage porters and bellhops do
Typical tasks
- Receive and mark baggage by completing and attaching claim checks.
- Greet incoming guests and escort them to their rooms.
- Transport guests about premises and local areas, or arrange for transportation.
- Maintain clean lobbies or entrance areas for travelers or guests.
- Transfer luggage, trunks, and packages to and from rooms, loading areas, vehicles, or transportation terminals, by hand or using baggage carts.
- Supply guests or travelers with directions, travel information, and other information, such as available services and points of interest.
- Explain the operation of room features, such as locks, ventilation systems, and televisions.
- Assist travelers and guests with disabilities.
- Deliver messages and room service orders, and run errands for guests.
- Pick up and return items for laundry and valet service.
- Act as part of the security team at transportation terminals, hotels, or similar establishments.
- Compute and complete charge slips for services rendered and maintain records.
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Baggage Porters and Bellhops salary
The median annual wage for baggage porters and bellhops is $37,080 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $27,040 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $51,600. The mean annual wage is $38,570.
The mean hourly wage of $18.00 is 2.5× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Baggage Porters and Bellhops (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $37,080 → in 3 years $40,400 → in 5 years $42,800 → in 10 years $49,400 (10-year range $42,500–$57,400). The model assumes pay growth of +2.9% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Baggage Porters and Bellhops? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Skills, education and requirements for Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Job Zone 2 — some preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★☆☆☆☆ Easy to enter (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become baggage porters and bellhops
A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.
Career path and how to earn more as baggage porters and bellhops
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by percentile is shown in the Pay section.