SOC 39-6011.00

    Baggage Porters and Bellhops

    Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.

    Median pay
    $37,080
    Growth
    -3.0%
    Decline
    Openings a year
    3,800
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $27,040
    Median
    $37,080
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $51,600
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    28,510 people work in this occupation.

    What baggage porters and bellhops do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    65 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    0 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    0 / 100
    Social (S)
    42 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    26 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    64 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
    92
    Handling and Moving Objects
    84
    Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
    82
    Getting Information
    81
    Assisting and Caring for Others
    77
    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    76
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    75
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    73
    Performing General Physical Activities
    72
    Communicating with People Outside the Organization
    70
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Service Orientation
    • Active Listening
    • Speaking
    • Coordination
    • Critical Thinking
    • Complex Problem Solving
    • Monitoring
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Social Perceptiveness
    • Time Management

    Knowledge

    • Customer and Personal Service
    • English Language
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Transportation
    • Sales and Marketing
    • Education and Training
    • Computers and Electronics
    • Telecommunications
    • Mathematics
    • Geography

    Abilities

    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression
    • Trunk Strength
    • Speech Recognition
    • Static Strength
    • Multilimb Coordination
    • Speech Clarity
    • Extent Flexibility
    • Near Vision
    • Problem Sensitivity

    Work styles

    • Social Orientation
    • Dependability
    • Cooperation
    • Integrity
    • Optimism
    • Empathy
    • Self-Control
    • Sincerity
    • Humility
    • Attention to Detail

    Also called

    Airport Guide · Baggage Agent · Baggage Checker · Baggage Handler · Baggage Porter · Baggage Smasher · Baggageman · Bell Attendant · Bell Captain · Bell Clerk

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.