Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges

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2020 Workforce

91.8k

Average Age

42.4

Estimated Job Growth

6.13%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$32,093

Average Male Salary

$34,050

Average Female Salary

$26,926

About

Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are most often employed by the Traveler accommodation industry. The average yearly wage for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges was $32,093 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges by wage are Dancers & choreographers, Tree trimmers and pruners, and Phlebotomists.

Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are part of the Personal Care & Service Occupations, along with Supervisors of personal care and service workers, Animal trainers, Nonfarm animal caretakers, Gaming services workers, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, and 15 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV, Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, and Paradise (Northwest) & Winchester PUMA, NV. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV, Paradise (Northwest) & Winchester PUMA, NV, and Philadelphia City (North) PUMA, PA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges and on wages and locations for those in the field. Traveler accommodation is the industry that employs the most Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges, by average wage, is Rail transportation. Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are paid most in Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, East Boston, Central & South End PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$32,093

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,043

In 2020, Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges earned an average of $32,093, $23,861 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Dancers & choreographers make somewhat more than Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges while Phlebotomists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.341

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.341, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges, by number of employees, are Traveler accommodation, Air transportation, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate, Services incidental to transportation, Amusement & Recreation, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, Restaurants & Food Services, Investigation & security services, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Travel arrangements & reservation services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges, by average wage, are Rail transportation, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, and Business support services.

Industries by Share

91.8k

2020 Workforce

± 7,437

−1.47%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.6%

The number of people employed as Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges has been declining at a rate of −1.47%, from 93,187 people in 2019 to 91,821 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges employed by various industries. Traveler accommodation employs the largest share of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges at 27.4%, followed by Air transportation with 13.5% and Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers with 12%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in the US. The average age of male Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in the workforce is 42 and of female Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is 43.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

66.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,335

25.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,899

72.5% of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

35.5% of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 25.1% of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.47

43.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.55

The median age of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is 42.4, and Male employees are generally 1.5 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is Business but a relatively high number of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges hold a major in Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges need many skills, but most especially Service Orientation, Active Listening, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, and Active Listening.

Radar Distribution

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Baggage Porters and Bellhops and Concierges from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Baggage Porters and Bellhops and Concierges are expected to see a growth of 6.13% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Baggage Porters and Bellhops and Concierges.

6.13%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Baggage Porters and Bellhops and Concierges. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.