Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges

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2023 Workforce

90.7k

Average Age

43.7

Average Salary

$36,531

Average Male Salary

$39,415

Average Female Salary

$30,028

About

Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are most often employed by the Traveler accommodation industry. The average yearly wage for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges was $36,531 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are Clark County (Central)--Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV, NYC-Queens Community District 5--Ridgewood, Maspeth, & Middle Village PUMA, NY, and Fort Worth (Northeast)--Hurst (South) Cities, North of I-30 PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are Fort Worth (Northeast)--Hurst (South) Cities, North of I-30 PUMA, TX, Clark County (Central)--Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV, and Clark County (Central)--Paradise (Northwest) & Winchester PUMA, NV.

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Employment and salary information for the Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workforce. Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workforce in 2023 was 90,676 people, of which 30.7% were women and 69.3% were men. Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are paid most in NYC-Bronx Community District 8--Riverdale, Kingsbridge, & Marble Hill PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Fort Worth (Northeast)--Hurst (South) Cities, North of I-30 PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

62,817

Male Workforce

± 6.15k

27,859

Female Workforce

± 4.1k

The Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workforce in 2023 was 90,676 people (30.7% women and 69.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 9.39% between 2014 (82,894) and 2023 (90,676).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Utah ($47,920), New York ($47,721), and Alaska ($47,121).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$36,531

AVERAGE WAGE

#439 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges earned an average of $36,531, $31,196 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.344

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.344, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges and on wages 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 Elementary & secondary schools ($88,980).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

90.7k

2023 Workforce

± 7,391

−1.27%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.6%

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 39%, followed by Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate with 22.7% and Air transportation with 20.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in the US. The workforce of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in 2023 was 90,676 people, with 30.7% woman, and 69.3% men. The average age of male Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in the workforce is 43.8 and of female Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is 43.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in 2023 was 90,676 people, with 30.7% woman, and 69.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (11,029 people), 20 to 24 years (10,095 people), and 60 to 64 years (9,338 people). Among them they concentrated 33.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 28.3% of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workers were Hispanic and 71.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (34.2%), Puerto Rican (23.4)%, and Dominican (13.8)%

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Races

In 2023, 41.6% of the Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workforce were White, of which 36.2% were women and 63.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (24%) and Two or More Races (12.2%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Legal.

Among the necessary skills for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges, Service Orientation stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,598 people), Education (1,523 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (1,411 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workers were High School or Equivalent (31,087 people), Some college (26,341 people), and Bachelors Degree (13,939 people).

The graphic shows the Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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, Speaking.