Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges

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2024 Workforce

88.9k

Average Age

43.8

Average Salary

$38,169

Average Male Salary

$41,038

Average Female Salary

$31,983

About

Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are most often employed by the Traveler accommodation industry. The average yearly wage for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges was $38,169 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are NYC-Queens Community District 5--Ridgewood, Maspeth, & Middle Village PUMA, NY, Clark County (Central)--Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV, and Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are NYC-Bronx Community District 7--Fordham, Bedford Park, & Norwood PUMA, NY, NYC-Queens Community District 5--Ridgewood, Maspeth, & Middle Village PUMA, NY, and Fort Worth (Northeast)--Hurst (South) Cities, North of I-30 PUMA, TX.

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Employment and salary information for the Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workforce. Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workforce in 2024 was 88,887 people, of which 31.7% were women and 68.3% were men.

Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are paid most in San Francisco County (Southeast)--South of Market & Mission PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Bronx Community District 7--Fordham, Bedford Park, & Norwood PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

60,725

Male Workforce

± 6.05k

28,162

Female Workforce

± 4.12k

The Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workforce in 2024 was 88,887 people (31.7% women and 68.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.23% between 2014 (82,894) and 2024 (88,887).

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 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($49,532), Utah ($48,835), and Massachusetts ($48,521).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$38,169

AVERAGE WAGE

#395 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges earned an average of $38,169, $31,708 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.357

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.357, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 ($82,914).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

88.9k

2024 Workforce

± 7,318

−1.97%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.8%

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 37.9%, followed by Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate with 23.7% and Air transportation with 19.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in the US. The workforce of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in 2024 was 88,887 people, with 31.7% woman, and 68.3% men. The average age of male Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges in the workforce is 44.1 and of female Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is 43.1, 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 2024 was 88,887 people, with 31.7% woman, and 68.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (10,631 people), 25 to 29 years (10,296 people), and 60 to 64 years (9,612 people). Among them they concentrated 34.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 29.9% of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workers were Hispanic and 70.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (33.8%), Puerto Rican (23.2)%, and Dominican (11.8)%

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Races

In 2024, 39.1% of the Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges workforce were White, of which 38.6% were women and 61.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (22.5%) and Two or More Races (15.1%).

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 2024 were Communication Technologies.

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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,380 people), Education (1,484 people), and Social Sciences (1,224 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 (31,240 people), Some college (24,540 people), and Bachelors Degree (13,157 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.