Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges

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Total Workforce

97.7k

Average Age

42.2

Average Salary

$31,373

Average Male Salary

$33,470

Average Female Salary

$26,855

About

Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are most often employed by the Traveler accommodation industry. The average yearly wage for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges was $31,373 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges by wage are Transportation attendants, except flight attendants, Phlebotomists, and Other grounds maintenance workers.

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 Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, Sunnyside & Woodside PUMA, NY, and Forest Hills & Rego Park PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are Sunnyside & Woodside PUMA, NY, Forest Hills & Rego Park PUMA, NY, and Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI.

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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 Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers. Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are paid most in Bay Ridge & Dyker Heights PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Sunnyside & Woodside PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$31,373

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,878

In 2018, Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges earned an average of $31,373, $22,515 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Transportation attendants, except flight attendants make somewhat more than Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges while Other grounds maintenance workers 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

0.323

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.323, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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, and Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges, by average wage, are Hospitals, 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, Insurance carriers, Real estate, and Air transportation.

Industries by Share

97.7k

2018 Workforce

± 7,672

3.61%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.8%

The number of people employed as Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges has been growing at a rate of 3.61%, from 94,314 people in 2017 to 97,723 people in 2018.

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 24.7%, followed by Air transportation with 12.8% and Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate 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 41.4 and of female Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is 43.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

66.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,341

31k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 4,321

68.3% of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender 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)

36.1% of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 25.6% 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 Gender

41.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.43

43.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.26

The median age of Baggage porters, bellhops, & concierges is 42.2, and Male employees are generally 2.46 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 Language & Linguistics.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors 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 Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, and Service Orientation.