Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
39-6011 Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.
National estimates for Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Industry profile for Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Geographic profile for Baggage Porters and Bellhops
National estimates for Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 20,530 |
4.9 % |
$ 14.44 |
$ 30,040 |
2.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 8.90 |
$ 11.21 |
$ 14.00 |
$ 16.73 |
$ 18.77 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 18,520 |
$ 23,320 |
$ 29,120 |
$ 34,790 |
$ 39,040 |
Industry profile for Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Baggage Porters and Bellhops are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Baggage Porters and Bellhops, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Traveler Accommodation |
10,530 |
0.77 |
$ 13.90 |
$ 28,920 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
2,370 |
1.22 |
$ 13.72 |
$ 28,540 |
| Real Estate |
1,920 |
0.11 |
$ 19.34 |
$ 40,230 |
| Other Personal Services |
770 |
0.26 |
$ 16.15 |
$ 33,590 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
750 |
0.18 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 34,470 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
Top paying industries for Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
80 |
0.03 |
$ 19.90 |
$ 41,390 |
| Real Estate |
1,920 |
0.11 |
$ 19.34 |
$ 40,230 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
750 |
0.18 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 34,470 |
| Other Personal Services |
770 |
0.26 |
$ 16.15 |
$ 33,590 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation |
150 |
0.30 |
$ 16.08 |
$ 33,440 |
Geographic profile for Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Baggage Porters and Bellhops are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Baggage Porters and Bellhops, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
2,720 |
0.32 |
2.17 |
$ 12.37 |
$ 25,740 |
| California |
2,270 |
0.14 |
0.94 |
$ 16.40 |
$ 34,110 |
| New York |
2,110 |
0.24 |
1.67 |
$ 20.15 |
$ 41,910 |
| Nevada |
1,970 |
1.53 |
10.50 |
$ 11.52 |
$ 23,960 |
| Illinois |
1,150 |
0.20 |
1.40 |
$ 17.25 |
$ 35,870 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
1,970 |
1.53 |
10.50 |
$ 11.52 |
$ 23,960 |
| Hawaii |
640 |
1.17 |
8.05 |
$ 16.51 |
$ 34,330 |
| District of Columbia |
220 |
0.34 |
2.32 |
$ 20.30 |
$ 42,220 |
| Florida |
2,720 |
0.32 |
2.17 |
$ 12.37 |
$ 25,740 |
| Wyoming |
80 |
0.29 |
1.98 |
$ 14.57 |
$ 30,310 |
Top paying states for Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,980 |
0.23 |
1.56 |
$ 20.34 |
$ 42,310 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
1,790 |
1.95 |
13.41 |
$ 11.62 |
$ 24,170 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,080 |
0.44 |
3.02 |
$ 13.06 |
$ 27,170 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,040 |
0.25 |
1.69 |
$ 17.31 |
$ 36,010 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
820 |
0.14 |
0.98 |
$ 16.33 |
$ 33,970 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
660 |
0.57 |
3.88 |
$ 11.83 |
$ 24,610 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
640 |
0.22 |
1.49 |
$ 16.89 |
$ 35,140 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
450 |
0.21 |
1.46 |
$ 15.05 |
$ 31,300 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
410 |
0.12 |
0.79 |
$ 13.25 |
$ 27,560 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
320 |
0.14 |
0.99 |
$ 18.64 |
$ 38,760 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
240 |
3.79 |
26.04 |
$ 16.28 |
$ 33,870 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
1,790 |
1.95 |
13.41 |
$ 11.62 |
$ 24,170 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
140 |
1.23 |
8.45 |
$ 13.49 |
$ 28,070 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA |
50 |
0.98 |
6.73 |
$ 12.80 |
$ 26,620 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
130 |
0.92 |
6.34 |
$ 11.01 |
$ 22,910 |
| Napa, CA |
50 |
0.74 |
5.08 |
$ 15.87 |
$ 33,000 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
280 |
0.72 |
4.94 |
$ 16.64 |
$ 34,620 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
660 |
0.57 |
3.88 |
$ 11.83 |
$ 24,610 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
90 |
0.56 |
3.85 |
$ 11.74 |
$ 24,410 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
40 |
0.56 |
3.83 |
$ 12.45 |
$ 25,890 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,980 |
0.23 |
1.56 |
$ 20.34 |
$ 42,310 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
320 |
0.14 |
0.99 |
$ 18.64 |
$ 38,760 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
60 |
0.06 |
0.39 |
$ 18.34 |
$ 38,160 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
120 |
0.06 |
0.43 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,930 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
270 |
0.10 |
0.70 |
$ 17.86 |
$ 37,150 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
60 |
0.30 |
2.05 |
$ 17.54 |
$ 36,480 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,040 |
0.25 |
1.69 |
$ 17.31 |
$ 36,010 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
640 |
0.22 |
1.49 |
$ 16.89 |
$ 35,140 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
280 |
0.72 |
4.94 |
$ 16.64 |
$ 34,620 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
80 |
0.17 |
1.14 |
$ 16.47 |
$ 34,250 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Baggage Porters and Bellhops:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
