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Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Personal Care and Service · SOC 39-6011
7.3% AI Exposure — Medium
$37,080
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
6,600
Proj. Annual Openings
28,510
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-5.4%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
93/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 39-6011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 7.3%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 45/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $37,080
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 6,600
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -1.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 7,087 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Service OrientationActive ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingCoordination
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure7.3%
AI Resiliency93/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure2.1%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
18.5%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic7.3%
AI capability · OpenAI14.8%
AI ability · AIOE33.3%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne83%
Top Skills
1.Service Orientation
2.Active Listening
3.Speaking
4.Critical Thinking
5.Coordination
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.
Common titles: Bell Captain, Bell Person, Bellhop, Bellman, Bellperson, Doorman
Representative Tasks
- •Receive and mark baggage by completing and attaching claim checks.
- •Greet incoming guests and escort them to their rooms.
- •Transport guests about premises and local areas, or arrange for transportation.
- •Maintain clean lobbies or entrance areas for travelers or guests.
- •Transfer luggage, trunks, and packages to and from rooms, loading areas, vehicles, or transportation terminals, by hand or using baggage carts.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Handle luggage or other possessions for patrons.
- •Provide escort or transportation.
- •Clean facilities or work areas.
- •Greet customers, patrons, or visitors.
- •Provide attraction or event information to patrons.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft Word · hotCorel WordPerfect Office Suite
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.6%
Avg AI Exposure
11
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 39-6011: 2019 — employment: 39,790, median wage: $25,580; 2020 — employment: 28,440, median wage: $27,050; 2021 — employment: 20,530, median wage: $29,120; 2022 — employment: 26,520, median wage: $31,510; 2023 — employment: 28,780, median wage: $34,840; 2025 — employment: 28,510, median wage: $37,080.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 7.3% | 2.1% |
| Outlook | Average | 52% Bright |
| Median Salary | $37,080 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 93/100 | N/A |