Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.
28,510 people do this job in the US. $37,080 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 8%
- 0%
- 92%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 5%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 8%. Today's estimate: 8%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 17 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain clean lobbies or entrance areas for travelers or guests.Done daily by most who do it. | 18% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Act as part of the security team at transportation terminals, hotels, or similar establishments.Done daily by most who do it. | 15% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Transport guests about premises and local areas, or arrange for transportation.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | Stays with people | |
| Transfer luggage, trunks, and packages to and from rooms, loading areas, vehicles, or transportation terminals, by hand or using baggage carts.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | Stays with people | |
| Greet incoming guests and escort them to their rooms.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 8 min4 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Supply guests or travelers with directions, travel information, and other information, such as available services and points of interest.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 6 min3 min to 13 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Explain the operation of room features, such as locks, ventilation systems, and televisions.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 8 min4 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Set up conference rooms, display tables, racks, or shelves, and arrange merchandise displays for sales personnel.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Pick up and return items for laundry and valet service.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 8 min4 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Receive and mark baggage by completing and attaching claim checks.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 4 min2 min to 8 min | Stays with people | |
| Deliver messages and room service orders, and run errands for guests.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | Stays with people | |
| Assist travelers and guests with disabilities.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 13 min4 min to 33 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).