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Hotel porter

Also called porter, bellman, bellhop

Hotel porters welcome guests to accommodation facilities, help them carry their luggage and provide services such as occasional cleaning.

Will there be jobs?Yes, good prospects39 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Refuse workers and other elementary workersWhat does it pay?Below averageFrom about €700 (Bulgaria) to €4,000 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Refuse workers and other elementary workersWhat do I need to study?Basic schooling4 in 10 have basic schooling only.Refuse workers and other elementary workersWill AI change it?In some tasksLevel 3 of 6. AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.Messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters · ILO

What you'd do

Messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters · ILO
  • Delivering messages, packages and other items within an establishment or between establishments, or elsewhere
  • Delivering various goods to and from enterprises, shops, households and other places
  • Carrying and delivering luggage at hotels, stations, airports, and elsewhere
  • Receiving and marking baggage by completing and attaching claim checks
  • Planning and following the most efficient route
  • Sorting items to be delivered according to the delivery route
Greet guestsMaintain customer serviceHandle guest luggageHandle delivered packagesAssist clients with special needs+ 1 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors and outdoors
  • On your feet most of the day
  • Lots of contact with people, including the public
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Few deadlines
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Baggage Porters and Bellhops"

Will there be jobs?

Yes, good prospects

Many jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as refuse workers and other elementary workers in the EU
2.04m2.13m2.42m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
247,000 new jobs 599,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Refuse workers and other elementary workers39
All jobs29
Right now
5 of 27 countries report a shortage of messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters, 7 a surplus.
Messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters · EURES

What does it pay?

Below average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €700 a month (Bulgaria) to €4,000 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among elementary occupations in the EU, women earn 9% less per hour than men. Elementary occupations · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Basic schooling

Most people start with basic schooling and learn on the job.

Highest qualification of refuse workers and other elementary workers (EU, 2025)
Degree 7%Vocational 36%General secondary 13%Basic schooling 44%

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

In some tasks

AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.37 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 6 tasks
Planning and following the most efficient route0.70
Sorting items to be delivered according to the delivery route0.42
Receiving and marking baggage by completing and attaching claim checks0.41
Delivering various goods to and from enterprises, shops, households and other places0.25
Delivering messages, packages and other items within an establishment or between establishments, or elsewhere0.24
Carrying and delivering luggage at hotels, stations, airports, and elsewhere0.20

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for messengers, package deliverers and luggage porters. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).