Bellhop vs porter

The differences between bellhops and porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bellhop has an average salary of $34,038, which is higher than the $29,861 average annual salary of a porter.

The top three skills for a bellhop include room service orders, guest luggage and customer service. The most important skills for a porter are excellent guest, dexterity, and customer service.

Bellhop vs porter overview

	Bellhop	Porter
Yearly salary	$34,038	$29,861
Hourly rate	$16.36	$14.36
Growth rate	9%	4%
Number of jobs	1,000	87,777
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	12	-

Bellhop vs porter salary

Bellhops and porters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bellhop	Porter
Average salary	$34,038	$29,861
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $59,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Nantucket, MA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Alaska
Best paying company	Bellhop	Community Housing Innovations
Best paying industry	Professional	Retail

Differences between bellhop and porter education

There are a few differences between a bellhop and a porter in terms of educational background:

	Bellhop	Porter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bellhop vs porter demographics

Here are the differences between bellhops' and porters' demographics:

	Bellhop	Porter
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 91.0% Female, 9.0%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 7.4% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	5%

Differences between bellhop and porter duties and responsibilities

Bellhop example responsibilities.

Maintain lobby area communicating cleanliness or engineering issues with the department concern.
Deliver full assistance to guests with luggage when checking in/out while also hailing taxicabs and assisting with inquiries.

Porter example responsibilities.

Wash down all kitchen walls, and cleaning stoves, fryers and also ovens.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as movers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, and pruning saws.
Operate cardboard compactor to recycle boxes.
Put tenant's dishes away in the office.
Record mileage and VIN numbers of customer vehicle.
Clear dish rack & bring dishes down to dishwasher.

Bellhop vs porter skills

Common bellhop skills

Room Service Orders, 25%
Guest Luggage, 16%
Customer Service, 15%
Guest Rooms, 11%
Hotel Guests, 8%
RAN, 4%

Common porter skills

Excellent Guest, 24%
Dexterity, 11%
Customer Service, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Good Communication, 5%
General Maintenance, 3%