Bellman vs porter

The differences between bellmen and porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bellman has an average salary of $30,889, which is higher than the $29,861 average annual salary of a porter.

The top three skills for a bellman include front desk, guest rooms and guest luggage. The most important skills for a porter are excellent guest, dexterity, and customer service.

Bellman vs porter overview

	Bellman	Porter
Yearly salary	$30,889	$29,861
Hourly rate	$14.85	$14.36
Growth rate	20%	4%
Number of jobs	4,483	87,777
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	12	-

Bellman vs porter salary

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

	Bellman	Porter
Average salary	$30,889	$29,861
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $52,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Philadelphia, PA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Alaska
Best paying company	Crescent Heights	Community Housing Innovations
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between bellman and porter education

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

	Bellman	Porter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bellman vs porter demographics

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

	Bellman	Porter
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 95.8% Female, 4.2%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.4% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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 bellman and porter duties and responsibilities

Bellman example responsibilities.

Process cash and credit transactions through POS system.
Greet and assist guest with luggage and groceries.
Provide special assistance for VIP guests such as room deliveries, shuttle services, and ski storage.
Assist guests and other departments with the delivery of luggage, faxes, VIP errands, etc.
Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organization of assign work areas including lobby lounge area and lobby restrooms as needed.
Maintain lobby area communicating cleanliness or engineering issues with the department concern.

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.

Bellman vs porter skills

Common bellman skills

Front Desk, 14%
Guest Rooms, 11%
Guest Luggage, 10%
Hotel Guests, 6%
Cleanliness, 6%
Customer Service, 6%

Common porter skills

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