Baggage Porters and Bellhops

Also Called:

Bell Captain,

Bellman,

Skycap,

Valet

What they do: Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.

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Hospitality & Tourism

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • 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.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

Social Orientation

Cooperation

Dependability

Integrity

Optimism

Empathy

Interests

Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.

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Social

Knowledge

People who want to pursue this career have knowledge in these areas.

Business

  • Customer service

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • Public safety and security

Transportation

  • Movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Verbal

  • Communicate by speaking

  • Listen and understand what people say

Attention

  • Do two or more things at the same time

  • Pay attention to something without being distracted

Endurance

  • Exercise for a long time without getting out of breath

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

Basic Skills

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

  • Talking to others

Problem Solving

  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Work Values

Work values describe how your core beliefs align with those commonly needed for this career.

Relationships

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

Support

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Independence

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research
  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career
2. Plan your next move
  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
  • Visit Idaho Launch
  • Search for available Baggage Porters and Bellhops jobs on Idaho Works

Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop