Baggage Porters & Bellhops

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $45,560.00
Average: $33,130.00
Hourly
Average: $15.93

What they do:

Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.

On the job, you would:

  • 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

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

84% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
81% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
81% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
76% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
73% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
70% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
69% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
67% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
66% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

83% 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.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

69% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
69% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
69% Trunk Strength  -  The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Handle luggage or other possessions for patrons.
Provide attraction or event information to patrons.
Provide patrons with directions to locales or attractions.
Handle luggage or other possessions for patrons.
Provide escort or transportation.
Greet customers, patrons, or visitors.
Assist individuals with special needs.
Monitor patron activities to identify problems or potential problems.
Deliver items.
Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
Arrange services or reservations for patrons.
Clean facilities or work areas.
Provide escort or transportation.
Maintain financial or account records.
Provide notifications to customers or patrons.
Deliver items.
Inspect facilities.
Prepare administrative documents.
Arrange items for use or display.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

95% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
94% In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
93% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
85% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
84% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
83% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
82% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
81% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
80% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
79% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
78% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
75% Spend Time Walking and Running  -  How much does this job require walking and running?
73% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
71% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
68% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
66% Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People  -  How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

92% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
84% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
82% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
81% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
77% Assisting and Caring for Others  -  Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
76% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
75% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
73% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
72% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
70% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Getting Started

Education:
42%
Less than a High School Diploma
41%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

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