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Baggage Porters and Bellhops
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 3% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #239 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $37,080 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 29,200 in the US, with about 3,800 openings a year
The work, 12 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies28%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Escort others16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 83% of the time.
Still yours: Assist individuals with special needs8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Monitor individual behavior or performance4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain sales or financial records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Arrange displays or decorations2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,323 conversations, and it got them there 65% of the time.
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 97 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 3,800 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 40% of the workUshers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers21% AI does, against 30% here+0.9% by 2035 · $32,910 · No formal credential
- Shares 31% of the workFlight Attendants4% AI does, against 30% here+8.8% by 2035 · $63,580 · High school diploma
- Shares 31% of the workDining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers0% AI does, against 30% here+5.3% by 2035 · $33,980 · No formal credential
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On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Love front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.20, higher than 68% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 39-6011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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