Baggage Porters and Bellhops build service orientation, coordination and complex problem solving skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Parking Attendants (93%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parking Attendants | 93% | $35,150 | −5% | None |
| 2 | Couriers and Messengers | 86% | $39,200 | +6% | None |
| 3 | Passenger Attendants | 84% | $37,720 | +2% | None |
| 4 | Flight Attendants | 83% | $63,580 | +71% | None |
| 5 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 82% | $41,300 | +11% | None |
| 6 | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 81% | $59,050 | +59% | None |
| 7 | Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | 81% | $36,300 | −2% | None |
| 8 | Transportation Security Screeners | 80% | $66,770 | +80% | None |
| 9 | Stockers and Order Fillers | 79% | $37,330 | +1% | None |
| 10 | Funeral Attendants | 79% | $35,680 | −4% | None |
Compared with Baggage Porters and Bellhops, median $37,080. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as baggage porters and bellhops (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
93% skill match · $35,150 · −5% pay
86% skill match · $39,200 · +6% pay
Time Management · Operations Analysis
84% skill match · $37,720 · +2% pay
Persuasion · Social Perceptiveness · Negotiation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Parking Attendants (93% skill match, median $35,150), Couriers and Messengers (86% skill match, median $39,200) and Passenger Attendants (84% skill match, median $37,720), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 14 pay more than baggage porters and bellhops at the median. The biggest increases: Transportation Security Screeners (+80%, $66,770), Flight Attendants (+71%, $63,580) and Postal Service Clerks (+68%, $62,130).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.