Porters, Attendants and Related Workers

How to become a bellboy or Hotel porter

Official title: Bellboy/Hotel porter

Also called: Bellboy, Hall porter (hotel), Hotel baggage porter, Hotel lobby porter, Hotel porter, Valet service boy (hotel), Bellhop/Bell Attendant, Valet service boy (hotel)

Bellboy/Hotel porter greets guests, directs them to the check-in desk, escorts them and carries their luggage to their designated rooms. He/she ensures the safety and security of all guests’ belongings and manages mails, faxes and couriered items. He/she also explains the amenities and facilities of the property’s room to guests. He/she may be required to run errands or perform supporting duties for other departments.

Main tasks

Delivering messages, packages and other items within an establishment or between establishments, or elsewhere
Carrying and delivering luggage at hotels, stations, airports, and elsewhere
Receiving and marking baggage by completing and attaching claim checks

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $27,060 a year. The middle half earn $24,936 to $31,848 a year.
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How much does a bellboy or Hotel porter earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $27,060 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $24,936 to $31,848.

Will AI change the work of a bellboy or Hotel porter?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026