How to become a Porter
Official title: Porter (excluding hotel)
Also called: Airport porter, Baggage porter (excluding hotel), Railway porter, Redcap, Skycap, Airport porter, Railway porter
Porter (excluding hotel) handles baggage for travellers at transportation terminals.
Main tasks
- 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: $20,544 a year. The middle half earn $18,432 to $24,216 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Bell captain
- Bellboy/Hotel porter
- Office/Library attendant
- Laboratory attendant
- Hospital/Clinic attendant
- Car park attendant
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Questions people ask
How much does a Porter earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $20,544 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $18,432 to $24,216.
Will AI change the work of a 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