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Baggage Porters and Bellhops in Mississippi

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6.5% Jobs Projection

$20,770 Median Salary

50 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Baggage Porters and Bellhops in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Baggage Porters and Bellhops in Mississippi is growing faster than average.
Baggage Porters and Bellhops in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Baggage Porters and Bellhops Work in Mississippi?

400 people worked as Baggage Porters and Bellhops in 2018 in this state.

There were 340 Baggage Porters and Bellhops employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 430 Baggage Porters and Bellhops working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Baggage Porters and Bellhops than average.

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Baggage Porters and Bellhops in this state are growing at a rate of 6.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 330 jobs for Mississippi Baggage Porters and Bellhops in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,700 annual jobs and 48,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Baggage Porters and Bellhops Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Baggage Porters and Bellhops ranged from $16,790 to $31,630 with $20,770 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.07 to $15.21. The median hourly rate was $9.98.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.66 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.32.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Mississippi Metros for Baggage Porters and Bellhops

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Baggage Porters and Bellhops.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	370	$21,410
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	190	$20,230

Top States for Baggage Porters and Bellhops Employment

The table below shows the states where most Baggage Porters and Bellhops work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Florida	7,140	$20,310
California	5,880	$27,320
New York	3,980	$30,940
Illinois	2,270	$24,190
Nevada	2,260	$29,030
Texas	1,860	$22,220
Hawaii	1,480	$28,110
Georgia	1,130	$19,280
Virginia	1,100	$24,690
Pennsylvania	990	$26,580
Colorado	970	$21,970
North Carolina	880	$19,890
Arizona	880	$24,480
Michigan	870	$23,650
New Jersey	770	$22,520
Massachusetts	760	$25,660
District of Columbia	730	$27,840
Tennessee	720	$20,200
Ohio	640	$19,750
Louisiana	630	$19,650

Below are the states where Baggage Porters and Bellhops get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$30,940
Nevada	$29,030
Washington	$28,290
Hawaii	$28,110
Maryland	$27,950
District of Columbia	$27,840
California	$27,320
Wyoming	$27,240
North Dakota	$26,910
Pennsylvania	$26,580

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