Hotel porter: pay, what you do and current jobs
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Hotel porters move luggage to and from guests’ rooms and may park guests’ vehicles.
- Typical full-time pay in NZ$50,000–$78,000 a year (up to $104,000)
- Training0-1 year
- IndustryTourism, travel and entertainment
Pay is for full-time work across New Zealand. Part-time and hourly roles are paid by the hour; check each advert.
1 hotel porter job on ManyJobs now
- Night PorterHind Management · Christchurch
What you’d do
- move luggage for guests
- welcome guests on arrival
- book taxis and restaurants for guests
- give information about local attractions
- deliver items to guests' rooms
- assist people with special needs
- clean and tidy work and public areas
- explain hotel rules and procedures
Life on the job
Hotel porters:
- usually work shifts, including weekends and public holidays and may work nights
- usually work in hotels and may travel locally
- may do physically demanding work
- need to be organised, responsible and communicate well
How to get in
You usually learn on the job to become a hotel porter and experience and a qualification may be useful.
You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job.
You may need:
- experience in similar work
- a New Zealand Certificate in Accommodation (Level 3) or similar
- a driver licence
- to be able to drive a manual vehicle
Also known as: Concierge, luggage porter, night porter, guest service attendant, valet, baggage checker, bellhop
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