To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: According to OysterLink’s research, porter employment fell from 65,240 workers in 2020 to just 31,220 in 2024<\/b>. While average annual wages rose from $32,580 to $36,960<\/b>, this increase is significantly below the wage growth seen in comparable hospitality jobs such as housekeepers (+29%<\/b>) and waiters (+40%<\/b>). The long-term outlook also shows limited recovery, with only 1% projected growth through 2033<\/b>.<\/p>\n “Porter positions have experienced the most dramatic decline of any major hospitality role since 2020,” said Milos Eric, Co-Founder and General Manager of OysterLink<\/b>. “With stagnant demand and slower wage growth than the rest of the industry, this data points to a long-term shift in how hotels and venues allocate staffing resources.”<\/p>\n Table 1. Porter Employment and Wage Trends (2020-2024)<\/b><\/p>\n Year<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Average Annual Wage<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Number of Employees<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2020<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $32,580<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 65,240<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $34,680<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 54,100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $36,140<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 64,120<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $36,100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 28,780<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $36,960<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 31,220<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Why the Decline in Porter Roles Stands Out<\/p>\n The sharp drop in porter employment contrasts with broader trends across hospitality, where most roles have seen both rising wages and steady job growth since 2020.<\/p>\n Housekeepers, for example, added nearly 60,000 jobs during the same period, while hotel managers grew by 30%. By comparison, the porter role not only lost more than half its workforce but also saw slower wage gains than almost every other hotel occupation. This divergence signals a rebalancing of staffing priorities within hotels, where front-desk and housekeeping positions remain essential while porters are becoming less common.<\/p>\n About OysterLink<\/p>\n OysterLink is a job platform for restaurant and hospitality professionals with over 400,000 monthly visitors. <\/b>OysterLink connects talent with opportunities across the U.S., including the top-paying part-time fast-food jobs in Miami<\/a> and part-time housekeeping jobs in Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Employment for porters has been cut in half since 2020, with only 31,000 roles left nationwide, despite a…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":275839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[13635,64,420,142678,67,132,68,39774,130862,142679],"class_list":{"0":"post-275838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jobs","8":"tag-bureau-of-labor-statistics","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-jobs","11":"tag-porter-employment","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us","15":"tag-wage-growth","16":"tag-wage-increase","17":"tag-wage-trends"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115313053860617594","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a> <\/p>\n
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