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Hotel porter

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Hotel porters welcome guests, take their luggage and show them to their rooms. They also answer guests' questions about hotel services.

Average salary (a year)

£21,000 Starter

to

£27,000 Experienced

Typical hours (a week)

37 to 40 a week

You could work

evenings / weekends / bank holidays on split shifts

How to become

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How to become

You can get into this job through:

  • a college course
  • an apprenticeship
  • working towards this role
  • applying directly

College

You can take a college course before you look for work, like:

  • introduction to the hospitality industry
  • customer service

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for these courses vary.

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Apprenticeship

You can apply to do a Hospitality Team Member Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship, with a hotel.

This usually takes 1 year to complete and combines on-the-job training and study with a learning provider.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

  • some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for an intermediate apprenticeship

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Work

You could start work as a kitchen assistant, cleaner or part of the bar staff in a hotel and switch to become a porter once you have some experience in the hospitality industry.

Direct Application

You can apply directly to hotel companies for jobs. Experience in customer service will be very useful though not always essential, as you will get training once you start.

Employers will be interested in your personal qualities and will expect you to be hardworking, honest and a reliable timekeeper.

What it takes

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What it takes

Skills and knowledge

You'll need:

  • customer service skills
  • the ability to work well with others
  • the ability to work on your own
  • physical fitness and endurance
  • excellent verbal communication skills
  • active listening skills
  • concentration skills
  • the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
  • to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

What you’ll do

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What you'll do

Day-to-day tasks

As a hotel porter, you could:

  • welcome guests on arrival and take their luggage to their rooms
  • answer queries about hotel facilities
  • arrange taxis, book tickets and make reservations
  • run errands, such as picking up dry cleaning
  • take messages
  • give directions
  • move furniture or equipment to set up rooms for events
  • respond to safety and security issues

In some hotels, you may have extra duties, for example, acting as a point of contact as a night concierge.

Working environment

You could work in a hotel.

Your working environment may be physically demanding.

You may need to wear a uniform.

Career path and progression

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Career path and progression

With experience, you could become a head porter, leading a small team, or a concierge, working front of house.

With training, you could move into other areas of hotel work, such as bar and restaurant service or events.

Current opportunities

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Current opportunities

Apprenticeships In England

We can't find any apprenticeship vacancies in England for a hotel porter right now.

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Courses In England

Hospitality Diploma

  • Provider: BEXHILL COLLEGE
  • Start date: 08 September 2025
  • Location: Bexhill on Sea

Hospitality Supervision and Leadership

  • Provider: SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE
  • Start date: 08 September 2025
  • Location: Ipswich
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