Arrange for shipments of baggage, express mail, and parcels by providing weighing and billing services.

“Arrange for shipments of baggage, express mail, and parcels by providing weighing and billing services.” is a supplemental task performed by Baggage Porters and Bellhops. Among the occupation's 17 rated tasks, workers place it 1st by importance (#17 most important). About 57% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists. in Assisting and Caring for Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T3.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Receive and mark baggage by completing and attaching claim checks. · importance 4.5
• Greet incoming guests and escort them to their rooms. · importance 4.5
• Transport guests about premises and local areas, or arrange for transportation. · importance 4.5
• Maintain clean lobbies or entrance areas for travelers or guests. · importance 4.5
• Transfer luggage, trunks, and packages to and from rooms, loading areas, vehicles, or transportation terminals, by hand or using baggage carts. · importance 4.5
• Supply guests or travelers with directions, travel information, and other information, such as available services and points of interest. · importance 4.5
• Explain the operation of room features, such as locks, ventilation systems, and televisions. · importance 4.5
• Assist physically challenged travelers and other guests with special needs. · importance 4.4
• Deliver messages and room service orders, and run errands for guests. · importance 4.2
• Act as part of the security team at transportation terminals, hotels, or similar establishments. · importance 4.2
• Pick up and return items for laundry and valet service. · importance 4.1
• Compute and complete charge slips for services rendered and maintain records. · importance 3.9
• Page guests in hotel lobbies, dining rooms, or other areas. · importance 3.8
• Set up conference rooms, display tables, racks, or shelves, and arrange merchandise displays for sales personnel. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Baggage Porters and Bellhops page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Arrange for shipments of baggage, express mail, and parcels by providing weighing and billing services.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-2322}
}