Parking Lot Attendants
Park vehicles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May collect fee.
- Overview
- Tasks
- Skills
Median Annual Wage: $19,800
Education: High school diploma or equivalent (61%); Less than high school diploma (38%); Bachelor's degree (1%)
Projected Growth: Slower than average (3% to 7%)
Related Job Titles: Valet Attendant; Parking Attendant; Parking Lot Attendant; Parking Cashier; Front Services Agent; Guest Services Agent; Parking Ramp Attendant; Hiker; Valet Parker; Valet Parking Attendant
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Parking Lot Attendants.
- Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.
- Greet customers and open their car doors.
- Issue ticket stubs or place numbered tags on windshields, log tags or attach tag to customers' keys, and give customers matching tags for locating parked vehicles.
- Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips.
- Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints.
- Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots.
- Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs.
- Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized.
- Call emergency responders or the proper authorities and provide motorist assistance, such as giving directions or helping jump start a stalled vehicle.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Parking Lot Attendants.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Parking Lot Attendants.
