Parking Attendants
What Parking Attendants Do
Park vehicles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May park or tend vehicles in environments such as a car dealership or rental car facility. May collect fee.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.5/5
- English Languageimportance 3.1/5
- Transportationimportance 3.0/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.7/5
- Mathematicsimportance 2.5/5
- Production and Processingimportance 2.4/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.3/5
- Administrativeimportance 2.3/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Contact With Others4.6/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.3/5
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.3/5
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.2/5
- In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment4.0/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.0/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops96% skill match
- Driver/Sales Workers96% skill match
- Radiologists95% skill match
- Couriers and Messengers95% skill match
- Log Graders and Scalers95% skill match
- Correctional Officers and Jailers94% skill match
- Cutters and Trimmers, Hand94% skill match
- Animal Control Workers94% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Service Orientationimportance 3.4/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.8/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.8/5
- Operation and Controlimportance 2.6/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.5/5
- Negotiationimportance 2.4/5
- Instructingimportance 2.4/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Other Software Used
- CorePark Valet
- Email software
- Payment processing software
- SMS Valet
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Optimism
- Social Orientation
- Self-Control
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalHigh
- EnterprisingMedium
- SocialMedium
- ArtisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where parking attendants make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1New Orleans-Metairie, LA4.47× national avg
- 2Kahului-Wailuku, HI3.76× national avg
- 3Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3.42× national avg
- 4Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ3.16× national avg
- 5Urban Honolulu, HI2.84× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Baggage Porters and BellhopsCareer Change
- Driver/Sales WorkersLateral Move
- Stockers and Order FillersLateral Move
- Couriers and MessengersCareer Change