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Parking Attendants

$30.57K Median Salary 21.9K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 14.1% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job Titles

Hiker, Parking Attendant, Parking Cashier, Parking Lot Attendant, Parking Ramp Attendant, Valet Attendant, Valet Parker, Valet Parking Attendant

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Abilities

Far Vision

Near Vision

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Speech Recognition

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Clarity

Spatial Orientation

Control Precision

Deductive Reasoning

Depth Perception

Inductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Multilimb Coordination

Selective Attention

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

English Language

Transportation

Skills

Speaking

Service Orientation

Active Listening

Social Perceptiveness

Technology Skills

Electronic mail software

Spreadsheet software

Point of sale POS software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Tools

Ticket dispensing machines

Two way radios

Flashlight

Security cameras

Point of sale payment terminal

Parking barrier gate

Photocopiers

Barricades

Fire extinguishers

Power staple guns

Snow blowers

Hammers

Kerosene or propane or natural gas or butane lantern

Traffic signals

Fertilizer spreaders or distributors

Cash registers

Minivans or vans

Shears

Light trucks or sport utility vehicles

Safety vests

Traffic cones or delineators

Scrubbing machines

Mallets

Utility knives

Desktop computers

Abilities

Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Spatial Orientation: The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Skills

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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.

Technology Skills

Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Point of sale POS software: Smart card management software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word

Tools

Ticket dispensing machines: Lottery machines
Two way radios:
Flashlight: Underwater flashlights
Security cameras: Security surveillance cameras
Point of sale payment terminal: Telecheck processing terminals
Parking barrier gate: Barrier gates
Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Barricades: Towable barricades
Fire extinguishers:
Power staple guns: Automated staple guns
Snow blowers:
Hammers:
Kerosene or propane or natural gas or butane lantern: Signal lanterns
Traffic signals: Arrow boards
Fertilizer spreaders or distributors: Fertilizer spreading equipment
Cash registers: Computerized cash registers
Minivans or vans: Work vans
Shears: Metal shears
Light trucks or sport utility vehicles: Utility trucks
Safety vests: Reflective vests
Traffic cones or delineators: Safety cones
Scrubbing machines: Power broom street sweepers; Self-propelled sweepers; Tow brooms
Mallets: Rawhide mallets
Utility knives: Precision knives
Desktop computers:

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