# Parking Enforcement Workers > Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles. - Code: 33-3041.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 33-3041) - Family: [Protective Service](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-33), one of its 28 occupations - Tasks: 22 tasks (16 core and 6 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3041.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/33-3041.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers. Core task · Task 7951 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 2. Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance. Core task · Task 7935 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 3. Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles. Core task · Task 7937 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 4. Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations. Core task · Task 7947 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016 5. Maintain assigned equipment and supplies, such as hand-held citation computers, citation books, rain gear, tire-marking chalk, and street cones. Core task · Task 7945 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016 6. Respond to and make radio dispatch calls regarding parking violations and complaints. Core task · Task 7939 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 7. Maintain close communications with dispatching personnel, using two-way radios or cell phones. Core task · Task 7936 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 8. Perform simple vehicle maintenance procedures, such as checking oil and gas, and report mechanical problems to supervisors. Core task · Task 7942 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 9. Observe and report hazardous conditions, such as missing traffic signals or signs, and street markings that need to be repainted. Core task · Task 7943 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 10. Identify vehicles in violation of parking codes, checking with dispatchers when necessary to confirm identities or to determine whether vehicles need to be booted or towed. Core task · Task 7941 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 11. Train new or temporary staff. Core task · Task 7940 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 12. Make arrangements for illegally parked or abandoned vehicles to be towed, and direct tow-truck drivers to the correct vehicles. Core task · Task 7948 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 13. Investigate and answer complaints regarding contested parking citations, determining their validity and routing them appropriately. Core task · Task 7944 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016 14. Provide information to the public regarding parking regulations and facilities, and the location of streets, buildings and points of interest. Core task · Task 7946 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 15. Prepare and maintain required records, including logs of parking enforcement activities, and records of contested citations. Core task · Task 7953 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 16. Perform traffic control duties such as setting up barricades and temporary signs, placing bags on parking meters to limit their use, or directing traffic. Core task · Task 7949 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 17. Mark tires of parked vehicles with chalk and record time of marking, and return at regular intervals to ensure that parking time limits are not exceeded. Supplemental task · Task 7938 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 18. Locate lost, stolen, and counterfeit parking permits, and take necessary enforcement action. Supplemental task · Task 7954 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 19. Collect coins deposited in meters. Supplemental task · Task 7952 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 20. Wind parking meter clocks. Supplemental task · Task 7955 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016 21. Provide assistance to motorists needing help with problems, such as flat tires, keys locked in cars, or dead batteries. Supplemental task · Task 7950 · Rated by 83 people who do the job, July 2016 22. Assign and review the work of subordinates. Supplemental task · Task 7956 · Rated by 84 people who do the job, July 2016 ## More in Protective Service - [Animal Control Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9011.00): 15 tasks - [Bailiffs](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3011.00): 15 tasks - [Correctional Officers and Jailers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3012.00): 27 tasks - [Crossing Guards and Flaggers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9091.00): 12 tasks - [Customs and Border Protection Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3051.04): 11 tasks - [Detectives and Criminal Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.00): 30 tasks - [Fire Inspectors and Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-2021.00): 30 tasks - [Firefighters](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-2011.00): 30 tasks - [First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1011.00): 23 tasks - [First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1021.00): 30 tasks - [First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1012.00): 20 tasks - [First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1099.00): no tasks listed - [First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1091.00): 21 tasks - [Fish and Game Wardens](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3031.00): 24 tasks - [Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-2022.00): 16 tasks - [Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9031.00): 8 tasks - [Intelligence Analysts](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.06): 21 tasks - [Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9092.00): 15 tasks - [Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3051.00): 30 tasks - [Police Identification and Records Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.02): 15 tasks - [Private Detectives and Investigators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9021.00): 14 tasks - [Protective Service Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9099.00): no tasks listed - [Retail Loss Prevention Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9099.02): 21 tasks - [School Bus Monitors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9094.00): 18 tasks - [Security Guards](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9032.00): 14 tasks - [Transit and Railroad Police](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3052.00): 12 tasks - [Transportation Security Screeners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9093.00): 26 tasks ## Where this comes from Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. 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