Parking Attendants
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.
- Tasks
- 15 tasks10 core, 5 supplemental
- Family
- Transportation & Material MovingOne of its 57 occupations
- Code
- 53-6021.00SOC 2018: 53-6021
What the work is made of
10 core tasks and 5 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.Core taskTask 3187Rated by 75 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 2. Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.Core taskTask 3196Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 3. Greet customers and open their car doors.Core taskTask 3192Rated by 75 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 4. 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.Core taskTask 20835Rated by 75 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 5. Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips.Core taskTask 20836Rated by 71 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 6. Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints.Core taskTask 20837Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 7. Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots.Core taskTask 3191Rated by 70 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 8. Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs.Core taskTask 20838Rated by 75 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 9. Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized.Core taskTask 3188Rated by 75 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 10. Call emergency responders or the proper authorities and provide motorist assistance, such as giving directions or helping jump start a stalled vehicle.Core taskTask 20839Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 11. Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts.Supplemental taskTask 3190Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 12. Direct motorists to parking areas or parking spaces, using hand signals or flashlights as necessary.Supplemental taskTask 3189Rated by 72 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 13. Escort customers to their vehicles to ensure their safety.Supplemental taskTask 3198Rated by 73 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 14. Perform maintenance on cars in storage to protect tires, batteries, or exteriors from deterioration.Supplemental taskTask 3200Rated by 74 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 15. Lift, position, and remove barricades to open or close parking areas.Supplemental taskTask 3195Rated by 75 people who do the job, July 2015
Where this comes from
Quoted from the U.S. Department of Labor, and credited. Nothing on this page is written by us.
How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 53-6021
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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