Parking Enforcement Workers
Parking Control Officer, Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO), Parking Enforcer, Ticket Writer
What they do:
Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.
On the job, you would:
- Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers.
- Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance.
- Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles.
Arts and Humanities
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- talking to others
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Self Control
- Integrity
- Independence
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Dependability
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Complus Data Innovations FastTrack
- Microsoft Access
Presentation software
Spreadsheet software
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high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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