Parking Attendants
Parking Attendant, Parking Lot Attendant, Valet Attendant, Valet Parker
What they 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.
On the job, you would:
- Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.
- Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.
- Greet customers and open their car doors.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Abilities
Spatial
- know where things are around you
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Independence
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Point of sale POS software
- CorePark Valet
- SMS Valet
Education
Education: (rated 2 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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