Parking Attendants

realistic interests inspect vehicle greet customers issue tickets personal service parking lot information park handle cash collect fees

Parking Attendant, Parking Lot Attendant, Valet Attendant, Valet Parker

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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 Hot Technology

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel Hot Technology

Point of sale POS software

  • CorePark Valet
  • SMS Valet

Education

high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Salary:

$32,840
$22,890
$40,500
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