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.
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. The role reports a median annual salary of $47,150 in the US and is showing modest growth of -2% over the next decade. Entry typically requires a High school diploma or equivalent, and shows moderate AI exposure (0.54 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include Monitoring, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £44,007 a year for Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £35,435 to £54,944 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3319). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Service and sales workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Parking enforcement workers, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 5. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
- Law and Government
- Computers and Electronics
- Education and Training
- Psychology
- Foreign Language
- Transportation
What you'd actually do
- 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.
- Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations.
- Maintain assigned equipment and supplies, such as hand-held citation computers, citation books, rain gear, tire-marking chalk, and street cones.
- Respond to and make radio dispatch calls regarding parking violations and complaints.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does Parking enforcement workers do?
Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.
How much does Parking enforcement workers earn?
The median annual salary for Parking enforcement workers in the US is $47,150.
What is the job outlook for Parking enforcement workers?
The role is showing modest growth of -2% over the next decade. Current US employment is approximately 8,400 workers.
How do I become parking enforcement workers?
The typical entry education is a High school diploma or equivalent. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Parking enforcement workers need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include Monitoring, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Parking enforcement workers?
Our AI-durability model gives Parking enforcement workers a score of 0.54 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Parking enforcement workers has low barrier to entry — generally accessible — you can enter with basic credentials and on-the-job learning.