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.
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. The role reports a median annual salary of $34,600 in the US and is projected to grow 3% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Entry typically requires a No formal educational credential, and shows moderate AI exposure (0.52 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include law enforcement, road traffic laws, parking regulations, local geography, assist emergency services.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £22,294 a year for Leisure and theme park attendants (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 9267). ONS rates this estimate acceptable: it rests on a small sample, so treat it as a rough guide. 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 “Elementary occupations” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Parking attendants, 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 9. 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
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Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Transportation
- Public Safety and Security
- Mathematics
- Production and Processing
- Education and Training
- Administrative
What you'd actually do
- 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.
- 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.
- Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips.
- Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does Parking attendants 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.
How much does Parking attendants earn?
The median annual salary for Parking attendants in the US is $34,600.
What is the job outlook for Parking attendants?
The role is projected to grow 3% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Current US employment is approximately 135,700 workers.
How do I become parking attendants?
The typical entry education is a No formal educational credential. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Parking attendants need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include law enforcement, road traffic laws, parking regulations, local geography, assist emergency services, comply with legal regulations. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Parking attendants?
Our AI-durability model gives Parking attendants a score of 0.52 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 attendants has low barrier to entry — generally accessible — you can enter with basic credentials and on-the-job learning.