Parking Attendants — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$35,150
United States, 2025
Employment
137,880
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 53-6021.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots.
- Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$29,960
75th percentile
$37,670
90th percentile
$44,550
Most important skills
- Speaking3.5
- Service Orientation3.4
- Active Listening3.3
- Social Perceptiveness3.0
- Critical Thinking2.9
- Judgment and Decision Making2.8
- Writing2.8
- Mathematics2.8
- Monitoring2.8
- Coordination2.8
- Operation and Control2.6
- Reading Comprehension2.5
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 4 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
4
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.3 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Service Orientation | 3.4 | 2.5 | Not selected | 2.5 |
| Speaking | 3.5 | 2.4 | Not selected | 2.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 2.4 | Not selected | 2.4 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Parking AttendantsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, CO | $47,320 | 150 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $45,030 | 650 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $44,480 | 3,470 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $43,790 | 2,230 | 2025 |
| WA | $43,180 | 2,860 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $39,520 | 30 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $39,480 | 990 | 2025 |
| CO | $39,330 | 1,390 | 2025 |
| OR | $38,730 | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $38,620 | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $38,520 | 170 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $38,480 | 250 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $38,430 | 40 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | $38,340 | 50 | 2025 |
| VT | $38,160 | 90 | 2025 |
| CA | $38,060 | 21,290 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $37,960 | 3,220 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $37,810 | 4,450 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $37,770 | 70 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | $37,710 | 260 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.