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Parking Attendants Salary in SD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Parking Attendants in SD have a median annual salary of $34,220, with 240 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $29,870 at the 10th percentile to $40,360 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$34,220

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$16.45

Employment

240

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$29,870
10th
$32,410
25th
$34,220
Median
$39,240
75th
$40,360
90th

Local compared with national

SD

$34,220

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,150

Median annual · 2025

The SD median is 2.6% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $930).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.5
  2. 2.Service OrientationImportance 3.4
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.3
  4. 4.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  6. 6.WritingImportance 2.8
  7. 7.MathematicsImportance 2.8
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 2.8
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 2.8
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.8
  11. 11.Operation and ControlImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • CorePark Valet
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Payment processing software
  • SMS Valet

Common 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.
  • Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized.
  • Call emergency responders or the proper authorities and provide motorist assistance, such as giving directions or helping jump start a stalled vehicle.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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