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Also called attendant, auto lot attendant, automotive lot attendant and car lot attendant.
$35,150
Median pay a year
137,880
People do this work
6
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Parking Attendant
Summary
Parking attendant parking vehicles and issuing tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage, while explaining charges, collecting fees, and keeping the area clean and safe
Experience
Parking Attendant
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Took numbered tags from customers, located vehicles, and delivered vehicles
Issued ticket stubs or placed numbered tags on windshields and gave customers matching tags
Explained and calculated parking charges, collected fees, and responded to customer complaints
Parked and retrieved automobiles for customers in parking lots and storage garages
Patrolled parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and thefts
Kept parking areas clean and orderly to maximize space usage
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Took tags from customersFound and delivered vehiclesGreeted customers and opened doorsIssued ticket stubs and tagsHandled cash and made changeExplained parking fees to customers
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Took numbered tags from customers and located and delivered vehicles.
Greeted customers and opened car doors, providing a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
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Took numbered tags from customers and located and delivered vehicles several times each shift
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Several times each shiftA few every hourMost of the day
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Greeted customers and opened car doors, providing a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
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Customers felt more comfortable and valuedIt made waiting times feel shorterCustomers left with a positive impression
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Assisting customers
Monitoring surroundings
Applying identification labels
Inspecting motor vehicles
Balancing receipts
Preparing cash for deposits
Cleaning work areas
Moving supplies
Directing vehicle traffic
Driving passenger vehicles
Maintaining vehicles in good condition
Requesting emergency personnel
The work itself
What a Parking Attendant does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Parking Attendant make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$29,960
Median
$35,150
75th percentile
$37,670
About 137,880 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$34,720
$36,580
$38,130
AL
$23,770
$30,350
$32,830
AR
$28,370
$29,890
$33,890
AZ
$31,200
$34,230
$36,540
CA
$36,660
$38,060
$44,560
CO
$37,570
$39,330
$45,970
CT
$34,010
$34,360
$37,120
DC
$36,400
$37,220
$37,530
DE
$31,200
$34,230
$35,430
FL
$28,150
$29,650
$34,680
GA
$25,550
$28,960
$33,090
HI
$29,780
$33,690
$38,060
IA
$24,510
$30,070
$36,080
ID
$28,430
$31,990
$36,150
IL
$33,700
$36,730
$39,720
IN
$27,970
$31,360
$35,820
KS
$27,580
$30,320
$39,300
KY
$28,280
$31,630
$35,500
LA
$23,920
$23,920
$29,500
MA
$36,180
$37,360
$38,500
MD
$32,010
$35,210
$38,800
ME
$30,470
$30,860
$46,660
MI
$29,060
$33,690
$36,280
MN
$32,260
$35,250
$38,090
MO
$28,850
$31,050
$35,840
MS
$22,200
$26,420
$33,260
MT
$26,020
$27,100
$34,860
NC
$27,890
$30,540
$36,250
ND
$29,310
$35,550
$36,520
NE
$28,840
$32,880
$34,910
NH
$34,380
$36,010
$37,800
NJ
$32,740
$35,100
$37,150
NM
$28,400
$30,530
$34,930
NV
$27,010
$29,750
$36,810
NY
$35,120
$35,920
$36,420
OH
$29,410
$30,100
$34,580
OK
$18,610
$27,230
$30,790
OR
$36,400
$38,730
$42,980
PA
$28,600
$31,100
$36,230
PR
$21,840
$21,840
$21,840
RI
$31,200
$34,390
$36,870
SC
$24,240
$31,490
$35,530
SD
$32,410
$34,220
$39,240
TN
$27,310
$30,780
$35,220
TX
$29,230
$31,200
$35,520
UT
$29,520
$34,630
$37,860
VA
$25,880
$30,110
$35,090
VT
$36,610
$38,160
$41,700
WA
$38,110
$43,180
$46,410
WI
$26,480
$31,270
$36,370
WV
$27,230
$30,460
$34,750
WY
$26,050
$35,780
$39,610
Other names
Other names for this job
attendant, auto lot attendant, automotive lot attendant, car lot attendant, customer service attendant, hospital valet attendant, hotel valet attendant, lot attendant, night attendant, outside service attendant, parking lot attendant, parking ramp attendant.
More names for this work
service attendant, service lot attendant, valet attendant, valet parking attendant, auto hiker, auto parker, auto porter, automobile relocation engineer, automotive porter, car chaser, car hiker, car hop, car hopper, car hostler, car jockey, car parker, car runner, car shagger, hiker, hotel valet driver, lot porter, parking cashier, parking lot laborer, parking lot signaler, parking lot spotter, ramp jockey, service valet, truck spotter, utility clerk, valet, valet driver, valet parker, valet runner.
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This page is about the occupation Parking Attendants. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.