Parking Lot Attendants Go Back to List Park vehicles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May collect fee.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Electronic mail software

Tasks
	Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.
	Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized.
	Direct motorists to parking areas or parking spaces, using hand signals or flashlights as necessary.
	Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts.
	Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots.
	Greet customers and open their car doors.
	Lift, position, and remove barricades to open or close parking areas.
	Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.
	Review motorists' identification before allowing them to enter parking facilities.
	Escort customers to their vehicles to ensure their safety.

Skills
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
	Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Knowledge
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $35,226.00 $16.94  $15.37  $15.49 - $17.56  Bridgeport/Stamford $36,869.00 $17.72  $16.55  $16.83 - $18.05  Danbury $34,222.00 $16.45  $15.67  $15.71 - $17.13  Hartford $33,940.00 $16.31  $15.44  $15.49 - $15.79  New Haven $35,467.00 $17.05  $15.77  $15.92 - $17.43  New London/Norwich $36,451.00 $17.52  $15.03  $15.61 - $18.72  Waterbury $36,566.00 $17.58  $15.63  $15.59 - $18.10

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   166   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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