Parking Lot Attendants - 53-6021.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Park automobiles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May collect fee.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Lot Attendant
  • Parking Lot Signaler
  • Parking-Lot Attendant

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Calculate parking charges, and collect fees from customers.
  • Direct motorists to parking areas or parking spaces, using hand signals or flashlights as necessary.
  • Escort customers to their vehicles in order to ensure their safety.
  • Greet customers and open their car doors.
  • Inspect vehicles in order to detect any damage.
  • Issue ticket stubs, or place numbered tags on windshields, and give customers matching tags for locating parked vehicles.
  • Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized.
  • Lift, position, and remove barricades in order to open or close parking areas.
  • Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots.
  • Patrol parking areas in order to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts.
  • Perform maintenance on cars in storage in order to protect tires, batteries, and exteriors from deterioration.
  • Review motorists' identification before allowing them to enter parking facilities.
  • Service vehicles with gas, oil, and water.
  • Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.

Detailed Work Activities

  • collect payment
  • drive automobile, van, or light truck
  • examine vehicle to detect malfunctions, damage, or maintenance needed
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • patrol or guard area or premises
  • provide customer service
  • service vehicle with water, fuel, or oil