Occupation salary profile

Parking Attendants

SOC 53-6021 BLS OEWS May 2025

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.

National median · BLS
$35,150
▲ +1.59% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
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Average salary · BLS
$34,990
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
137,880
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Pay range for Parking Attendants

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS)
10th — entry pay$27,040
25th$29,960
Median (50th)$35,150
75th$37,670
90th — top pay$44,550

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Parking Attendants

BLS projects employment of parking attendants to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 16,400 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
139,200 → 142,000
+2,800 jobs
Projected change
+2%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
16,400
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Self-employed
0.9% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 2)
Very Little to Some Preparation Needed. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need no formal education →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Parking Attendants

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Speaking3.5
  • Service Orientation3.4
  • Active Listening3.3
  • Social Perceptiveness3.0
  • Critical Thinking2.9
  • Coordination2.8
  • Judgment and Decision Making2.8
  • Mathematics2.8
  • Monitoring2.8
  • Writing2.8
Top knowledge areas
  • Customer and Personal Service3.5
  • English Language3.1
  • Transportation3.0
  • Public Safety and Security2.7
  • Mathematics2.5
  • Production and Processing2.4
  • Education and Training2.3
  • Administrative2.3
Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordCorePark ValetEmail softwarePayment processing softwareSMS Valet

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What parking attendants do

  • 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.
Also called
Parking AttendantParking Lot AttendantValet AttendantValet ParkerHikerParking CashierParking Ramp AttendantValet Parking Attendant
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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.