Parking Attendants

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: No formal educational credential
Salary
High: $38,760.00
Average: $31,230.00
Hourly
Average: $15.01

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

82% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
76% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
75% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
71% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
67% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
65% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

95% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
78% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

61% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Apply identification labels or tags.
Balance receipts.
Prepare cash for deposit or disbursement.
Collect fares or payment from customers.
Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.
Request emergency personnel.
Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.
Supervise employees.
Prepare employee work schedules.
Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.
Clean facilities or work areas.
Direct vehicle traffic.
Monitor surroundings to detect potential hazards.
Drive passenger vehicles.
Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.
Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
Inspect motor vehicles.
Review customer information.
Assist passengers during vehicle boarding.
Maintain vehicles in good working condition.
Maintain vehicles in good working condition.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

90% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
82% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
81% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
80% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
74% In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
74% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
73% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
72% Spend Time Walking and Running  -  How much does this job require walking and running?
70% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
70% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
69% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
65% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

70% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Getting Started

Education:
61%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
38%
Less than a High School Diploma

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