Parking Attendants
Official O*NET title: Parking Attendants (53-6021.00)
Also called: hiker, parking attendant, parking cashier, parking lot attendant, parking ramp attendant
Do you do this at work?
Answer each card — it takes about a minute.
Do you do this at work?
Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints
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How AI is changing parking attendants work
2 of 10 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 20%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Provide customer assistance and information (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Inspect vehicles to detect any damage (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Greet customers and open their car doors (main task) — no recorded AI use
- 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 (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Perform cash handling tasks (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Keep parking areas clean and orderly to make sure that space usage is maximized (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Call emergency responders or the proper authorities and provide motorist assistance (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts — no recorded AI use
- Direct motorists to parking areas or parking spaces, using hand signals or flashlights as necessary — no recorded AI use
- Escort customers to their vehicles to make sure their safety — no recorded AI use
- Perform maintenance on cars in storage to protect tires, batteries, or exteriors from deterioration — no recorded AI use
- Lift, position, and remove barricades to open or close parking areas — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints”. Try the prompt for: “Provide customer assistance and information”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and parking attendants
Will AI replace parking attendants?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 2 of the 10 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Green rating (little AI use yet). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 13 of the 15 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which parking attendant tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints; provide customer assistance and information.
Which parking attendant tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: 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. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 47% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a parking attendant start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Parking Attendants ranks #358 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #5 of 18 in Transport & Marine.
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