Occupation
Parking Enforcement Workers
Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.
$46,730 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 33-3041.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers.
- 02Maintain close communications with dispatching personnel, using two-way radios or cell phones.
- 03Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance.
- 04Identify vehicles in violation of parking codes, checking with dispatchers when necessary to confirm identities or to determine whether vehicles need to be booted or towed.
- 05Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles.
- 06Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations.
- 07Locate lost, stolen, and counterfeit parking permits, and take necessary enforcement action.
- 08Provide assistance to motorists needing help with problems, such as flat tires, keys locked in cars, or dead batteries.
- 09Respond to and make radio dispatch calls regarding parking violations and complaints.
- 10Provide information to the public regarding parking regulations and facilities, and the location of streets, buildings and points of interest.
- 11Make arrangements for illegally parked or abandoned vehicles to be towed, and direct tow-truck drivers to the correct vehicles.
- 12Observe and report hazardous conditions, such as missing traffic signals or signs, and street markings that need to be repainted.
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What the posting will be called
Parking Control OfficerParking Enforcement Officer (PEO)Parking EnforcerTicket WriterMeter MaidParking Enforcement Technician (Parking Enforcement Tech)Parking OfficerParking PatrollerParking Regulation Enforcement OfficerParking Technician (Parking Tech)
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Knowledge the job leans on
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Skills that carry over from service
Social PerceptivenessTime ManagementService OrientationCoordinationComplex Problem SolvingNegotiationPersuasionJudgment and Decision Making