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Parking Attendant

$34,600
median pay per year
full range coming in the next data update

What the job actually is

Park and retrieve vehicles, collect fees, and watch over lots and garages for customers.

Where you work

Garages and parking lots

The hours

Shifts, nights and weekends

By the numbers

May 2024–25 BLS wage data · 2024–34 BLS employment projections.

Median pay
$34,600
per year
What most earn
range coming soon
Openings a year
~18,500
projected, 2024–34
Outlook to 2034
+3%
About average
Working in the U.S.
135,700
people, nationwide

Openings a year counts new jobs plus the ones that open when people retire or move on — a truer picture of your odds than growth alone.

“Median” means half earn more and half earn less. Your city, employer, and years on the job move it a lot — that is what the 10th-to-90th range shows.

How you get in

Typical starting education

No formal credential

Training path: Learn on the job.

License or certification

No license required to start in most places.

You can earn while you train. This field has a genuinely paid pathway in — an apprenticeship, a paid academy, or employer-funded training — so you draw a paycheck instead of taking on debt to learn it.

What it takes

DrivingCustomer serviceCash handlingAttention

The honest take

Low-barrier entry work with steady turnover openings — a first job more than a career.

Standard Occupational Classification 53-6021. Pay, employment, and outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wage survey and 2024–34 employment projections). See something off? Tell us.