Parking Attendants
Also called: Parking Attendant, Parking Lot Attendant, Valet Attendant, Valet ParkerPark 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.
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What the data says: AI could halve the time on 2 of its 15 tasks, and jobs are projected to grow 2.0% by 2035. How to think about this →
About this projection
BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”
It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”
On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”
Recent conditions
- In 2024, 6.0% of people in this work were unemployed, against 3.8% across all occupations Census ACS 2024
- From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 7.7 hires for every 10 job openings in other services, which employs about 54% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS
One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.7.7 this industry7.3 all industries
Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates
Tap a state for its figures.
Median pay in every state
| State | Median | Middle half earn | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $30,350 | $23,770 to $32,830 | 1,110 |
| Alaska | $36,580 | $34,720 to $38,130 | 90 |
| Arizona | $34,230 | $31,200 to $36,540 | 3,130 |
| Arkansas | $29,890 | $28,370 to $33,890 | 310 |
| California | $38,060 | $36,660 to $44,560 | 21,290 |
| Colorado | $39,330 | $37,570 to $45,970 | 1,390 |
| Connecticut | $34,360 | $34,010 to $37,120 | 2,240 |
| Delaware | $34,230 | $31,200 to $35,430 | 200 |
| District of Columbia | $37,220 | $36,400 to $37,530 | 1,900 |
| Florida | $29,650 | $28,150 to $34,680 | 17,670 |
| Georgia | $28,960 | $25,550 to $33,090 | 4,660 |
| Hawaii | $33,690 | $29,780 to $38,060 | 1,600 |
| Idaho | $31,990 | $28,430 to $36,150 | 470 |
| Illinois | $36,730 | $33,700 to $39,720 | 5,320 |
| Indiana | $31,360 | $27,970 to $35,820 | 1,930 |
| Iowa | $30,070 | $24,510 to $36,080 | 1,050 |
| Kansas | $30,320 | $27,580 to $39,300 | 90 |
| Kentucky | $31,630 | $28,280 to $35,500 | 1,480 |
| Louisiana | $23,920 | $23,920 to $29,500 | 2,130 |
| Maine | $30,860 | $30,470 to $46,660 | 100 |
| Maryland | $35,210 | $32,010 to $38,800 | 1,530 |
| Massachusetts | $37,360 | $36,180 to $38,500 | 3,330 |
| Michigan | $33,690 | $29,060 to $36,280 | 3,210 |
| Minnesota | $35,250 | $32,260 to $38,090 | 1,470 |
| Mississippi | $26,420 | $22,200 to $33,260 | 320 |
| Missouri | $31,050 | $28,850 to $35,840 | 1,260 |
| Montana | $27,100 | $26,020 to $34,860 | 60 |
| Nebraska | $32,880 | $28,840 to $34,910 | 460 |
| Nevada | $29,750 | $27,010 to $36,810 | 2,660 |
| New Hampshire | $36,010 | $34,380 to $37,800 | 320 |
| New Jersey | $35,100 | $32,740 to $37,150 | 5,110 |
| New Mexico | $30,530 | $28,400 to $34,930 | 420 |
| New York | $35,920 | $35,120 to $36,420 | 12,440 |
| North Carolina | $30,540 | $27,890 to $36,250 | 2,930 |
| North Dakota | $35,550 | $29,310 to $36,520 | 170 |
| Ohio | $30,100 | $29,410 to $34,580 | 3,050 |
| Oklahoma | $27,230 | $18,610 to $30,790 | 870 |
| Oregon | $38,730 | $36,400 to $42,980 | 1,300 |
| Pennsylvania | $31,100 | $28,600 to $36,230 | 4,930 |
| Puerto Rico | $21,840 | $21,840 to $21,840 | 1,030 |
| Rhode Island | $34,390 | $31,200 to $36,870 | 520 |
| South Carolina | $31,490 | $24,240 to $35,530 | 1,300 |
| South Dakota | $34,220 | $32,410 to $39,240 | 240 |
| Tennessee | $30,780 | $27,310 to $35,220 | 2,660 |
| Texas | $31,200 | $29,230 to $35,520 | 12,100 |
| Utah | $34,630 | $29,520 to $37,860 | 710 |
| Vermont | $38,160 | $36,610 to $41,700 | 90 |
| Virginia | $30,110 | $25,880 to $35,090 | 1,830 |
| Washington | $43,180 | $38,110 to $46,410 | 2,860 |
| West Virginia | $30,460 | $27,230 to $34,750 | 150 |
| Wisconsin | $31,270 | $26,480 to $36,370 | 1,290 |
| Wyoming | $35,780 | $26,050 to $39,610 | 110 |
Nationally: $35,150. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this
How AI touches the work
What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.
AI could halve the time on 2 of its 15 tasks
| AI rating | Its main tasks | Share of Claude conversations May 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Not much | Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints. | Not published |
| Not much | Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles. | Not published |
| Not much | Inspect vehicles to detect any damage. | Not published |
| Not much | Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized. | Not published |
| AI + software | Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs. | under 0.01% |
| AI + software | 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. | Not published |
See all 15 tasks
| Not much | Greet customers and open their car doors. | Not published |
| Not much | Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips. | Not published |
| Not much | Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots. | Not published |
| Not much | Call emergency responders or the proper authorities and provide motorist assistance, such as giving directions or helping jump start a stalled vehicle. | Not published |
| Not much | Direct motorists to parking areas or parking spaces, using hand signals or flashlights as necessary. | Not published |
| Not much | Lift, position, and remove barricades to open or close parking areas. | Not published |
| Not much | Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts. | Not published |
| Not much | Escort customers to their vehicles to ensure their safety. | Not published |
| Not much | Perform maintenance on cars in storage to protect tires, batteries, or exteriors from deterioration. | Not published |
Ordered by how important O*NET's respondents rate each task (1 to 5) times the share who say it is part of their job. The ordering is ours. 1 of the 15 have a published share of Claude conversations; “not published” means too few conversations for Anthropic to publish a figure.
Where people already use AI
The tasks above say what AI could speed up. This shows what people are using it for. Its 15 tasks fall under 13 work activities that many occupations share, and Microsoft counted how often each one came up in 200,000 conversations with its Copilot assistant in 2024.
- #11 Provide information to guests, clients, or customers
- #19 Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists
| Work activity | This occupation's tasks under it | People asked AI for help in 10,000 conversations |
AI did it for them in 10,000 conversations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists | |||
| Provide information to guests, clients, or customers | |||
| Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas | |||
| Mark materials or objects for identification | |||
| Notify others of emergencies or problems | |||
| Maintain vehicles in working condition | |||
| Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties | |||
| Operate transportation equipment or vehicles |
Show all 13 activities
| Reconcile financial data | |||
| Inspect vehicles | |||
| Move materials, equipment, or supplies | |||
| Collect fares or payments | |||
| Direct vehicle traffic |
How people in this work use Claude
What people in this work made with Claude % of conversations
- An explanation or answer38%
- Advice or a recommendation28%
- A plan or strategy8%
- Configuration or infrastructure2%
- An academic paper or thesis0%
How they worked with Claude
2% of these conversations were about work. Anthropic Economic Index, May 2026.
How to read this
Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for parking attendants specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.
The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.
More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude
High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs
BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.
Career moves into and out of this occupation
From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.
Where people moved next
of 26,077 moves out
- 1 Security Guards Moderate +0.9% 5%
- 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%
- 3 Retail Salespersons Very high -0.3% 4%
- 4 Customer Service Representatives Very high -5.3% 3%
- 5 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Low +1.8% 3%
Where people moved in from
of 19,063 moves in
- 1 Cashiers High -6.5% 5%
- 2 Retail Salespersons Very high -0.3% 5%
- 3 Customer Service Representatives Very high -5.3% 4%
- 4 Security Guards Moderate +0.9% 4%
- 5 Waiters and Waitresses Moderate +2.0% 4%
Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).
Education and training for the occupation
O*NET survey of workers in this occupation
- 38% less than high school
- 61% high school
- 1% bachelor's
O*NET 31.0 survey of workers in this occupation · 24 people answered.
Census survey (American Community Survey)
- 13% less than high school
- 47% high school
- 24% some college
- 5% associate's
- 9% bachelor's
- 1% master's
- 1% doctorate
Census ACS 2024, all workers in this occupation · 601 people surveyed.
Why the two can differ
O*NET asks about 20 people in each occupation, which makes its shares uncertain, but it reports the exact occupation and counts certificates. The Census survey reaches thousands, but it groups some occupations together and counts degrees only. More in the Guide
Median pay by highest degree full-time, year-round · Census ACS 2024, all workers in this occupation
Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023
92.3% this occupation
45.3% all occupations
| By kind | This occupation | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| a certification | <0.5% | 5.8% |
| an educational certificate | <0.5% | 2.8% |
| a license | not published |
Share of jobs whose employer requires it. BLS doesn't say which credential. How to read this
Look up certifications, training and licenses U.S. Department of Labor
- Certification Finder ↗ certifications CareerOneStop lists for this occupation
- Training Finder ↗ schools and programs, nationwide; narrow the place there
- License Finder ↗ licenses by state
- Apprenticeships: DOL's list of apprenticeable occupations doesn't include this one.
These open in a new tab and send only the occupation's public code. More in the Guide
BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS
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