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Parking Enforcement Worker

Parking Enforcement Worker

  • Ideal for those who enjoy maintaining order and ensuring community safety.
  • Play a key role in keeping streets clear and accessible for everyone.
  • Use tech tools to manage parking regulations and enhance urban mobility.
💰 Earn $54K-$80K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
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Overview

Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.

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Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Steady (Staying constant (within 1%))

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

700 Annually

Median Earnings

$66,140 in California
$46,840 Nationally

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Day-to-Day

  • Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers.
  • Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance.
  • Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles.
  • Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations.
  • Maintain assigned equipment and supplies, such as hand-held citation computers, citation books, rain gear, tire-marking chalk, and street cones.

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Service Orientation
  • Speaking

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships

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Parking Enforcement Worker

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