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Parking Attendant Workplace Records
Parking work may involve receiving a vehicle, tagging keys and delivering it to another person. A workplace concern about damage or a missing item needs that sequence rather than an assumption based on who last handled the keys. Describe your assignment and the employer’s response in a private employment timeline.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Custody sequence
List the roles involved in receiving, moving and returning the vehicle without identifying it.
Management account
Record the explanation you received and distinguish it from conditions you directly observed.
Pay question
Pair your own compensation entry with the applicable terms and clarification response.
Start with the work you actually do
Park 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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Parking Attendants (53-6021.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.Source task 3187 · updated 07/2015
- Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.Source task 3196 · updated 07/2015
- Greet customers and open their car doors.Source task 3192 · updated 07/2015
- 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.Source task 20835 · updated 07/2015
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Parking Attendants (SOC 53-6021). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $11.43 | $14.59 | $15.79 | $30,350 |
| Alaska | $16.69 | $17.59 | $18.33 | $36,580 |
| Arizona | $15.00 | $16.46 | $17.57 | $34,230 |
| Arkansas | $13.64 | $14.37 | $16.29 | $29,890 |
| Connecticut | $16.35 | $16.52 | $17.85 | $34,360 |
| Delaware | $15.00 | $16.46 | $17.03 | $34,230 |
| Florida | $13.53 | $14.26 | $16.67 | $29,650 |
| Georgia | $12.29 | $13.93 | $15.91 | $28,960 |
| Hawaii | $14.32 | $16.20 | $18.30 | $33,690 |
| Idaho | $13.67 | $15.38 | $17.38 | $31,990 |
| Indiana | $13.45 | $15.08 | $17.22 | $31,360 |
| Iowa | $11.78 | $14.46 | $17.35 | $30,070 |
| Kansas | $13.26 | $14.58 | $18.90 | $30,320 |
| Kentucky | $13.60 | $15.21 | $17.07 | $31,630 |
| Louisiana | $11.50 | $11.50 | $14.18 | $23,920 |
| Maine | $14.65 | $14.84 | $22.43 | $30,860 |
| Michigan | $13.97 | $16.20 | $17.44 | $33,690 |
| Minnesota | $15.51 | $16.95 | $18.31 | $35,250 |
| Mississippi | $10.67 | $12.70 | $15.99 | $26,420 |
| Missouri | $13.87 | $14.93 | $17.23 | $31,050 |
| Montana | $12.51 | $13.03 | $16.76 | $27,100 |
| Nebraska | $13.86 | $15.81 | $16.78 | $32,880 |
| New Hampshire | $16.53 | $17.31 | $18.17 | $36,010 |
| New Mexico | $13.65 | $14.68 | $16.79 | $30,530 |
| New York | $16.89 | $17.27 | $17.51 | $35,920 |
| North Carolina | $13.41 | $14.68 | $17.43 | $30,540 |
| North Dakota | $14.09 | $17.09 | $17.56 | $35,550 |
| Ohio | $14.14 | $14.47 | $16.62 | $30,100 |
| Oklahoma | $8.95 | $13.09 | $14.80 | $27,230 |
| Pennsylvania | $13.75 | $14.95 | $17.42 | $31,100 |
| Rhode Island | $15.00 | $16.54 | $17.73 | $34,390 |
| South Dakota | $15.58 | $16.45 | $18.86 | $34,220 |
| Tennessee | $13.13 | $14.80 | $16.93 | $30,780 |
| Texas | $14.06 | $15.00 | $17.08 | $31,200 |
| Utah | $14.19 | $16.65 | $18.20 | $34,630 |
| Vermont | $17.60 | $18.35 | $20.05 | $38,160 |
| Virginia | $12.44 | $14.48 | $16.87 | $30,110 |
| West Virginia | $13.09 | $14.64 | $16.71 | $30,460 |
| Wisconsin | $12.73 | $15.03 | $17.49 | $31,270 |
| Wyoming | $12.52 | $17.20 | $19.04 | $35,780 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace custody and observed condition
Record when responsibility passed to you and when it passed onward, using roles and general locations. Distinguish damage you personally noticed from an allegation reported later. Note whether you observed an inspection, but do not recreate a handoff or enter a vehicle to investigate.
Connect shifts and payment questions
Keep your own schedule, pay statement and any tip or fee-distribution terms provided to you. Identify the specific entry you want explained. Note required preparation or closing duties without assuming parking-ticket timestamps represent the full period you worked.
Protect vehicles and access information
Do not retain license plates, key-tag images, customer payment details or garage security records. Identify relevant inspection or handoff-record types for review. Keep your own warning and response alongside the incident chronology, leaving vehicle and customer records in authorized systems.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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