53-6021.00 · Task explorer
Parking Attendants: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
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.
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This source lists 15 tasks, including 10 marked Core and 5 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 07/2015.
15 tasks shown
Core · Task 3187 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.
Core · Task 3196 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.
Core · Task 3192 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Greet customers and open their car doors.
Core · Task 20835 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
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.
Core · Task 20836 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips.
Core · Task 20837 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints.
Core · Task 3191 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots.
Core · Task 20838 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs.
Core · Task 3188 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized.
Core · Task 20839 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Call emergency responders or the proper authorities and provide motorist assistance, such as giving directions or helping jump start a stalled vehicle.
Supplemental · Task 3190 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts.
Supplemental · Task 3189 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Direct motorists to parking areas or parking spaces, using hand signals or flashlights as necessary.
Supplemental · Task 3198 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Escort customers to their vehicles to ensure their safety.
Supplemental · Task 3200 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Perform maintenance on cars in storage to protect tires, batteries, or exteriors from deterioration.
Supplemental · Task 3195 · 07/2015 · Incumbent
Lift, position, and remove barricades to open or close parking areas.
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