Parking Enforcement Worker

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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

⏱️ 6–12 MONTH TRAINING

📈 -0.4% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

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

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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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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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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Pathways to this Career

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Strategic Employment

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Vocational School

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🎓 Skills-Focused

⏱️ FINISH IN 6 months - 2 years

Workforce Development Program

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⏱️ FINISH IN 6 months - 2 years

Apprenticeship

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⏱️ FINISH IN 2-5 years