Parking lot attendants

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2020 Workforce

83.1k

Average Age

37.1

Estimated Job Growth

7.21%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$22,693

Average Male Salary

$23,327

Average Female Salary

$18,492

About

Parking lot attendants are most often employed by the Other personal services industry. The average yearly wage for Parking lot attendants was $22,693 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Parking lot attendants by wage are Personal care aides, Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks, and Laundry & drycleaning workers.

Parking lot attendants are part of the Transportation Occupations, along with Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Flight attendants, Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Parking lot attendants are Washington Heights, Inwood & Marble Hill PUMA, NY, LA City (South Central/Westmont) PUMA, CA, and North Miami City (Southwest) & Golden Glades (West) PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Parking lot attendants are North Miami City (Southwest) & Golden Glades (West) PUMA, FL, LA City (Central/Univ. of Southern California & Exposition Park) PUMA, CA, and Washington Heights, Inwood & Marble Hill PUMA, NY.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Parking lot attendants and on wages and locations for those in the field. Other personal services is the industry that employs the most Parking lot attendants, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Parking lot attendants, by average wage, is Truck transportation. Parking lot attendants are paid most in Malden & Medford Cities PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in North Miami City (Southwest) & Golden Glades (West) PUMA, FL.

Yearly Wage

$22,693

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,209

In 2020, Parking lot attendants earned an average of $22,693, $33,261 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Personal care aides make somewhat more than Parking lot attendants while Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Parking lot attendants as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.406

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Parking lot attendants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.406, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Parking lot attendants (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Parking lot attendants.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Parking lot attendants

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Parking lot attendants.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Parking lot attendants, by number of employees, are Other personal services, Car Dealers, Traveler accommodation, Amusement & Recreation, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Restaurants & Food Services, Automotive equipment rental & leasing, Building material & supplies dealers, Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies merchant wholesalers, and Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Parking lot attendants, by average wage, are Truck transportation, Motion pictures & video industries, and Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers.

Industries by Share

83.1k

2020 Workforce

± 7,077

−3.9%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.4%

The number of people employed as Parking lot attendants has been declining at a rate of −3.9%, from 86,501 people in 2019 to 83,130 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Parking lot attendants employed by various industries. Other personal services employs the largest share of Parking lot attendants at 51.7%, followed by Car Dealers with 8.84% and Traveler accommodation with 6.37%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Parking lot attendants in the US. The average age of male Parking lot attendants in the workforce is 36.9 and of female Parking lot attendants is 38.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Parking lot attendants is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

72.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,597

10.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,563

86.9% of Parking lot attendants are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Parking lot attendants.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Parking lot attendants

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

36% of Parking lot attendants are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 23% of Parking lot attendants, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Parking lot attendants.

Age by Sex

36.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.51

38.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.73

The median age of Parking lot attendants is 37.1, and Male employees are generally 1.63 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Parking lot attendants from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Parking lot attendants is Business but a relatively high number of Parking lot attendants hold a major in Theology.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Parking lot attendants from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Parking lot attendants need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Service Orientation, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Parking lot attendants need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Mathematics, and Operation and Control.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Parking Attendants from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Parking Attendants are expected to see a growth of 7.21% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Parking Attendants.

7.21%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Parking Attendants. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.