Valet Attendant job description: duties, skills and qualifications.

Core duties

10

O*NET task statements

O*NET occupation

Parking Attendants

O*NET-SOC 53-6021.00

Preparation

Job Zone 1-2 of 5

very little to some preparation

Typical entry education

No formal educational credential

BLS 2025–35

Median pay

$35,150

BLS May 2025

Data Government data groups this job as Parking Attendants (O*NET-SOC 53-6021.00). O*NET 31.0 lists “Valet Attendant” as a job title for this occupation only (evidence: O*NET's Sample of Reported Titles (titles job holders report), O*NET job-incumbent data and employer job postings). Figures on this page are for that occupation. TryHired has no separate career page for this title yet.

1. Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles. importance 4.5 of 5
2. Inspect vehicles to detect any damage. importance 4.5 of 5
3. Greet customers and open their car doors. importance 4.5 of 5
4. 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. importance 4.4 of 5
5. Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips. importance 4.1 of 5
6. Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints. importance 4.0 of 5
7. Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots. importance 4.0 of 5
8. Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs. importance 4.0 of 5
9. Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized. importance 3.8 of 5
10. Call emergency responders or the proper authorities and provide motorist assistance, such as giving directions or helping jump start a stalled vehicle. importance 3.3 of 5

Work activities O*NET rates most important here: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public, Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates, Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships, Getting Information and Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment.

Also part of the job

Supplemental tasks O*NET lists for this occupation: less central than the core duties above, and not done in every job.

• Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts.
• Direct motorists to parking areas or parking spaces, using hand signals or flashlights as necessary.
• Escort customers to their vehicles to ensure their safety.
• Perform maintenance on cars in storage to protect tires, batteries, or exteriors from deterioration.
• Lift, position, and remove barricades to open or close parking areas.

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, English Language and Transportation.

Software O*NET lists for this occupation: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, CorePark Valet, Payment processing software. These are examples O*NET records for the job, not a list of tools every employer uses or a checklist of what you must know.

• Education: BLS lists no formal educational credential as the typical entry-level education.
• Experience: BLS lists no work experience in a related occupation as typical to enter.
• Training on the job: BLS lists short-term on-the-job training as typical once hired.
• Preparation: O*NET places the job in Job Zone 1-2 of 5 (very little to some preparation). Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
• Licenses and certifications: not listed here. A license is a legal requirement set by a state; a certification is a credential from a private or professional body. Rules vary by state and employer, and a missing entry on this page does not mean none is required: check with your state's licensing board.

Most valet attendants surveyed by O*NET (61%) name a high school diploma or equivalent as the education the job requires.

Job title: Valet Attendant
[Company] · [City, State] · [Full-time or part-time] · [Pay range, where your state requires one]

About the role
[Company] is hiring a Valet Attendant to park vehicles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage.
[One sentence on your team and why this role matters.]

What you will do
- Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.
- Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.
- Greet customers and open their car doors.
- 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.
- Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips.
- Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints.
- Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots.
- Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs.

What we are looking for
- [Education: BLS lists no formal educational credential as typical for this occupation; set the level this role truly needs]
- [Experience: BLS lists no related work experience as typical to enter; set what this role needs]
- Strength in speaking, service orientation and active listening
- Working knowledge of Customer and Personal Service and English Language
- [Software your team uses, e.g. Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Office software]
- [Any license or certification your state or company requires]

[Schedule, benefits and how to apply]

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For Parking Attendants, the median annual wage was $35,150 in May 2025. The median hourly wage was $16.90. BLS estimates about 137,880 jobs in this occupation in the U.S.

BLS projects employment of Parking Attendants to grow 2.0% from 2025 to 2035, with about 16,400 openings a year over that period, including openings to replace workers who leave.

• Read a real valet attendant posting next to the core duties above. Duties it repeats, such as “Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver…”, tell you what that employer weighs most; anything it adds is specific to that team.
• Tailor your resume to the posting, not to this page: describe only valet attendant work you have actually done, with your own results.
• Prepare a story for each of the top-rated skills (speaking and service orientation): a real situation, what you did and what changed.