Parking Enforcement Workers

What Does a Parking Enforcement Workers Do?

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

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers.
• 2Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance.
• 3Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles.
• 4Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations.
• 5Maintain assigned equipment and supplies, such as hand-held citation computers, citation books, rain gear, tire-marking chalk, and street cones.
• 6Respond to and make radio dispatch calls regarding parking violations and complaints.
• 7Maintain close communications with dispatching personnel, using two-way radios or cell phones.
• 8Perform simple vehicle maintenance procedures, such as checking oil and gas, and report mechanical problems to supervisors.

Required Skills

• Complus Data Innovations FastTrack
• Integrated Parking Solutions MApp
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Word
• Ticket issuing software

Parking Enforcement Workers Salary