Parking Lot Attendants
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Job description
These individuals manage outdoor and underground parking lots. They control the entry and exit of vehicles. They collect payments and issue parking stubs. They set up equipment to control the flow of traffic. They work in public or private parking facilities.
Environment
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
- Odours
- Nontoxic dust
- Humidity
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Welcome clients and provide them with information.
- Patrol the parking lots for verification and monitoring purposes.
- Direct clients to available parking spaces.
- Ensure the cleanliness of the pay station or parking booth.
- Manage monthly parking space rental agreements.
- Park or move vehicles as needed.
Training and requirements
Formation
Sometimes required
- A valid driver’s licence may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Service oriented
- Oral expression
- Coordination
- Social perception
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Operations and control
- Equipment selection
- Information processing
- Equipment maintenance
- Monitoring operations
- Repair
- Operation analysis
- System analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
Abilities
- Verbal skills
- Oral comprehension
- Near vision
- Speech clarity
- Written comprehension
- Basic numeracy
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
- Time sharing
- Reaction time
- Memorization
- Depth perception
- Spatial orientation
- Peripheral vision
- Response orientation
- Information processing speed
- Control accuracy
- Sound origin identification
- Hearing sensitivity
- Information organization
- Wrist-finger speed
- Auditory attention
- Night vision
- Written expression
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Sense of observation
- Spoken bilingualism (French and English)
- Tolerance to routine work
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Work in sales or client service
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Other service support occupations (CNP 65329)
Skill type
Sales and service
Last update: January 29, 2026
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