Parking Attendants
Machines can already do 27% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 66%. The job changes before it disappears.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Parking Attendants in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 27% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 0% of them.
- Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2032, and 66% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 137,880 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $35,150 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 81% for contact with people.
- Also called: Hiker, Parking Attendant, Parking Cashier, Parking Lot Attendant.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots | 18% | 20% to 60% | |
| Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints | 12% | 50% to 85% | |
| Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles | 11% | 20% to 60% | |
| 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 | 9% | 30% to 75% | |
| Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs | 8% | 22% to 45% | |
| Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts | 8% | 30% to 75% | |
| Direct motorists to parking areas or parking spaces, using hand signals or flashlights as necessary | 8% | 20% to 60% | |
| Greet customers and open their car doors | 6% | 20% to 60% |
The skills this job runs on
The skills parking attendants use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Parking Attendants?
Machines can do half of its tasks by 2032. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of parking attendants?
Machines can do 27% of the tasks of parking attendants today and 66% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 53-6021.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Parking Attendants: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/parking-attendants/