Parking Enforcement Workers

Also called: Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO), Ticket Writer,

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:

Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers.
Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance.
Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles.

Arts and Humanities

English language

Safety and Government

public safety and security
law and government

Engineering and Technology

computers and electronics

Education and Training

teaching and course design

Basic Skills

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
talking to others

Social

understanding people's reactions
changing what is done based on other people's actions

Verbal

communicate by speaking
listen and understand what people say

Attention

pay attention to something without being distracted

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

Self Control
Integrity
Independence
Attention to Detail
Stress Tolerance
Dependability

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software

Microsoft Excel

Presentation software

Microsoft PowerPoint

Data base user interface and query software

Complus Data Innovations FastTrack
Vehicle information databases

high school diploma/GED

usually needed

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

$40,920

$26,610

$64,210