Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.
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Licensing, certifications and working conditions
State licensing. CareerOneStop's licensing data records no state license for Parking Enforcement Workers, which usually means it is not a licensed occupation. Requirements can still vary by employer and state.
Sources: CareerOneStop (licenses and certifications), part of the CareerOneStop suite of web products, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (working conditions, wages). MajorPays has reorganized this information; these agencies have not approved or endorsed it. See it interactively, with state-by-state detail →
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Where the jobs are, and what they pay by industry. Nationwide, the industries that employ the most parking enforcement workers are Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (86% of the jobs counted, median pay $47,320), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (9% of the jobs counted, median pay $42,490), State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (2% of the jobs counted, median pay $70,920), Other Personal Services (2% of the jobs counted, median pay $38,680) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Among large industries, the highest median pay is in Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals ($47,320), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools ($42,490). Pay differs by industry for many reasons, including the mix of jobs and where employers are located.
Injury and illness rates. For the broader group "Law enforcement workers", which includes this career (BLS did not publish enough cases for this exact occupation), employers reported 414.6 nonfatal injury and illness cases with days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers, compared with 94.6 for all U.S. workers; the median case kept the worker away 10 days (all workers: 8) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023-2024). Rates reflect the work setting as well as the occupation.
Union membership. In the broad group "Protective service", which includes this career, 31.3% of wage and salary workers belong to a union (all U.S. workers: 10.0%); median weekly pay is $1,728 for union members and $1,011 for workers not in a union (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2025). This is a group figure, not specific to parking enforcement workers.
Employer benefits. In the broad group "Service", which includes this career, 52% of civilian workers had access to an employer retirement plan, 51% had access to employer medical care benefits, and 70% had paid sick leave, 60% paid vacation and 59% paid holidays (all civilian workers: 75%, 74%, 83%, 77% and 79%) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, March 2026). This is a group figure, not specific to parking enforcement workers, and having access to a benefit does not mean every worker uses it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has not endorsed this presentation. Employers spent about $27.17 per hour worked on total compensation for the occupational group "Service" in June 2026 ($19.59 in wages and salaries and $7.58 in benefits, 27.9% of the total; all civilian workers: $49.46, with 31.6% in benefits) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).
Related careers. O*NET lists these occupations as similar to parking enforcement workers in the work done and the skills used: Parking Attendants, Security Guards, Transit and Railroad Police, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, Highway Maintenance Workers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 PUMS (MajorPays' own estimates from the survey; Census is credited as the source of the original data and has not endorsed them); BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; BLS Current Population Survey; BLS National Compensation Survey (employee benefits); HRSA National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (LCA disclosure data, FY2025). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; these agencies have not approved or endorsed them. See it interactively →