Will AI replace Parking Attendants?

No exposure score can predict whether AI will replace this role. The 49/100 score means our current model estimates elevated task exposure from the sources listed on this page. It does not predict an employer decision, headcount, or an individual outcome. The task map below shows the work assessed and where human judgment remains important.

Early-career context (study ages 22-25)

This role's task mix is automation-heavy, but it sits in the Elevated exposure band rather than our highest-exposure bands. That is only a partial match to the study's cohort, so the headline figure is context rather than a direct forecast for this role.

The November 2025 revision reports a 16% relative employment decline for workers ages 22-25 in the most AI-exposed U.S. occupations, after firm-level controls, relative to workers in less-exposed fields and more experienced workers in the same occupations.

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Canaries in the Coal Mine - November 2025 revision

This is group-level U.S. payroll evidence, not a personal forecast. The authors do not claim that AI alone caused the change, and this context does not alter the exposure score.

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Role snapshot

What this role usually involves

O*NET 29.1 exact occupation

Park vehicles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May park or tend vehicles in environments such as a car dealership or rental car facility. May collect fee.

Common titles

Parking AttendantParking Lot AttendantValet AttendantValet ParkerHikerParking Cashier

O*NET job-zone preparation

Job Zone 2 · Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.

Broad guidance for this preparation level; exact requirements vary by role and employer.

Skills and knowledge

SpeakingService OrientationSocial PerceptivenessCritical ThinkingCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish Language

Work context

Frequent contact with othersConsequence of errorIndoor controlled settingRepeating tasks

Source: O*NET 29.1 exact occupation - Parking Attendants, SOC 53-6021.00. Context describes the role; the AI-exposure score remains a separate task-exposure estimate.

Parking Attendants tasks, by AI exposure

We analyzed all 15 Parking Attendants tasks - 9 automatable and 6 augmentable. The full task map - every task with exactly what to do about each - is in your Career Report.

Adjacent career paths

Relatedness shows how reachable a move may be. A path is labeled lower exposure only when its score is at least 6 points lower; every row shows the measured difference.

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