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Parking Inspector

561913 · Light Next-day ready

Career data Verified

Parking officers issue tickets and fines for illegally parked and unregistered vehicles.

Most common salary $55k – $74k
Upper salary up to $88k
Training No specific training

Description

Patrols assigned areas and issues parking infringement notices to owners of vehicles that are illegally parked.

Typical work tasks

Checks parked cars within an allotted area to establish if a car has been parked illegally or for too long; issues infringement notices and records details of time and location; calls tow trucks to move illegally parked vehicles; reports faulty meters; collects money from parking meters/machines; reports and organises the removal of abandoned vehicles; may give evidence in court if someone appeals the infringement notice.

Typical work environment

  • Constantly works outdoors when inspecting parked vehicles in designated areas.
  • Occasionally works indoors in office environments when completing administrative tasks.
  • When working outdoors is likely to work in all weather conditions.
  • Indoor work areas are adequately heated, ventilated, cleaned and well maintained.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Light physical demand levels.
  • Occasionally sits at a computer workstation.
  • Standing or walking is required constantly to inspect parked vehicles and meters.
  • Stretching and twisting may be required occasionally but is not a significant component of the job.
  • Bending, squatting or crouching will be frequent when marking tyres, checking meters, cars warrants and other details to issue tickets.
  • Repetitive hand and finger movements are frequently to constantly required when recording details into a hand held computer or writing out tickets.
  • Mental skills necessary include a high level of concentration, planning, organisation, writing and communication/listening.
Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): ER nil; parking inspector/warden entered via short OJT, no pre-entry qual or licence stated.

Entry Requirements

Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).

Further Comments

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.