Parking lot attendant vs car jockey

The differences between parking lot attendants and car jockeys can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a car jockey has an average salary of $39,102, which is higher than the $29,699 average annual salary of a parking lot attendant.

The top three skills for a parking lot attendant include patrol, hand signals and vehicle damage. The most important skills for a car jockey are customer vehicles, , and .

Parking lot attendant vs car jockey overview

	Parking Lot Attendant	Car Jockey
Yearly salary	$29,699	$39,102
Hourly rate	$14.28	$18.80
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	49,080	7,967
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Parking lot attendant vs car jockey salary

Parking lot attendants and car jockeys have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Parking Lot Attendant	Car Jockey
Average salary	$29,699	$39,102
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $39,000	Between $29,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	Saratoga Springs, NY	-
Highest paying state	Vermont	-
Best paying company	Meijer	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between parking lot attendant and car jockey education

There are a few differences between a parking lot attendant and a car jockey in terms of educational background:

	Parking Lot Attendant	Car Jockey
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Parking lot attendant vs car jockey demographics

Here are the differences between parking lot attendants' and car jockeys' demographics:

	Parking Lot Attendant	Car Jockey
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 74.7% Female, 25.3%	Male, 97.7% Female, 2.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 8.1% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 18.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.9% Asian, 8.1% White, 43.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between parking lot attendant and car jockey duties and responsibilities

Parking lot attendant example responsibilities.

Manage access to the VIP lot -coordinate staff placement -work as a group to efficiently direct large flows of traffic
Maintain cleanliness of equipment and floor adhering to sanitation regulations.
Provide 5-star service to ensure positive first and last impression for the guests of various fine dining restaurants and VIP events.
Perform PDI's to new inventory vehicles.
Put all new vehicles through PDI and handle new car paperwork.
Maintain the lot at home depot.

Car jockey example responsibilities.

Manage stock of the vehicles; document vehicle locations and individual VIN numbers.
Check cars in as writing down customer information such as name, vin number on car and miles.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles.

Parking lot attendant vs car jockey skills

Common parking lot attendant skills

Patrol, 28%
Hand Signals, 7%
Vehicle Damage, 7%
Space Usage, 7%
Car Doors, 6%
Cleanliness, 5%

Common car jockey skills

Customer Vehicles, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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