Valet driver vs car jockey

The differences between valet drivers 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 $30,637 average annual salary of a valet driver.

The top three skills for a valet driver include patients, reservations and manual transmission. The most important skills for a car jockey are customer vehicles, , and .

Valet driver vs car jockey overview

	Valet Driver	Car Jockey
Yearly salary	$30,637	$39,102
Hourly rate	$14.73	$18.80
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	139,213	7,967
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Valet driver vs car jockey salary

Valet drivers and car jockeys have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Valet Driver	Car Jockey
Average salary	$30,637	$39,102
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $41,000	Between $29,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	-
Highest paying state	Vermont	-
Best paying company	Erickson Senior Living	-
Best paying industry	Internet	-

Differences between valet driver and car jockey education

There are a few differences between a valet driver and a car jockey in terms of educational background:

	Valet Driver	Car Jockey
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Valet driver vs car jockey demographics

Here are the differences between valet drivers' and car jockeys' demographics:

	Valet Driver	Car Jockey
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%	Male, 97.7% Female, 2.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 7.7% White, 53.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 valet driver and car jockey duties and responsibilities

Valet driver example responsibilities.

Park and retrieve patients vehicles-Assist patients in/out of hospital-Ensure superior customer service
Create and book reservations per day.
Arrange conference, meeting, or travel reservations for office personnel.
Learned leadership skills, and how to help out a team of valet.
Ascertain the cleanliness and maintenance of parking areas to ensure both guest and vehicle safety.
Pull there wheelchairs and walkers out.Run and retrieve their car in a timely and sufficient manner.

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.

Valet driver vs car jockey skills

Common valet driver skills

Patients, 25%
Reservations, 21%
Manual Transmission, 14%
Wheel Chair, 10%
Retrieve Guest Vehicles, 6%
Vehicle Damage, 6%

Common car jockey skills

Customer Vehicles, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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