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How exposed to AI is a Parking Enforcement Worker?

Of the 23 tasks O*NET lists for parking enforcement workers, 2 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 12 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Parking Control OfficerParking Enforcement Officer (PEO)Parking Enforcement TechnicianParking EnforcerParking OfficerParking Regulation Enforcement OfficerParking TechnicianTicket Writer
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
23
tasks rated for this occupation
1%
hold a degree, from a survey of 28
7k
people do this job in the US
13 of 26
least protected in protective services

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

2
  • Respond to and make radio dispatch calls regarding parking violations and complaints
  • Maintain close communications with dispatching personnel, using two-way radios or cell phones

Only with software built on top

9
  • Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers
  • Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance
  • Perform simple vehicle maintenance procedures, such as checking oil and gas, and report mechanical problems to supervisors
  • Observe and report hazardous conditions, such as missing traffic signals or signs, and street markings that need to be repainted
  • Identify vehicles in violation of parking codes, checking with dispatchers when necessary to confirm identities or to determine whether vehicles need to be booted or towed
  • Make arrangements for illegally parked or abandoned vehicles to be towed, and direct tow-truck drivers to the correct vehicles
  • Provide information to the public regarding parking regulations and facilities, and the location of streets, buildings and points of interest
  • Prepare and maintain required records, including logs of parking enforcement activities, and records of contested citations
  • Mark tires of parked vehicles with chalk and record time of marking, and return at regular intervals to ensure that parking time limits are not exceeded

Cannot be sped up

12
  • Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles
  • Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations
  • Maintain assigned equipment and supplies, such as hand-held citation computers, citation books, rain gear, tire-marking chalk, and street cones
  • Train new or temporary staff
  • Investigate and answer complaints regarding contested parking citations, determining their validity and routing them appropriately
  • Perform traffic control duties such as setting up barricades and temporary signs, placing bags on parking meters to limit their use, or directing traffic
  • Locate lost, stolen, and counterfeit parking permits, and take necessary enforcement action
  • Collect coins deposited in meters
  • Wind parking meter clocks
  • Provide assistance to motorists needing help with problems, such as flat tires, keys locked in cars, or dead batteries
  • Assign and review the work of subordinates
  • Remove handbills within patrol areas
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.