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Car park management personnel

How to become a Car Park Attendant

Also called: Pay-and-display car park attendant, Car park caretaker, Parking attendant, Parking marshal

Manages vehicles coming in, going out and parking in a car park and keeps users' cars safe.

Main tasks

Workers in this job say high school is common. From job tag's survey of people in each job, who could give several answers. It shows what workers see as common, not how many workers hold each level.

How to become one

Few school leavers are hired. Almost all staff join mid-career, and many are middle-aged and older men. No particular qualifications or experience are needed, but a driving licence is often required. You need to work briskly so customers do not have to wait and to guide vehicles safely and reliably. When you first start, an experienced attendant usually works beside you for about two weeks while you learn to handle arrivals, guiding, machine operation and other tasks on the job, and then you are left to do the work yourself. As well as being employed directly by car park owners, people are employed by car park management or building maintenance companies. They may then be sent to work at car parks attached to supermarkets, department stores, hotels, amusement parks and office buildings, or at public car parks.

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How do I become a Car Park Attendant?

Few school leavers are hired. Almost all staff join mid-career, and many are middle-aged and older men. No particular qualifications or experience are needed, but a driving licence is often required. You need to work briskly so customers do not have to wait and to guide vehicles safely and reliably. When you first start, an experienced attendant usually works beside you for about two weeks while you learn to handle arrivals, guiding, machine operation and other tasks on the job, and then you are left to do the work yourself. As well as being employed directly by car park owners, people are employed by car park management or building maintenance companies. They may then be sent to work at car parks attached to supermarkets, department stores, hotels, amusement parks and office buildings, or at public car parks.

How much does a Car Park Attendant earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥3,700,700 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Residential facilities, office buildings and other management personnel, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become a Car Park Attendant?

Not always. In this job's census occupation group, 32% of workers are university graduates.

Will AI change the work of a Car Park Attendant?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 解説系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_description_7_01.xlsx）ver.7.01 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 簡易版数値系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_numeric_7_00.xlsx）ver.7.00 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

Sources: JILPT Occupational Information Database download data via job tag (解説系 ver.7.01 and 簡易版数値系 ver.7.00, downloaded 4 October 2026), processed by Peernovo; MHLW, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025; Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020 Population Census; MEXT, School Basic Survey 2025; MHLW, Employment Referrals for General Workers (Hello Work statistics). Figures processed by Peernovo. English job names, translations and the matching of jobs to statistical groups, schools and degree fields by Peernovo.

Updated 4 October 2026