Parking and civil enforcement occupations
Also called: Parking attendant, Civil enforcement agent, Parking meter attendant, Civil enforcement officer, Parking enforcement officer, Wheel clamper, Town sergeant, Estate warden, Street warden, Traffic warden, Meter assistant, Car park officer
Parking and civil enforcement occupations patrol assigned areas to detect and prevent infringements of local parking regulations and control the parking of vehicles in public and private car parks.
Main tasks
- Patrols assigned area to detect vehicles parked in no-parking zones and vehicles parked in excess of permitted time in restricted parking zones
- Warns offenders or issues tickets
- Advises motorists on local parking facilities and directs them as required
- Notes any cases of obstruction, evasion of tax or other infringement and reports them to the police
- Gives evidence in court as required
- Regulates entry/exit of vehicles to and from car parks and may park cars
- Issues and examines tickets in car parks, collects charges and gives change
How to become one
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Candidates should be at least 18 years of age (in some areas 20-25+) and may be required to pass a medical examination. Training is typically provided on-the-job.
Pay · Outlook
- Median full-time pay: £29,559 a year The middle half earn £26,336 to £32,931.
- About 18,000 people work in this job now, and about 19,200 are projected by 2035. (+7.1%)
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Sources
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Population Survey: employment by occupation (April 2025 to March 2026), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions (2026-08-27 edition), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Department for Education: Skills Imperative 2035: employment projections by occupation (2021 to 2035 (Warwick IER / Cambridge Econometrics)), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (2025 provisional), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03