Will “Car Hiker” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Issue ticket stubs or place numbered tags on windshields, log tags or attach tag to customers' keys, and give customers matching tags for locating parked vehicles.

• Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.

• Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots.

• Direct motorists to parking areas or parking spaces, using hand signals or flashlights as necessary.

• Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized.

• Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips.

• Call emergency responders or the proper authorities and provide motorist assistance, such as giving directions or helping jump start a stalled vehicle.

• Lift, position, and remove barricades to open or close parking areas.

• Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs.

• Perform maintenance on cars in storage to protect tires, batteries, or exteriors from deterioration.

• Escort customers to their vehicles to ensure their safety.

• Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts.

• Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.

• Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints.

• Greet customers and open their car doors.