Empathy is an integral part of our human nature. It is a skill ingrained in us, but it can also be learned and improved upon. Explore ways to develop your empathy and be more successful in life.

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Being prepared and well trained to respond to a variety of emergency situations is a huge part of a security professionals job. Learn more about how you can protect yourself and others! 

Learn more about emergency preparedness and response.

Contact the agency you're interested in and ask about ride-along programs. You'll be riding with someone working as a police officer, firefighter or paramedic to see what they do and ask questions.

Ride with a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic.

Ask your school counselor about how to find JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) programs that you can join. 

Learn about teamwork and leadership in JROTC.

In some jurisdictions, parking enforcement officers are sworn law enforcement officers. In others, they work for private security services. Determine which route suits you best or is required in your city and investigate its application requirements.

Investigate requirements for differing enforcement agencies.

Parking Enforcement Workers

Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

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Enterprising

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Social

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Investigative

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Artistic

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Law Enforcement Workers

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.

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.

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.

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.

Parking Enforcement Workers

Overview

Career

What Parking Enforcement Workers Do

Other Job Titles Parking Enforcement Workers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Parking Enforcement Workers

Overview

Career

What Parking Enforcement Workers Do

Other Job Titles Parking Enforcement Workers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Parking Enforcement Workers

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