<p>I’m pretty sure parking permits are given by a lottery. Having an off-campus job just really increases your chances of “winning” the lottery. So you can get a parking permit if you have an on-campus job (i have a friend at ucla who works on campus and has gotten a parking permit for his whole first year) you just wont have a great chance at “winning” the lottery. You can try to increase your chances by showing it would be a hardship or something like that…</p>