Occupation
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Service automobiles, buses, trucks, boats, and other automotive or marine vehicles with fuel, lubricants, and accessories. Collect payment for services and supplies. May lubricate vehicle, change motor oil, refill antifreeze, or replace lights or other accessories, such as windshield wiper blades or fan belts. May repair or replace tires.
$35,670 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 53-6031.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Provide customers with information about local roads or highways.
- 02Check tire pressure and levels of fuel, motor oil, transmission, radiator, battery, or other fluids, adding air or fluids as required.
- 03Perform minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes, replacing spark plugs, or changing engine oil or filters.
- 04Clean parking areas, offices, restrooms, or equipment, and remove trash.
- 05Clean windshields.
- 06Activate fuel pumps and fill fuel tanks of vehicles with gasoline or diesel fuel to specified levels.
- 07Test and charge batteries.
- 08Collect cash payments from customers, and make change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts.
- 09Grease and lubricate vehicles or specified units, such as springs, universal joints, or steering knuckles, using grease guns or spray lubricants.
- 10Rotate, test, and repair or replace tires.
- 11Order stock, and price and shelve incoming goods.
- 12Sell and install accessories, such as batteries, windshield wiper blades, fan belts, bulbs, or headlamps.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
AttendantFuel Dock AttendantGas AttendantService Station AttendantDock AttendantDock HandFuel AttendantGas PumperMarine Fuel Dock Attendant
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Knowledge the job leans on
Customer and Personal ServiceMechanicalSales and MarketingAdministration and ManagementMathematicsAdministrativeEngineering and TechnologyEducation and Training
Skills that carry over from service
Service OrientationOperation and ControlTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingCoordinationComplex Problem SolvingEquipment MaintenanceRepairing