Transportation and material moving
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.
Median pay
$35,670
Growth to 2035
+4%
about as fast as average
Openings a year
12,900
Time to qualify*
1 month
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Automotive and watercraft service attendants
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- No formal educational credential
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Prior experience
- None
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What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Hazardous conditions
Automotive and watercraft service attendants: 64% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- Collect cash payments from customers, and make change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts.
- Check tire pressure and levels of fuel, motor oil, transmission, radiator, battery, or other fluids, adding air or fluids as required.
- Perform minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes, replacing spark plugs, or changing engine oil or filters.
- Clean parking areas, offices, restrooms, or equipment, and remove trash.
- Order stock, and price and shelve incoming goods.
- Sell and install accessories, such as batteries, windshield wiper blades, fan belts, bulbs, or headlamps.
- Grease and lubricate vehicles or specified units, such as springs, universal joints, or steering knuckles, using grease guns or spray lubricants.
- Rotate, test, and repair or replace tires.
Also called: Attendant · Dock Attendant · Dock Hand · Fuel Attendant · Fuel Dock Attendant · Gas Attendant · Gas Pumper · Marine Fuel Dock Attendant
Outlook and AI
Automotive and watercraft service attendants held 102,400 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 106,300 by 2035 (+4%, about as fast as average; all jobs: +3.5%).
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