Transportation and Material Moving · Holland code RC
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.
Also called: Attendant, Fuel Dock Attendant, Gas Attendant, Service Station Attendant, Dock Attendant, Dock Hand, Fuel Attendant, Gas Pumper.
O*NET 53-6031.00
At a glance
- US median annual pay
- $35,670
- Middle half earn $31,300 to $39,320. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- 59% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
- Preparation needed
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Some preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
What the work involves
The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.
- 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.
- Prepare daily reports of fuel, oil, and accessory sales.
- Perform minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes, replacing spark plugs, or changing engine oil or filters.
- Clean windshields.
- Clean parking areas, offices, restrooms, or equipment, and remove trash.
- Order stock, and price and shelve incoming goods.
- Activate fuel pumps and fill fuel tanks of vehicles with gasoline or diesel fuel to specified levels.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Active Listening3.1 / 5
- Speaking3.1 / 5
- Critical Thinking3.0 / 5
- Reading Comprehension2.8 / 5
- Monitoring2.8 / 5
- Writing2.6 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.6 / 5
- Mechanical4.4 / 5
- Sales and Marketing4.0 / 5
- Administration and Management3.8 / 5
- Mathematics3.3 / 5
- Administrative3.0 / 5
Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.
Who tends to enjoy it
How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.
- Realistic90
- Investigative5
- Artistic0
- Social16
- Enterprising19
- Conventional56
The same work abroad
Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.
European occupation titles (ESCO)
- roadside vehicle technician · DE Pannendienstfahrer/Pannendienstfahrerin · FR dépanneur de véhicules/dépanneuse de véhicules
- vehicle maintenance attendant · DE Helfer im Bereich Fahrzeugbau und -instandhaltung/Helferin im Bereich Fahrzeugbau und -instandhaltung · FR mécanicien d’entretien en automobile/mécanicienne d’entretien en automobile
- greaser · DE Maschinenschmierer/Maschinenschmiererin · FR graisseur/graisseuse
- aircraft fuel system operator · DE Flugzeugtankwart/Flugzeugtankwartin · FR avitailleur/avitailleuse
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers (8211)273,400 employed
- Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers (5236)16,800 employed
- Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians (5231)165,500 employed
Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.
Pay across Europe, for the whole group
Median annual earnings of all employees in “Craft and related trades workers”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.
| Country | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Belgium | €40,086 |
| Germany | €38,638 |
| Austria | €38,194 |
| Sweden | €37,856 |
| Netherlands | €37,077 |
| Ireland | €36,098 |
| France | €27,145 |
| Italy | €26,488 |
| Spain | €22,817 |
| Portugal | €11,142 |
| Poland | €10,099 |
Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.
Exposure to AI
This occupation sits in the lower third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of -1.22. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.
Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.
Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (53-6031).
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