Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant resume
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Also called attendant, auto garage attendant, auto self service station attendant and auto service station attendant.
$35,670
Median pay a year
102,010
People do this work
6
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Maintaining vehicles in good condition
Recording sales data
Inspecting motor vehicles
Measuring levels or depths
Cleaning machinery and equipment
Cleaning vehicles and components
Cleaning work areas
Installing parts
Controlling pumps
Maintaining watercraft engines
Providing transportation information
Selling products or services
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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant
Summary
Automotive and watercraft service attendant providing fuel, lubricants, and minor repairs for vehicles and boats. Collects payments, checks fluid levels, and maintains cleanliness in service areas
Experience
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Collected cash payments from customers and provided receipts
Checked tire pressure and levels of fuel and other fluids, adding as needed
Performed minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes and changing engine oil
Cleaned parking areas, offices, restrooms, and equipment, and removed trash
Sold and installed accessories, such as batteries and windshield wiper blades
Activated fuel pumps and filled fuel tanks of vehicles with gasoline or diesel
Maintained customer records and followed up with reminders of services due
Skills
Technical Skills
Maintaining vehicles in good condition, Recording sales data, Maintaining watercraft engines
Hands-On Work
Cleaning machinery and equipment, Cleaning vehicles and components, Cleaning work areas, Installing parts, Controlling pumps
Tools and software
Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser software
Core Skills
Driver's license, Inspecting motor vehicles, Measuring levels or depths
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Collected cash payments from customersChecked tire pressure and fluid levelsPerformed minor repairs on vehiclesCleaned parking areas and restroomsSold and installed vehicle accessoriesActivated fuel pumps and filled tanks
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Collected cash payments from customers and provided accurate change for transactions
Performed minor repairs on vehicles, including adjustments to brakes and spark plug replacements
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Collected cash payments from customers and provided accurate change, leading to fewer customer complaints about incorrect change
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Fewer customer complaints about incorrect changeIncreased customer satisfaction with service
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Performed minor repairs on vehicles, including adjustments to brakes and spark plug replacements
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Several repairs each dayA few repairs every shiftRegularly handled minor repairs
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The work itself
What an Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant does
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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.
What it pays
How much does an Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$31,300
Median
$35,670
75th percentile
$39,320
About 102,010 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$36,530
$41,590
$43,320
AL
$27,570
$29,180
$33,280
AR
$30,370
$34,750
$37,110
AZ
$31,830
$35,840
$39,480
CA
$37,640
$41,770
$45,310
CO
$36,690
$38,370
$43,310
CT
$36,500
$41,600
$45,210
DC
$36,850
$41,750
$46,910
DE
$31,200
$36,530
$37,950
FL
$29,840
$34,860
$37,080
GA
$28,920
$30,950
$35,740
HI
$29,300
$43,630
$56,330
IA
$29,550
$30,810
$37,030
ID
$33,850
$35,560
$36,790
IL
$31,770
$36,010
$38,640
IN
$30,440
$35,700
$38,040
KS
$30,420
$35,440
$38,130
KY
$28,230
$31,410
$36,200
LA
$26,810
$29,150
$36,600
MA
$34,960
$35,680
$42,990
MD
$35,730
$37,580
$49,940
ME
$31,030
$32,310
$37,210
MI
$28,660
$31,280
$36,120
MN
$34,710
$37,470
$41,600
MO
$35,840
$38,130
$47,250
MS
$28,390
$30,810
$34,940
MT
$36,200
$38,700
$44,440
NC
$30,100
$33,680
$36,200
ND
$31,270
$36,740
$41,590
NE
$31,110
$34,940
$37,600
NH
$36,640
$40,030
$45,810
NJ
$32,220
$35,350
$37,530
NM
$29,140
$30,880
$36,950
NV
$33,100
$37,550
$42,700
NY
$34,970
$37,180
$43,720
OH
$31,780
$34,990
$36,410
OK
$28,860
$31,760
$37,620
OR
$31,390
$34,280
$37,860
PA
$27,820
$31,550
$36,750
PR
$21,840
$22,250
$40,560
RI
$41,160
$41,690
$42,360
SC
$28,440
$36,000
$46,800
SD
$33,080
$36,050
$37,930
TN
$28,960
$31,970
$35,730
TX
$29,650
$33,670
$37,380
UT
$33,280
$37,000
$40,160
VA
$28,370
$30,350
$35,500
VT
$36,740
$38,700
$41,710
WA
$36,190
$39,440
$44,640
WI
$30,360
$36,550
$38,170
WV
$23,530
$28,260
$34,900
WY
$30,880
$36,640
$38,130
Other names
Other names for this job
attendant, auto garage attendant, auto self service station attendant, auto service station attendant, automobile self serve service station attendant, automobile service station attendant, dock attendant, driveway attendant, filling station attendant, front attendant, fuel attendant, fuel dock attendant.
More names for this work
fuel island attendant, fuel station attendant, garage attendant, gas attendant, gas pump attendant, gas station attendant, gas station service attendant, gasoline attendant, gasoline service attendant, marine fuel dock attendant, pump attendant, refueling and fueling line service attendant, service attendant, service station attendant, station attendant, tanker service attendant, utility attendant, vehicle service attendant, auto servicer, automobile technician, automotive service advisor, battery charger, boat fueler, bus greaser, buster, car greaser, car lubricator, car servicer, curb worker, dock hand, drive man, drive worker, extrusion machine operator, filler, filling station laborer, front man, front worker, fuel associate, fuel center clerk, fuel clerk, fueler, garage hand, garage laborer, garage worker, garageman, gas and oil servicer, gas dispenser, gas jockey.
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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant
Already yours: Maintaining vehicles in good condition, Recording sales data, Inspecting motor vehicles
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Median pay
$35,670 a year
What you have not done yet. Cleaning machinery and equipment, Cleaning vehicles and components, Cleaning work areas
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Already yours: Recording sales data, Inspecting motor vehicles, Measuring levels or depths
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This page is about the occupation Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.