Dependability and willingness to work evenings, weekends, and some holidays are important. Some employers require experience handling cash or working as a service station attendant. Additional training may allow attendants to become auto mechanics. People with business management skills may move up to station managers. Some go into business for themselves by leasing a station from an oil company or buying a station.
Oil companies hire some station managers as sales representatives or district managers.
Most employers require workers to be physically able to perform the work. Employers may require that applicants pass a physical exam. Some employers require drug testing before they will hire. For all of these jobs, employers look for people who are reliable and who work hard. Because service station attendants deal with the public, workers need to be pleasant and tactful.