These include changing oil and replacing belts, lights, windshield wipers, and other accessories on motor vehicles. Attendants may make minor auto repairs and adjustments. They also keep service areas and rest rooms clean. They may collect payment for services and supplies. Some drive tow trucks and make emergency repairs at breakdown sites.
Some attendants sell, change, and repair tires.
Service Station Attendants is in the Marketing, Sales, and Promotion Career Cluster. Occasionally need to see nearby objects clearly, as when examining a credit card signature Occasionally need to tell the difference between colors Occasionally judge the distance between objects, as when changing the oil filter Occasionally need to speak and listen to customers Occasionally stoop, kneel, and crouch when checking tire pressure Work Setting Service station attendants mostly work outdoors. They may be exposed to bad weather and may occasionally experience wet or humid conditions. They may experience vibrations and shaking from running truck engines. Attendants may be exposed to atmospheric and environmental conditions.