Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
What Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants Do
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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 0.8%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.6/5
- Mechanicalimportance 4.4/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 4.0/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.8/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.3/5
- Administrativeimportance 3.0/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.0/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 3.0/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
- Telephone Conversations4.8/5
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets4.8/5
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.7/5
- Time Pressure4.6/5
- Spend Time Standing4.6/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Tire Repairers and Changers93% skill match
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse91% skill match
- Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians91% skill match
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers90% skill match
- Roof Bolters, Mining90% skill match
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers89% skill match
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners89% skill match
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas89% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
- Operation and Controlimportance 3.1/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.1/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.0/5
- Equipment Maintenanceimportance 3.0/5
- Repairingimportance 3.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
In-Demand Technologies
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Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cautiousness
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Social Orientation
- Self-Control
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- EnterprisingLow
- SocialLow
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where automotive and watercraft service attendants make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Grants Pass, OR7.19× national avg
- 2Vineland, NJ7.04× national avg
- 3Medford, OR6.48× national avg
- 4Albany, OR5.77× national avg
- 5Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ5.55× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasCareer Change
- Tire Repairers and ChangersCareer Change
- Roustabouts, Oil and GasCareer Change
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsCareer Change
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