Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Also known as: Attendant, Auto Garage Attendant, Auto Self Service Station Attendant (+96 more)
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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What You'll Do
- Collect cash payments from customers, and make change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts.
- Activate fuel pumps and fill fuel tanks of vehicles with gasoline or diesel fuel to specified levels.
- Prepare daily reports of fuel, oil, and accessory sales.
- Clean parking areas, offices, restrooms, or equipment, and remove trash.
- Provide customers with information about local roads or highways.
- Perform minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes, replacing spark plugs, or changing engine oil or filters.
- Order stock, and price and shelve incoming goods.
- Rotate, test, and repair or replace tires.
- Maintain customer records and follow up periodically with telephone, mail, or personal reminders of services due.
- Grease and lubricate vehicles or specified units, such as springs, universal joints, or steering knuckles, using grease guns or spray lubricants.
Essential Skills
Career Fit Overview
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Top passions
- Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
- Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
- Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
Common styles
Attention to Detail, Self-Control, Dependability, Analytical Thinking, Integrity
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Key Abilities
This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:
Technologies & Tools
Work Environment & Style
Common Styles for This Career
- Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.68/5)
- Self-Control (High importance: 4.33/5)
- Dependability (High importance: 4.27/5)
- Analytical Thinking (High importance: 4.21/5)
- Integrity (High importance: 4.19/5)
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Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.
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