NorthStar

Occupations/53-6031.00

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

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.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

31%

More resilient

Human characteristics

65%

Strong human-characteristic mix

Task orientation

50%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Clean parking areas, offices, restrooms, or equipment, and remove trash.

  • Mostly routine

    Order stock, and price and shelve incoming goods.

  • Task

    Collect cash payments from customers, and make change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Collect cash payments from customers, and make change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts.
  2. 02Check tire pressure and levels of fuel, motor oil, transmission, radiator, battery, or other fluids, adding air or fluids as required.
  3. 03Perform minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes, replacing spark plugs, or changing engine oil or filters.
  4. 04Clean parking areas, offices, restrooms, or equipment, and remove trash.
  5. 05Order stock, and price and shelve incoming goods.
  6. 06Sell and install accessories, such as batteries, windshield wiper blades, fan belts, bulbs, or headlamps.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.68
  • Degree of automation1.68
  • Time sitting2.04
  • Originality (ability)2.12
  • Conflict situations3.43
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.72
  • Outdoors / weather4.45
  • Disease exposure1.14
  • Decision freedom4.40

Top abilities

  • Oral Expression3.38
  • Oral Comprehension3.38
  • Trunk Strength3.25
  • Near Vision3.25
  • Manual Dexterity3.25
  • Finger Dexterity3.25
  • Control Precision3.25
  • Static Strength3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.75
  • Active Listening3.12
  • Writing2.62
  • Speaking3.12
  • Mathematics2.38
  • Science1.38
  • Critical Thinking3.00
  • Active Learning2.50
  • Learning Strategies2.25
  • Monitoring2.75

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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