Garage attendant vs service station attendant

The differences between garage attendants and service station attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a service station attendant has an average salary of $31,808, which is higher than the $28,921 average annual salary of a garage attendant.

The top three skills for a garage attendant include customer service, direct traffic and city vehicles. The most important skills for a service station attendant are customer service, service stations, and customer orders.

Garage attendant vs service station attendant overview

	Garage Attendant	Service Station Attendant
Yearly salary	$28,921	$31,808
Hourly rate	$13.90	$15.29
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	44,796	45,500
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	35	35
Years of experience	-	-

Garage attendant vs service station attendant salary

Garage attendants and service station attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Garage Attendant	Service Station Attendant
Average salary	$28,921	$31,808
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $12,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	-	Carmel, NY
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Owens Industries
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between garage attendant and service station attendant education

There are a few differences between a garage attendant and a service station attendant in terms of educational background:

	Garage Attendant	Service Station Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Garage attendant vs service station attendant demographics

Here are the differences between garage attendants' and service station attendants' demographics:

	Garage Attendant	Service Station Attendant
Average age	35	35
Gender ratio	Male, 70.4% Female, 29.6%	Male, 77.7% Female, 22.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 4.2% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 4.9% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between garage attendant and service station attendant duties and responsibilities

Garage attendant example responsibilities.

Manage access to the VIP lot -coordinate staff placement -work as a group to efficiently direct large flows of traffic
Fabricate manufactured and produce shingles for the roofing and housing industry.
Require quarterly inventory on all CPE.
Work right by conveyor belts that carry bundles of shingles.
Add new voicemail notification via email and phone light indicators.
Clean damaged shingles from floor, stack them on pallets and keep conveyors clear.

Service station attendant example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transaction for sell items.
Sell prepare food, groceries, and relate items.
Perform basic janitorial duties and maintain overall appearance and cleanliness of store.
Fuel attendant for Safeway gas station.

Garage attendant vs service station attendant skills

Common garage attendant skills

Customer Service, 36%
Direct Traffic, 13%
City Vehicles, 8%
General Maintenance, 5%
Customer Complaints, 4%
Valet Tickets, 3%

Common service station attendant skills

Customer Service, 25%
Service Stations, 13%
Customer Orders, 12%
Oil Changes, 7%
Fuel Tanks, 6%
Air Pressure, 5%

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