Gas attendant vs service station attendant

The differences between gas 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 $26,342 average annual salary of a gas attendant.

The top three skills for a gas attendant include customer vehicles, basic math and math. The most important skills for a service station attendant are customer service, service stations, and customer orders.

Gas attendant vs service station attendant overview

	Gas Attendant	Service Station Attendant
Yearly salary	$26,342	$31,808
Hourly rate	$12.66	$15.29
Growth rate	-10%	-
Number of jobs	45,305	45,500
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	35	35
Years of experience	-	-

Gas attendant vs service station attendant salary

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

	Gas Attendant	Service Station Attendant
Average salary	$26,342	$31,808
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $35,000	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 gas attendant and service station attendant education

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

	Gas Attendant	Service Station Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Gas attendant vs service station attendant demographics

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

	Gas Attendant	Service Station Attendant
Average age	35	35
Gender ratio	Male, 68.4% Female, 31.6%	Male, 77.7% Female, 22.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 5.1% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 gas attendant and service station attendant duties and responsibilities

Gas attendant example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Ring up groceries, direct patrons to where things are, and answer the phone.
Process cash and credit card payments via cash register and POS at completion of service.
Work and monitor USCAN station, bag groceries, clean station, help answer customer concerns.
Clean the store, and perform closing procedures that include taking in all the propane equipment and shutting down the pumps.
Operate and monitor gas pump dispensers including dispensing propane safely using establish guidelines.

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.

Gas attendant vs service station attendant skills

Common gas attendant skills

Customer Vehicles, 25%
Basic Math, 20%
Math, 19%
Cash Handling, 17%
Cash Control, 10%
Groceries, 4%

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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