Gas station attendant vs certified medical technician

The differences between gas station attendants and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a certified medical technician has an average salary of $38,859, which is higher than the $25,725 average annual salary of a gas station attendant.

The top three skills for a gas station attendant include customer service, stock shelves and groceries. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Gas station attendant vs certified medical technician overview

	Gas Station Attendant	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$25,725	$38,859
Hourly rate	$12.37	$18.68
Growth rate	-10%	5%
Number of jobs	45,880	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	35	44
Years of experience	-	12

What does a gas station attendant do?

Also known as gas jockeys, gas station attendants collect money for the client's purchase, pump gas, and keep the property clean. They may work part-time or full-time shifts, including holidays and weekends. Their tasks include greeting customers, pumping gas, washing windshields and windows, and cleaning the gas station. Also, they are responsible for selling and processing payment for clients as well as checking IDs before allowing them to purchase any alcohol or cigarettes. Skills required for the job include good customer service, knowledge in safety protocols, basic math as well as vehicle mechanics.

What does a certified medical technician do?

Certified Medical Technicians are specialists in medical diagnoses by performing laboratory testing and analysis for hospitals and physicians. Their duties include lab sanitization to prepare for testing and collection, recording medical samples for testing, specimen preparation, blood drawing for donation and testing, and assisting physicians with sample collection as well as equipment handling in surgical rooms. They must also understand how to use complex and sensitive testing equipment such as cell counters, analyzers, microscopes, and centrifuges.

Gas station attendant vs certified medical technician salary

Gas station attendants and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gas Station Attendant	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$25,725	$38,859
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $34,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between gas station attendant and certified medical technician education

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

	Gas Station Attendant	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	University of Connecticut

Gas station attendant vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between gas station attendants' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Gas Station Attendant	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	35	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 5.1% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between gas station attendant and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

Gas station attendant example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transaction for sell items.
Provide friendly service to customers by checking groceries, manning gas station pay station, and bagging groceries
Order stock, pricing, shelving incoming goods, selling food, groceries, and relate items.
Pump gas and fill propane tanks for customers, stock retail shelving and perform general janitorial duties in the store.
Maintain facility cleanliness and safety.
Fill propane tanks to customer specifications while following safety protocols.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Gas station attendant vs certified medical technician skills

Common gas station attendant skills

Customer Service, 42%
Stock Shelves, 13%
Groceries, 12%
SAM, 6%
POS, 5%
Lottery Tickets, 3%

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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