Gas station attendant vs garage attendant

The differences between gas station attendants and garage attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a garage attendant has an average salary of $28,921, 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 garage attendant are customer service, direct traffic, and city vehicles.

Gas station attendant vs garage attendant overview

	Gas Station Attendant	Garage Attendant
Yearly salary	$25,725	$28,921
Hourly rate	$12.37	$13.90
Growth rate	-10%	-
Number of jobs	45,880	44,796
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	35	35
Years of experience	-	-

Gas station attendant vs garage attendant salary

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

	Gas Station Attendant	Garage Attendant
Average salary	$25,725	$28,921
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $34,000	Between $22,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between gas station attendant and garage attendant education

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

	Gas Station Attendant	Garage Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Gas station attendant vs garage attendant demographics

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

	Gas Station Attendant	Garage Attendant
Average age	35	35
Gender ratio	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%	Male, 70.4% Female, 29.6%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 4.2% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between gas station attendant and garage attendant 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.

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.

Gas station attendant vs garage attendant skills

Common gas station attendant skills

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

Common garage attendant skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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