Gas station clerk vs gas attendant

The differences between gas station clerks and gas attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a gas station clerk has an average salary of $26,953, which is higher than the $26,342 average annual salary of a gas attendant.

The top three skills for a gas station clerk include customer satisfaction, stock product and computer system. The most important skills for a gas attendant are customer vehicles, basic math, and math.

Gas station clerk vs gas attendant overview

	Gas Station Clerk	Gas Attendant
Yearly salary	$26,953	$26,342
Hourly rate	$12.96	$12.66
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	131,580	45,305
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	34	35
Years of experience	-	-

Gas station clerk vs gas attendant salary

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

	Gas Station Clerk	Gas Attendant
Average salary	$26,953	$26,342
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $19,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between gas station clerk and gas attendant education

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

	Gas Station Clerk	Gas Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Gas station clerk vs gas attendant demographics

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

	Gas Station Clerk	Gas Attendant
Average age	34	35
Gender ratio	Male, 48.8% Female, 51.2%	Male, 68.4% Female, 31.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.1% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between gas station clerk and gas attendant duties and responsibilities

Gas station clerk example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Complete general responsibilities and duties of store maintenance and cleanliness.
Assist with daily customer groceries.
Sell ready food, groceries, and vehicle relate items.
Prepare customers' orders and then ring them up on the POS.
Maintain store cleanliness including restrooms.

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.

Gas station clerk vs gas attendant skills

Common gas station clerk skills

Customer Satisfaction, 31%
Stock Product, 11%
Computer System, 10%
Data Entry, 8%
Patient Charts, 6%
Direct Visitors, 5%

Common gas attendant skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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