Gas station clerk vs gas station attendant

The differences between gas station clerks and gas station 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 $25,725 average annual salary of a gas station 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 station attendant are customer service, stock shelves, and groceries.

Gas station clerk vs gas station attendant overview

	Gas Station Clerk	Gas Station Attendant
Yearly salary	$26,953	$25,725
Hourly rate	$12.96	$12.37
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	131,580	45,880
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	34	35
Years of experience	-	-

Gas station clerk vs gas station attendant salary

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

	Gas Station Clerk	Gas Station Attendant
Average salary	$26,953	$25,725
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $19,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between gas station clerk and gas station attendant education

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

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

Gas station clerk vs gas station attendant demographics

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

	Gas Station Clerk	Gas Station Attendant
Average age	34	35
Gender ratio	Male, 48.8% Female, 51.2%	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%
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, 8.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 5.1% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between gas station clerk and gas station 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 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.

Gas station clerk vs gas station 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 station attendant skills

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

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