Grease monkey vs drive worker

The differences between grease monkeys and drive workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a drive worker has an average salary of $35,034, which is higher than the $33,991 average annual salary of a grease monkey.

The top three skills for a grease monkey include customer service, lube and oil changes. The most important skills for a drive worker are customer service, customer complaints, and POS.

Grease monkey vs drive worker overview

	Grease Monkey	Drive Worker
Yearly salary	$33,991	$35,034
Hourly rate	$16.34	$16.84
Growth rate	1%	14%
Number of jobs	560	21,062
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	35	35
Years of experience	-	-

Grease monkey vs drive worker salary

Grease monkeys and drive workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grease Monkey	Drive Worker
Average salary	$33,991	$35,034
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $62,000	Between $26,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between grease monkey and drive worker education

There are a few differences between a grease monkey and a drive worker in terms of educational background:

	Grease Monkey	Drive Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Grease monkey vs drive worker demographics

Here are the differences between grease monkeys' and drive workers' demographics:

	Grease Monkey	Drive Worker
Average age	35	35
Gender ratio	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 4.5% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grease monkey and drive worker duties and responsibilities

Grease monkey example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Conduct the daily operation of a fast lube center.
Handle all POS transactions and balance the drawer at end of shift.
Operate and monitor gas pump dispensers including dispensing propane safely using establish guidelines.
Operate and monitor gas pump dispensers including dispensing propane safely using establish guidelines.

Drive worker example responsibilities.

Succeed in achieving the management goals of cleanliness, hospitality, accuracy, maintenance, product quality, and speed.
Operate POS touch screen cash register, take orders over microphone/speaker, receive payment and make change.
Deliver groceries to designate locations.
Make smoothies, shakes, crepes, waffles, coffee, etc.

Grease monkey vs drive worker skills

Common grease monkey skills

Customer Service, 21%
Lube, 17%
Oil Changes, 15%
Tire Rotations, 12%
Customer Vehicles, 8%
Vehicle Maintenance, 8%

Common drive worker skills

Customer Service, 46%
Customer Complaints, 34%
POS, 19%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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