Career Details :: Service Station Attendants
Description
Service automobiles, buses, trucks, boats, and other automotive or marine vehicles with fuel, lubricants, and accessories. Collect payment for services and supplies. May lubricate vehicle, change motor oil, install antifreeze, or replace lights or other accessories, such as windshield wiper blades or fan belts. May repair or replace tires.
Experience
No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.
Education
These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
Tasks
- Sells accessories and services, such as batteries, tires, lubrication services, and safety inspections.
- Changes, tests, and repairs or replaces tires.
- Checks air pressure in tires, levels of fuel, motor oil, and other fluids, and adds air, oil, water, and required fluids.
- Adjusts brakes, replaces spark plugs, and makes other minor repairs.
- Cleans windshield or washes and waxes vehicle.
- Greases and lubricates vehicles or specified units, such as springs, universal joints, and steering knuckles, using grease gun or spray lubricant.
- Fills or allows customer to fill fuel tank of vehicle with gasoline or diesel fuel to specified level.
- Collects cash from customer and makes change, or charges purchases to customer's credit card.
- Cleans parking area, offices, and equipment, and removes trash.
- Installs accessories, such as air or oil filter, battery, windshield wiper blades, fan belt, or lights.
- Assists in arranging merchandise displays and taking inventories.
- Prepares daily report of fuel, oil, and accessories sold in service station.
- Maintains customer records and follows up periodically with telephone, mail, or personal reminders of service due.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
- Performing for/Working With Public
- Repairing & Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Provide a Service to Others
- Deal With External Customers
- Consequence of Error
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
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