Automotive and watercraft service attendants
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, refill antifreeze, or replace lights or other accessories, such as windshield wiper blades or fan belts. May repair or replace tires.
Automotive and watercraft service attendants service automobiles, buses, trucks, boats, and other automotive or marine vehicles with fuel, lubricants, and accessories. Collect payment for services and supplies. The role reports a median annual salary of $34,850 in the US. Entry typically requires a No formal educational credential, and shows moderate AI exposure (0.57 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include Service Orientation, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Speaking, Time Management.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £24,622 a year for Retail cashiers and check-out operators (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £21,251 to £27,456 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 7112). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Service and sales workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Automotive and watercraft service attendants, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 5. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mechanical
- Sales and Marketing
- Administration and Management
- Mathematics
- Administrative
- Engineering and Technology
- Education and Training
What you'd actually do
- Collect cash payments from customers, and make change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts.
- Check tire pressure and levels of fuel, motor oil, transmission, radiator, battery, or other fluids, adding air or fluids as required.
- Perform minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes, replacing spark plugs, or changing engine oil or filters.
- Clean parking areas, offices, restrooms, or equipment, and remove trash.
- Order stock, and price and shelve incoming goods.
- Sell and install accessories, such as batteries, windshield wiper blades, fan belts, bulbs, or headlamps.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does Automotive and watercraft service attendants do?
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, refill antifreeze, or replace lights or other accessories, such as windshield wiper blades or fan belts. May repair or replace tires.
How much does Automotive and watercraft service attendants earn?
The median annual salary for Automotive and watercraft service attendants in the US is $34,850.
How do I become automotive and watercraft service attendants?
The typical entry education is a No formal educational credential. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Automotive and watercraft service attendants need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include Service Orientation, Active Listening, Operation and Control, Speaking, Time Management, Critical Thinking. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Automotive and watercraft service attendants?
Our AI-durability model gives Automotive and watercraft service attendants a score of 0.57 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Automotive and watercraft service attendants has low barrier to entry — generally accessible — you can enter with basic credentials and on-the-job learning.