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How to become Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Median annual wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants (53-6031) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Collect fares or payment from customers.
- Measure the level or depth of water or other liquids.
- Clean vehicles or vehicle components.
- Clean facilities or work areas.
- Clean machinery or equipment.
- Acquire supplies or equipment.
- Maintain vehicles in good working condition.
- Record sales or transactions data.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Active Listening3.1/5
- Speaking3.1/5
- Service Orientation3.1/5
- Operation and Control3.1/5
- Time Management3.1/5
- Critical Thinking3.0/5
- Coordination3.0/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.0/5
- Equipment Maintenance3.0/5
- Repairing3.0/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Realistic6.4/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional4.4/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Enterprising2.1/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Social2.0/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Investigative1.3/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Artistic1.0/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
