Service Station Attendant
What the work is
Sells fuel, lubricants, other automotive accessories, food and drink at a service station.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Serves customers by selling fuel, automotive products, food and drink
- Collects payment from customers and provides receipts
- Checks and maintains fuel pumps and other equipment at the service station
- Cleans and maintains the service station premises, including restrooms and convenience store area
- Stocks and replenishes automotive products, food and accessories in the service station store
- Monitors inventory levels and places orders for additional products as needed
- Provides information and assistance to customers regarding fuel types, prices and promotions
- Ensures compliance with safety and environmental regulations at the service station
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional highway roadhouse and service station that stays open through the night. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A weary traveller leaves with a hot coffee, a smile and a safe plan for the next stretch of road
- A quiet night shift where the shelves are stocked and the floors are clean before dawn
- A regular trucker who always has a joke, and remembers your name
Hard days
- A night shift on your own, with the highway quiet and every noise outside sounding bigger
- Customers who have been driving for hours and are in no mood to wait
- A drive-off or a rude customer when there is nobody else on shift to back you up
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 631631, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.