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Fuel station specialised seller

Also called garage salesperson, retail fuel manager, fuel site salesperson

Fuel station specialised sellers sell fuel, ​lubricating and cooling products for motor vehicles and motorcycles in a fuel station.

Will there be jobs?Average prospects31 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Sales workersWhat does it pay?Below averageFrom about €800 (Bulgaria) to €4,500 (Ireland) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Sales workersWhat do I need to study?Upper secondary or vocational6 in 10 finished upper secondary or vocational training. 3 in 10 train through vocational routes.Sales workersWill AI change it?LittleLevel 2 of 6. AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.Service station attendants · ILO

What you'd do

Service station attendants · ILO
  • Filling fuel tanks and containers to level specified by customer
  • Checking and replenishing air pressure in vehicle tyres, and oil and other vehicle fluid levels
  • Washing vehicle windscreens and windows
  • Performing minor repair work to vehicles such as replacing tyres, light bulbs and windscreen wiper blades
  • Maintaining and operating automatic car wash facilities
  • Collecting payments from customers for purchases
  • Cleaning petrol pumps and surrounding driveway, shop and facilities
  • Undertaking stock control and preparing reports on fuel, oil, accessories and other items sold
Apply numeracy skillsGuarantee customer satisfactionProvide customer follow-up servicesIdentify customer's needsOperate a forecourt site+ 22 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors and outdoors
  • A mix of sitting and standing
  • Constant contact with people, including the public
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Often more than 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the related, broader US job "Parts Salespersons"

Will there be jobs?

Average prospects

A typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as sales workers in the EU
15.79m15.71m16.15m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
173,000 new jobs 4,772,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Sales workers31
All jobs29
Right now
7 of 27 countries report a shortage of service station attendants, 3 a surplus.
Service station attendants · EURES

What does it pay?

Below average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €800 a month (Bulgaria) to €4,500 (Ireland), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among service and sales workers in the EU, women earn 3% less per hour than men. Service and sales workers · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Upper secondary or vocational

Upper secondary or vocational training in wholesale and retail sales is the usual route.

Highest qualification of sales workers (EU, 2025)
Degree 16%Vocational 42%General secondary 19%Basic schooling 22%
Field that teaches it
Wholesale and retail sales
Vocational route, EU
3 in 10 trainees in this field

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Little

AI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.24 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 8 tasks
Undertaking stock control and preparing reports on fuel, oil, accessories and other items sold0.56
Collecting payments from customers for purchases0.41
Filling fuel tanks and containers to level specified by customer0.22
Maintaining and operating automatic car wash facilities0.18
Performing minor repair work to vehicles such as replacing tyres, light bulbs and windscreen wiper blades0.17
Checking and replenishing air pressure in vehicle tyres, and oil and other vehicle fluid levels0.14
Cleaning petrol pumps and surrounding driveway, shop and facilities0.14
Washing vehicle windscreens and windows0.10

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for service station attendants. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).