Headline risk
7%
Low RiskAutomotive and watercraft service attendants
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 34,850
Employment 2024
100.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-1.0%
Openings (2024–34)
14.4K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Check tire pressure and levels of fuel, motor oil, transmission, radiator, battery, or other fluids, adding air or fluids as required. AI use: 0%
- 2. Grease and lubricate vehicles or specified units, such as springs, universal joints, or steering knuckles, using grease guns or spray lubricants. AI use: 0%
- 3. Sell and install accessories, such as batteries, windshield wiper blades, fan belts, bulbs, or headlamps. AI use: 0%
- 4. Perform minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes, replacing spark plugs, or changing engine oil or filters. AI use: 0%
- 5. Collect cash payments from customers, and make change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts. AI use: 0%
- 6. Rotate, test, and repair or replace tires. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.3 · 901K employed
Under 25: 16% · 25–54: 66% · 55+: 18%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.