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How to become a service station attendant

Official title: Service station attendants

Also called: Marina attendant, Service station attendant

Service station attendants sell fuel, lubricants and other automotive products and provide services such as fuelling, cleaning, lubricating and performing minor repairs to motor vehicles.

Main tasks

Filling fuel tanks and containers to level specified by customer
Checking and replenishing air pressure in vehicle tyres, 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 driveways, shops and facilities
Undertaking stock control and preparing reports on fuel, oil, accessories and other items sold

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$16,500 a month
About 732,700 people in 2025, and about 740,500 projected by 2028. (+1.1%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become a service station attendant?

Usually not. Only 6% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a service station attendant?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (Annual Earnings and Hours Survey): Monthly and hourly wage percentiles by occupational group (5 groups) (Tables 220-23014, 220-23024, 220-23003) (2025 (May to June 2025), released 2026-03-23), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026