Transportation and Material Moving

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

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8/100
Jobs.best score
#787 of 825
$35,670
median pay, U.S.
102,010
employed (2024)
-1.0%
growth, 2024–34
14,400
openings per year
No formal educational credential
typical entry education

Is automotive and watercraft service attendants a good career?

It scores 8/100 and ranks #787 of 825 occupations on pay, growth, employment and openings. Here's what the federal data says, with no editorializing.

Advantages

  • No college degree typically required to enter

Possible tradeoffs

  • Pays below the U.S. median wage ($35,670 vs $61,390)
  • Employment is projected to decline (-1.0% through 2034)

What automotive and watercraft service attendants earn

Wages: BLS OEWS May 2025

Pay is a range, not a number. Half of U.S. automotive and watercraft service attendants earn between $31,300 and $39,320 a year.

Best-paying states

same axis · ranked by median
Hawaii statewide
$43,630
California statewide
$41,770
District of Columbia statewide
$41,750
Rhode Island statewide
$41,690
Connecticut statewide
$41,600
Alaska statewide
$41,590
New Hampshire statewide
$40,030
Washington statewide
$39,440
Montana statewide
$38,700
Vermont statewide
$38,700
$20k $50k $80k

Best-paying metros

01 Urban Honolulu, HI $50,360
02 San Francisco, CA $45,760
03 San Jose, CA $45,020
04 Santa Rosa, CA $44,140
05 Norwich, CT $44,120
06 Bellingham, WA $43,430
07 New Haven, CT $43,330
08 Seattle, WA $43,300

Strongest employment concentration

01 New Jersey 11,050
02 California 10,190
03 Texas 6,880
04 Oregon 6,270
05 Florida 5,150
06 Georgia 4,210

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How to become an automotive and watercraft service attendant

Typical education
No formal educational credential
Work experience
None
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Requirements from the Employment Projections program. This occupation has no Occupational Outlook Handbook profile.

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Questions about becoming a automotive and watercraft service attendant
How much do automotive and watercraft service attendants make?

The national median wage is $35,670 a year, with the middle half earning between $31,300 and $39,320 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Is automotive and watercraft service attendants a good career?

On the Jobs.best index it scores 8 of 100 and ranks #787 of 825 occupations, weighing pay, growth, employment and openings. Employment is projected to change -1.0% through 2034.

What education do you need to become a automotive and watercraft service attendant?

The typical entry-level education is no formal educational credential.

Where do automotive and watercraft service attendants earn the most?

Among states, Hawaii pays the highest median ($43,630). Local pay for every state and metro is below.

U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWages: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Projections: BLS EP 2024–34
Sources: OEWS-M2025 · EP-2024-34. How we score careers →