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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
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.
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This source lists 14 tasks, including 8 marked Core and 6 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 07/2016.
14 tasks shown
Core · Task 10712 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Collect cash payments from customers, and make change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts.
Core · Task 20936 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Check tire pressure and levels of fuel, motor oil, transmission, radiator, battery, or other fluids, adding air or fluids as required.
Core · Task 10719 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Perform minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes, replacing spark plugs, or changing engine oil or filters.
Core · Task 10715 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Clean parking areas, offices, restrooms, or equipment, and remove trash.
Core · Task 10720 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Order stock, and price and shelve incoming goods.
Core · Task 10725 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Sell and install accessories, such as batteries, windshield wiper blades, fan belts, bulbs, or headlamps.
Core · Task 10724 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Grease and lubricate vehicles or specified units, such as springs, universal joints, or steering knuckles, using grease guns or spray lubricants.
Core · Task 10721 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Rotate, test, and repair or replace tires.
Supplemental · Task 10714 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Prepare daily reports of fuel, oil, and accessory sales.
Supplemental · Task 20937 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Clean windshields.
Supplemental · Task 10713 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Activate fuel pumps and fill fuel tanks of vehicles with gasoline or diesel fuel to specified levels.
Supplemental · Task 10726 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Test and charge batteries.
Supplemental · Task 10723 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Maintain customer records and follow up periodically with telephone, mail, or personal reminders of services due.
Supplemental · Task 10718 · 07/2016 · Incumbent
Provide customers with information about local roads or highways.
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