Service station closures and self-service petrol pumps reduce opportunities
The decrease in numbers of service station attendants is due to:
- some large oil companies closing down a number of their smaller franchises
- some small, independent, rural petrol stations closing due to competition from large companies
- more stations offering self-service petrol pumps, reducing the need for service station attendants.
According to the Census, 2,166 service station attendants worked in New Zealand in 2018.
Staff turnover creates regular vacancies
While the overall number of available service station attendant roles has reduced, vacancies still come up fairly regularly. This is because service station attendants usually work on a casual or part-time basis, and tend to stay in the job for a short period only.
Demand is good for attendants in stations that have cafes and sell a lot of food and drink.
Chances best if flexible about hours and location
Your chances of getting a job as a service station attendant are best in cities, and if you are prepared to work weekends and evenings.
Service station attendants work for fuel retailers
Service station attendants work for fuel retailers in service stations run by large international organisations or small, local owner-operators.
