NOC 65101: Service station attendants
What service station attendants do
Service station attendants employed in automotive service stations sell fuel and other automotive products and perform such services as fuelling, cleaning, lubricating and performing minor repairs to motor vehicles. Those employed in marinas sell fuel, rent boats and related equipment, and maintain marina facilities.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Automotive service station attendants
- Refuel vehicles
- Perform minor service and maintenance such as washing the windshield, checking fluid levels and air pressure, and replacing parts such as tires, light bulbs and windshield-wiper blades
- Receive payment from customers
- Perform minor property maintenance duties such as sweeping service station lot, trimming shrubs, scrubbing service bays and painting curbs
- May pick up and deliver customers' cars for service station automotive repair department.
- Marina service station attendants
- Refuel boats
- Pump boat's marine septic system
- Rent boats, life jackets and other equipment and record rental data
- Receive payment from customers
- Maintain dock area and marina facilities and assist in seasonal moving of ramps and docks.
Job titles under NOC 65101
17 job titles are classified here, including gas station attendant (except self-serve), marina attendant, service station attendant.
- apprentice service station attendant
- bus refueler
- filling station attendant
- gas bar attendant (except self-service)
- gas jockey
- gas station attendant (except self-serve)
- marina attendant
- marina worker
- propane gas attendant
- propane gas pump attendant
- propane refueler
- propane tank attendant
- pump attendant - service station
- pump operator - service station
- service attendant - gas station
- service station attendant
- service station attendant apprentice
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
- Propane and natural gas pump attendants may require an operator's licence.
Service station attendants wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $21.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr | $21.00/hr |
Montréal QC | — | $17.31/hr | $20.50/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $17.85/hr | $36.06/hr |
Calgary AB | $15.93/hr | $16.27/hr | $21.58/hr |
Edmonton AB | $16.82/hr | $17.40/hr | $22.21/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $19.50/hr | $25.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $16.77/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $16.10/hr | $20.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $21.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $19.73/hr |
London ON | $17.87/hr | $18.13/hr | $22.92/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $17.85/hr | $18.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $17.50/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $27.40/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $17.25/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $15.65/hr | $16.93/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $16.10/hr | $20.00/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $21.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $17.50/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $15.00/hr | $19.00/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $17.85/hr | $33.65/hr |
Using NOC 65101 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 17 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Automotive service technician (NOC 72410)
- Retail sales supervisors (NOC 62010)
- Self-serve gas bar cashier (NOC 65100)
- Service station manager (NOC 60020)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for service station attendants?
Service station attendants are NOC 2021 unit group 65101. Example job titles in this group include gas station attendant (except self-serve), marina attendant, service station attendant.
What TEER is NOC 65101?
NOC 65101 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do service station attendants earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $16.00/hr, about $31,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.00/hr to $21.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.