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Gasoline Stations: NAICS 447

About the Gasoline Stations subsector

The gasoline stations subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Gasoline Stations subsector retail automotive fuels (e.g., gasoline, diesel fuel, gasohol) and automotive oils or retail these products in combination with convenience store items. These establishments have specialized equipment for the storage and dispensing of automotive fuels.

North American Industry Classification System

The gasoline stations subsector consists of a single industry group, Gasoline Stations: NAICS 4471.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in gasoline stations. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment

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Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024

Employment (in thousands)

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

1,066.9 1,071.0 (p)1,072.3 (p)1,074.3

Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees

903.6 904.2 (p)898.4  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2022

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

10,400

Cashiers

608,290

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food

43,610

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

97,460

Food preparation workers

17,330

Service station attendants

17,170

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for gasoline stations.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in gasoline stations.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

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Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024

Average hourly earnings

$19.67 $19.64 $19.73 (p)$19.92

Average weekly hours

32.6 32.6 32.6 (p)32.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

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Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024

Average hourly earnings

$31.2 $31.2 $31.0 (p)$30.8

Average weekly hours

17.71 17.74 17.99 (p)18.11

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2022
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

20.00 21.44 41,600 44,600

Cashiers

13.23 13.10 27,510 27,240

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food

13.15 13.25 27,350 27,560

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

17.70 19.09 36,820 39,710

Food preparation workers

13.23 13.39 27,510 27,860

Service station attendants

14.01 14.73 29,130 30,650

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in gasoline stations. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series 2019 2020 2021 2022

Fatalities

Number of fatalities

51 41 31 43

Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

Data series 2022

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

Total recordable cases

2.5

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

1.3

Cases involving days away from work

0.9

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.4

Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

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Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024

Producer price index

(p)89.404 (p)94.453 (p)87.595 (p)88.942

Percent change from previous month

  (p)-5.0% (p)5.6% (p)-7.3% (p)1.5%

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in gasoline stations. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

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1st quarter
2021
2nd quarter
2021
3rd quarter
2021
4th quarter
2021

Number of establishments

Private industry

107,725 107,884 108,304 108,679

Local government

89 89 89 89

State government

1 1 1 1

Federal government

21 21 21 21

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

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2019 2020 2021 2022

Labor productivity index, output per hour

102.926 98.161 103.536 101.951

Percent change from previous year

0.1 -4.6 5.5 -1.5

Labor index, total labor hours

109.122 107.736 107.849 111.421

Percent change from previous year

-0.1 -1.3 0.1 3.3

Output index

112.315 105.756 111.662 113.595

Percent change from previous year

0.0 -5.8 5.6 1.7

Unit labor costs index

122.094 137.245 140.549 153.703

Percent change from previous year

4.7 12.4 2.4 9.4

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

 

Data extracted on: March 15, 2024