Gasoline Stations: NAICS 447

About the Gasoline Stations subsector

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

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, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008	Sep. 2008
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		844.4	841.3	(P) 840.2	(P) 834.5
Employment, nonsupervisory workers		735.6	737.0	(P) 734.5
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		5	6	5
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		337	395	548
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2007
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	22,260
Cashiers	546,440
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	27,590
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	78,180
Food preparation workers	9,660
Service station attendants	31,130

(Source: Occupational Employment 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 for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in gasoline stations.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

Data series	Back data	May 2008	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008
Average hourly earnings		$9.45	$9.40	$9.45	(P) $9.52
Average weekly hours		30.6	31.0	30.7	(P) 30.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2007
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	$14.81	$16.24	$30,810	$33,780
Cashiers	$7.96	$8.19	$16,560	$17,020
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	$7.50	$7.81	$15,600	$16,240
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	$14.17	$15.17	$29,470	$31,550
Food preparation workers	$7.65	$8.02	$15,910	$16,670
Service station attendants	$8.47	$8.88	$17,630	$18,470

(Source: Occupational Employment 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	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	45	58	52	(P) 42
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.4	3.5	3.6
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.5	1.7	1.5
Cases involving days away from work	1.0	1.2	0.9
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.5	0.5	0.6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(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.

Data series	Back data	May 2008	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008
Producer price index		(P) 60.9	(P) 67.3	(P) 80.1	(P) 84.3
Percent change from previous month		(P) -7.3%	(P) 10.5%	(P) 19.0%	(P) 5.2%
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

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2007	2nd quarter 2007	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007
Number of establishments
Private industry		(P) 105,825	(P) 106,276	(P) 105,944	(P) 105,603
Local government		(P) 54	(P) 53	(P) 53	(P) 53
State government		(P) 1	(P) 1	(P) 1	(P) 1
Federal government		(P) 21	(P) 21	(P) 21	(P) 20
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2004	2005	2006	2007
Labor productivity index, output per hour		122.187	124.743	124.865	129.270
Percent change from previous year		1.9	2.1	0.1	3.5
Labor index, total labor hours		91.244	89.228	90.413	87.336
Percent change from previous year		1.6	-2.2	1.3	-3.4
Output index		111.488	111.306	112.895	112.900
Percent change from previous year		3.5	-0.2	1.4	0.0
Unit labor costs index		102.727	104.451	103.719	106.695
Percent change from previous year		-1.9	1.7	-0.7	2.9

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

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Data extracted on: October 08, 2008