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Tire Repairers and Changers

	Median Wage (USD, 2025)	Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)	Projected Growth (2025-2035)
National Statistics	$37710	15300	5.7%
State Statistics	-	-	-
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$37710

Median Wage (USD, 2025)

15300

Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)

5.7%

Projected Growth (2025-2035)

Repair and replace tires.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Remove parts or components from vehicles.
Service vehicles to maintain functionality.
Clean work areas.
Place materials into molds.
Adjust position of molds during processing.
Assemble tires.
Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
Install vehicle parts or accessories.
Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems.
Reassemble equipment after repair.
Repair tires.
Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment.
Order materials, supplies, or equipment.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.
Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.
Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
Reassemble tires onto wheels.
Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.
Remount wheels onto vehicles.
Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.
Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.
Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.
Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.
Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.
Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.
Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.
Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates.
Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.
Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries.
Clean and tidy up the shop.
Clean sides of whitewall tires.
Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls.
Order replacements for tires or tubes.
Place tire casings and tread rubber assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process and exert pressure to ensure good adhesion.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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