Tire Repairers and Changers

What the job really is

Repair and replace tires.

At a glance

• Sector: Installation, Maintenance & Repair
• O*NET-SOC code: 49-3093
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
• Remount wheels onto vehicles.
• 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.
• Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
• Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.
• Reassemble tires onto wheels.
• Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
• Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.
• Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
• Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.

Tools and technology

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, 4-way tire valve tools, Accounting software, Air drills, Air spray guns, Air/steam bags, Airless spray guns, Awls, Bail cutting knives, Balancing machines

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Motorcycle Mechanics
• Rail Car Repairers
• Tire Builders
• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
• Bicycle Repairers
• Automotive Body and Related Repairers
• Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
• Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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