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Tire Repairers and Changers

Repair and replace tires.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$37,710
Employment, U.S.108,410
Median hourly wage$18.13
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$30,010$34,690$37,710$45,300$50,230
By state (50)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama2,240$35,0101.52
Alaska450$43,3301.98
Arizona3,160$38,3001.40
Arkansas1,240$34,4501.37
California11,620$39,6800.92
Colorado2,750$45,3801.37
Connecticut740$35,7600.63
Delaware230$46,6300.68
Florida6,960$34,0101.00
Georgia3,980$34,7001.17
Hawaii220$45,7600.50
Idaho1,070$37,5701.80
Illinois3,540$38,4200.83
Indiana2,450$35,8001.10
Iowa990$38,2100.91
Kansas930$37,8800.93
Kentucky1,270$36,3000.91
Louisiana1,120$33,9000.83
Maine490$38,9101.09
Maryland880$44,4300.46
Massachusetts1,240$36,7700.49
Michigan4,470$37,1301.46
Minnesota1,310$43,7500.64
Mississippi1,040$34,3301.29
Missouri2,110$38,9201.03
Montana740$46,3602.08
Nebraska910$36,5901.28
Nevada930$39,2200.86
New Hampshire340$37,8500.71
New Jersey2,290$44,4400.77
New Mexico1,190$31,6401.95
New York1,750$43,6600.26
North Carolina3,690$35,1401.07
North Dakota560$38,2201.86
Ohio3,530$41,7600.91
Oklahoma1,460$34,8901.22
Oregon2,260$47,6501.65
Pennsylvania3,170$37,8400.75
Rhode Island190$46,2400.55
South Carolina1,920$35,0401.20
South Dakota360$38,8001.13
Tennessee2,770$36,6801.21
Texas14,170$36,0601.44
Utah1,910$36,9601.57
Vermont120$44,4800.57
Virginia2,430$42,3700.85
Washington2,960$44,6701.20
West Virginia640$29,8801.31
Wisconsin1,350$39,5600.66
Wyoming250$36,3701.26

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Tree Trimmers and Pruners1-20.947
2Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers1-20.946
3Recycling and Reclamation Workers1-20.937
4Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners1-20.937
5Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants1-20.935
6Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1-20.934
7Engine and Other Machine Assemblers1-20.934
8Mechanical Door Repairers1-20.933
9Helpers--Extraction Workers1-20.931
10Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders1-20.930

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Tire Repairers and Changers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Automotive Glass Installers and RepairersInstallation1.750.946
Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsCritical Thinking0.760.935
Tire BuildersMonitoring0.880.928
Helpers--CarpentersCoordination1.000.914
Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandEquipment Maintenance0.880.912
Floor Sanders and FinishersCoordination0.880.910
Hoist and Winch OperatorsCoordination1.260.909

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Tire Repairers and Changers, excluding software Tire Repairers and Changers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Inventory management systems3 of 204.8x
SAP software7 of 201.1x
Microsoft Windows6 of 201.1x
Email software3 of 200.5x
Web browser software5 of 200.5x
Microsoft Office software14 of 200.8x
Microsoft PowerPoint6 of 200.4x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.00 2.75
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.88 2.75
Active ListeningEssential skill 2.88 2.50
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.75 2.75
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.75 2.75
RepairingTransferable skill 2.75 2.62
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.75 2.50
SpeakingEssential skill 2.75 2.12
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.62 2.25
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 2.62 2.12
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 2.62 2.12
CoordinationTransferable skill 2.50 2.12
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 2.50 2.12
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.50 2.12
MonitoringEssential skill 2.50 2.00
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 2.50 2.00
Active LearningEssential skill 2.12 2.00
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 2.12 2.00
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 2.12 1.75
InstructingTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.00 2.00
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
WritingEssential skill 2.00 2.00
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
MathematicsEssential skill 2.00 1.75
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.25
InstallationTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.62 0.62
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.25not rated
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.00not rated
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (29) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Mechanical 3.98 3.49
Customer and Personal Service 3.96 4.56
Administration and Management 3.26 3.54
Production and Processing 3.25 2.49
Education and Training 3.22 3.71
Public Safety and Security 3.00 2.49
Sales and Marketing 2.86 2.44
English Language 2.67 1.71
Transportation 2.42 2.22
Administrative 2.39 1.93
Mathematics 2.30 1.52
Engineering and Technology 2.19 1.41
Computers and Electronics 2.03 1.59
Chemistry 1.99not rated
Physics 1.75 1.09
Psychology 1.63not rated
Personnel and Human Resources 1.57 0.69
Economics and Accounting 1.56 0.67
Foreign Language 1.50not rated
Law and Government 1.40not rated
Telecommunications 1.35not rated
Communications and Media 1.20not rated
Geography 1.19not rated
History and Archeology 1.17not rated
Building and Construction 1.14not rated
Design 1.10not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.09not rated
Sociology and Anthropology 1.06not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.01not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Static Strength 3.62 3.62
Trunk Strength 3.50 3.50
Manual Dexterity 3.50 3.12
Multilimb Coordination 3.50 3.00
Extent Flexibility 3.25 3.62
Near Vision 3.25 3.12
Information Ordering 3.12 3.00
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.12 2.50
Control Precision 3.00 3.00
Finger Dexterity 3.00 3.00
Oral Comprehension 3.00 3.00
Oral Expression 3.00 3.00
Deductive Reasoning 3.00 2.75
Problem Sensitivity 3.00 2.75
Inductive Reasoning 3.00 2.12
Reaction Time 2.88 3.00
Selective Attention 2.88 2.75
Stamina 2.88 2.25
Far Vision 2.75 2.75
Response Orientation 2.75 2.62
Category Flexibility 2.75 2.25
Written Comprehension 2.75 2.12
Rate Control 2.62 2.62
Speech Recognition 2.62 2.25
Speech Clarity 2.62 2.12
Dynamic Strength 2.50 2.12
Depth Perception 2.50 2.00
Visualization 2.38 2.12
Visual Color Discrimination 2.38 2.00
Auditory Attention 2.25 2.12
Flexibility of Closure 2.25 2.12
Gross Body Coordination 2.25 2.12
Perceptual Speed 2.25 2.00
Explosive Strength 2.25 1.25
Hearing Sensitivity 2.12 2.12
Time Sharing 2.12 2.00
Spatial Orientation 2.12 1.88
Speed of Limb Movement 2.12 1.75
Fluency of Ideas 2.00 2.00
Gross Body Equilibrium 2.00 2.00
Memorization 2.00 2.00
Originality 2.00 2.00
Speed of Closure 2.00 2.00
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.00 2.00
Written Expression 2.00 2.00
Glare Sensitivity 2.00 1.88
Number Facility 2.00 1.88
Sound Localization 2.00 1.75
Mathematical Reasoning 2.00 1.62
Night Vision 2.00 1.50
Peripheral Vision 2.00 1.25
Dynamic Flexibility 1.25not rated

Software used

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Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI1704.01$35,950
Farmington, NM1303.90$31,240
Odessa, TX1903.37$35,520
Kennewick-Richland, WA2602.83$44,450
Jacksonville, NC1002.79$30,160
Bend, OR2002.61$48,820
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ1002.60$35,190
Vallejo, CA2602.56$38,690
Lubbock, TX2902.50$32,990
Yuma, AZ1202.49$34,790

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