DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
49-3093 Tire Repairers and Changers
Occupational Description:
Repair and replace tires.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 1,800 | 758 | $16.43/hr | $0.38/hr | $12.02/hr | $13.40/hr | $15.64/hr | $18.33/hr | $21.39/hr |
| U S | 110,880 | 2,772 | $14.81/hr | $0.07/hr | $10.35/hr | $11.84/hr | $13.97/hr | $16.98/hr | $20.01/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 9,200 | $13.60/hr | 0.4% |
| Parking Lot Attendants | 2,390 | $12.95/hr | 1.0% |
| Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers | 530 | $17.72/hr | 0.8% |
| Locksmiths and Safe Repairers | 230 | $21.86/hr | -0.7% |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | N/A | $20.87/hr | 4.7% |
Tasks for Tire Repairers and Changers
- Remounts wheel onto vehicle.
- Locates puncture in tubeless tire by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tire in water bath and observing air bubbles.
- Seals puncture in tubeless tire by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plug into puncture, using hand tools.
- Removes wheel from vehicle by hand or by use of power hoist.
- Separates tubed tire from wheel, using rubber mallet and metal bar or mechanical tire changer.
- Patches tube with adhesive rubber patch or seals rubber patch to tube, using hot vulcanizing plate.
- Unbolts wheel, using lug wrench.
- Inflates inner tube and immerses it in water to locate leak.
- Glues boot (tire patch) over rupture in tire casing, using rubber cement.
- Cleans sides of white wall tires.
- Buffs defective area of inner tube, using scraper.
- Raises vehicle, using hydraulic jack.
- Hammers required counterweights onto rim of wheel.
- Rotates tires to different positions on vehicle, using hand tools.
- Places wheel on balancing machine to determine counterweights required to balance wheel.
- Reassembles tire onto wheel.
- Removes inner tube from tire and inspects tire casing for defects, such as holes and tears.
