DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
51-9197 Tire Builders
Occupational Description:
Operate machines to build tires.| Percentiles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.74/hr | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| U S | 20,790 | 1,372 | $21.96/hr | $0.44/hr | $13.88/hr | $16.96/hr | $22.45/hr | $27.43/hr | $29.99/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 90 | $19.41/hr | N/A |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 10 | $27.51/hr | N/A |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | N/A | $12.62/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Tire Builders
- Depresses pedal to rotate drum and winds specified number of plies around drum to form tire body.
- Starts rollers that bond tread and plies as drum revolves.
- Activates bead setters that press prefabricated beads onto plies and position rollers that turn ply edges under and over beads.
- Depresses pedal to collapse drum and lifts tire onto conveyor.
- Aligns tread with guide, starts drum to wind tread onto plies, and slices ends.
- Turns ends of plies under and over beads with steel rod.
- Positions ply stitcher rollers and drum according to width of stock, using hand tools and gauges.
- Brushes solvent onto ply to ensure adhesion and repeats process as specified, alternating direction of each ply to strengthen tire.
- Winds chafers and breaker onto plies.
- Rubs cement stick on drum edge to provide adhesive surface for plies.
- Pulls ply from supply rack and aligns ply with edge of drum.
- Cuts ply at splice point and presses ends together to form continuous band.
