SOC 51-9197.00

    Tire Builders

    Operate machines to build tires.

    Median pay
    $57,390
    Growth
    +0.8%
    Little or no change
    Openings a year
    1,900
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $40,150
    Median
    $57,390
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $74,680
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    20,770 people work in this occupation.

    What tire builders do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Operate machines to build tires.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    100 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    21 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    0 / 100
    Social (S)
    2 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    0 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    46 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

    Interest code RCI. Compare it with yours

    What you'd do

    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    84
    Handling and Moving Objects
    84
    Controlling Machines and Processes
    80
    Getting Information
    79
    Performing General Physical Activities
    78
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    76
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    75
    Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
    70
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    70
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    70
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Operation and Control
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Active Listening
    • Critical Thinking
    • Monitoring
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Time Management
    • Quality Control Analysis
    • Speaking
    • Social Perceptiveness

    Knowledge

    • Production and Processing
    • Administration and Management
    • Mechanical
    • English Language
    • Engineering and Technology
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Education and Training
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Mathematics
    • Design

    Abilities

    • Manual Dexterity
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Control Precision
    • Multilimb Coordination
    • Finger Dexterity
    • Near Vision
    • Rate Control
    • Trunk Strength
    • Extent Flexibility
    • Reaction Time

    Work styles

    • Dependability
    • Attention to Detail
    • Cautiousness
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Perseverance
    • Self-Control
    • Integrity
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Self-Confidence
    • Cooperation

    Also called

    Automobile Tire Builder (Auto Tire Builder) · Automobile Tire Recapper (Auto Tire Recapper) · Bead Builder · Belt Builder · Belt Machine Operator · Buffer · Cord Tire Builder · Injection Mold Technician · Injection Molder · Injection Molding Assembler

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.