SOC 49-3093.00

    Tire Repairers and Changers

    Repair and replace tires.

    Median pay
    $37,710
    Growth
    +3.4%
    As fast as average
    Openings a year
    12,900
    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
    $30,010
    Median
    $37,710
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $50,230
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    108,410 people work in this occupation.

    What tire repairers and changers do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Repair and replace tires.

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

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    100 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    13 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    0 / 100
    Social (S)
    13 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    10 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    40 / 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

    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    81
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    79
    Handling and Moving Objects
    79
    Controlling Machines and Processes
    79
    Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
    73
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    71
    Getting Information
    69
    Performing General Physical Activities
    69
    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    68
    Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
    62
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Time Management
    • Active Listening
    • Service Orientation
    • Operation and Control
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Repairing
    • Speaking
    • Troubleshooting
    • Complex Problem Solving
    • Critical Thinking

    Knowledge

    • Mechanical
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Administration and Management
    • Production and Processing
    • Education and Training
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Sales and Marketing
    • English Language
    • Transportation
    • Administrative

    Abilities

    • Static Strength
    • Manual Dexterity
    • Multilimb Coordination
    • Trunk Strength
    • Extent Flexibility
    • Near Vision
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Information Ordering
    • Control Precision
    • Deductive Reasoning

    Work styles

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

    Also called

    Alignment Technician (Alignment Tech) · Auto Tire Worker (Automotive Tire Worker) · Commercial Tire Service Technician (Commercial Tire Service Tech) · Commercial Tire Technician (Commercial Tire Tech) · Lube Technician (Lube Tech) · Mobile Tire Technician (Mobile Tire Tech) · Service Technician (Service Tech) · Tire Alignment Technician (Tire Alignment Tech) · Tire Balancer · Tire Care Technician (Tire Care Tech)

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    Certifications, licenses and pay by state

    What tire repairers and changers may need beyond a degree, where a license is required, and what the work pays in each state.

    Certifications

    Core certifications employers recognise for this work.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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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.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.