# Tire Repairers and Changers

> Repair and replace tires.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tire-repairers-and-changers
- SOC code: 49-3093.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $37,710 (10th percentile $30,010, 90th percentile $50,230)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.4%
- Openings a year: 12,900
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 13 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 13 |
| Enterprising (E) | 10 |
| Conventional (C) | 40 |

## What you'd do

- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 81/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 79/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 79/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 79/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 73/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 71/100)
- Getting Information (importance 69/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 69/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 68/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 62/100)

## 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

## 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)

## Related careers

- [Tire Builders](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tire-builders): $57,390 median pay
- [Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/automotive-service-technicians-and-mechanics): $50,620 median pay
- [Motorcycle Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/motorcycle-mechanics): $48,580 median pay
- [Rail Car Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/rail-car-repairers): $67,530 median pay
- [Bicycle Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bicycle-repairers): $42,780 median pay
- [Automotive Body and Related Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/automotive-body-and-related-repairers): $54,890 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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