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Description

Repair and replace tires.

Interests

  • Realistic
  • Conventional

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Work Values

  • Support
  • Relationships
  • Independence

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Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Independence
  • Self-Control

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Tasks

  • Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
  • Remount wheels onto vehicles.
  • Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.
  • Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
  • Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.

Work Activities

  • Getting Information
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Handling and Moving Objects
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

Detailed Work Activities

  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
  • Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
  • Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Technology Skills

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Word processing software
  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Project management software

Abilities

  • Trunk Strength
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Static Strength
  • Extent Flexibility

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Service Orientation
  • Speaking
  • Time Management

Knowledge

  • Mechanical
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management
  • Sales and Marketing

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certifying Organization

Tire Industry Association

Type

Advanced

Certifying Organization

Tire Industry Association

Type

Advanced

Certificate name

Certified ATS Instructor

Certifying Organization

Tire Industry Association

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

Tire Industry Association

Type

Core

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$30,700
Median (50%)$36,880
High (90%)$49,197

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level $35,980
Mid Level $54,734
Senior Level $70,728
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 107,600 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 113,300 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 5%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of 5%

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