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Tire Repairer

💰 Earn $37K-$47K
📚 High School Diploma or GED
⏱️ 6–12 Month Training
📈 5.7% Job Growth
  • Perfect for hands-on problem solvers who enjoy working with vehicles.
  • Ensure road safety by maintaining and repairing essential tire components.
  • Master the art of tire care and keep vehicles rolling smoothly.
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Tire Repairer
What Tire Repairers DoRepair and replace tires.
  • 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.
Tire Repairers Education, Salary, and Growth
Minimum EducationHigh School Diploma or GED
Career ProspectsExcellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Training Time6 months to 1 year
Job Openings15,300 Annually
Median Earnings
$42,420 in California
$37,120 Nationally

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Is This Career Right For You?
YOU Like
  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Working with my hands
you value
  • Having support
  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships
you are skilled in
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Critical Thinking
  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
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Tire Repairer
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Associate's DegreeAn associate's degree typically provides graduates with foundational knowledge and skills for entry-level jobs in the graduate's industry, or serves as a stepping stone towards further education.
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Building & Distribution
Building & DistributionThe primary activities of this group involve constructing, installing, repairing, and maintaining physical infrastructure, producing goods and materials, and transporting people and products from one location to another.
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