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Tire Repairers and Changers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · SOC 49-3093
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$37,710
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
11,400
Proj. Annual Openings
108,410
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-0.4%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 49-3093 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 56/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $37,710
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 11,400
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +5.7%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 13,559 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingService OrientationTime Management
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure1.6%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
8.9%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI0%
AI ability · AIOE26.7%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne70%
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Critical Thinking
4.Service Orientation
5.Time Management
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
2
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#612 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Repair and replace tires.
Common titles: Alignment Technician, Lube Technician, Service Technician, Tire Buster, Tire Changer, Tire Installer
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
- •Install vehicle parts or accessories.
- •Service vehicles to maintain functionality.
- •Remove parts or components from vehicles.
- •Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Word · hotProject estimation softwareRecordkeeping software
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.9%
Avg AI Exposure
4
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 49-3093: 2019 — employment: 110,880, median wage: $28,640; 2020 — employment: 98,560, median wage: $30,060; 2021 — employment: 93,180, median wage: $29,580; 2022 — employment: 99,980, median wage: $34,240; 2023 — employment: 101,520, median wage: $35,790; 2025 — employment: 108,410, median wage: $37,710.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 24% Bright |
| Median Salary | $37,710 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |