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Tire Builders
Production · SOC 51-9197
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$57,390
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
2,200
Proj. Annual Openings
20,770
Employment (OEWS 2025)
0%/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 51-9197 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
- 49/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $57,390
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 2,200
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +2.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 2,617 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringActive ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoring
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. Exposure0.7%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
9%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI1.9%
AI ability · AIOE25.2%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne94%
Top Skills
1.Operation and Control
2.Operations Monitoring
3.Active Listening
4.Critical Thinking
5.Monitoring
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Operate machines to build tires.
Common titles: Buffer, Recapper, Retread Associate, Retread Technician, Retreader, Tire Assembler
Representative Tasks
- •Build semi-raw rubber treads onto buffed tire casings to prepare tires for vulcanization in recapping or retreading processes.
- •Trim excess rubber and imperfections during retreading processes.
- •Fill cuts and holes in tires, using hot rubber.
- •Place tires into molds for new tread.
- •Fit inner tubes and final layers of rubber onto tires.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Assemble tires.
- •Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
- •Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools.
- •Apply solutions to production equipment.
- •Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotSAP software · hotIBM Lotus Notes
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
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 51-9197: 2019 — employment: 20,790, median wage: $46,010; 2020 — employment: 18,820, median wage: $46,270; 2021 — employment: 17,240, median wage: $47,940; 2022 — employment: 18,360, median wage: $51,650; 2023 — employment: 20,660, median wage: $54,080; 2025 — employment: 20,770, median wage: $57,390.
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% | 0.7% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $57,390 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |