Tire Repairers and Changers
Repair and replace tires.
Tasks Include:
- Identify and inflate tires correctly for the size and ply.
- Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
- Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
- Remount wheels onto vehicles.
- Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
- Unbolt wheels from vehicles and remove them, using lug wrenches and other hand and power tools.
- Reassemble tires onto wheels.
- Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
- Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.
- Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.
- Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.
- Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
- Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.
- Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: + 0.8%
National: + 0.8%
Education
Some College Courses
Job Zone:
One: Little or No Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately Low ($17,000 - $27,999)
Average Earnings:
National
$24,920.00
State
$26,415.63
Regional



