Tire Repairers & Changers
Also called:
Tire Technician, Tire Changer, Tire Shop Mechanic, Tire Buster
What they do:
Repair and replace tires.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Engineering and Technology
Business
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Controlled Movement
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
Endurance
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Accounting software
Data base user interface and query software
Project management software
- Project estimation software
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some college or
some high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$23,410
per year, on average
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