Tire Builders
Retread Technician, Tire Builder, Tire Retreader, Tire Technician
What they do:
Operate machines to build tires.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Business
Engineering and Technology
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
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
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Cooperation
- Achievement/Effort
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Presentation software
Electronic mail software
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high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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