AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 49-3093.00

Will AI replace Tire Repairers and Changers?

Tire Repairers and Changers: AI does not yet handle any of the role's 24 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs an efficient-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 24 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Tire Repairers and Changers, from most to least exposed. None reaches 60, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks. 15 Estimated No tier 4.6
Remount wheels onto vehicles. 15 Estimated No tier 4.6
Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools. 15 Estimated No tier 4.5
Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly. 15 Estimated No tier 4.5
Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels. 15 Estimated No tier 4.5
Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects. 15 Estimated No tier 4.4
Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels. 15 Estimated No tier 4.4
Reassemble tires onto wheels. 15 Estimated No tier 4.3
Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools. 15 Estimated No tier 4.3
Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement. 15 Estimated No tier 4.3
Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries. 15 Estimated No tier 4.3
Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools. 15 Estimated No tier 4.2
Clean and tidy up the shop. 15 Estimated No tier 4.1
Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Order replacements for tires or tubes. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9
Clean sides of whitewall tires. 15 Estimated No tier 3.1
Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls. 8 Estimated No tier 3.4

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 24 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 24 of 24. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 9% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 9% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 91% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
108,410
Median annual wage
$37,710
Middle half of earners
$34,690 to $45,300
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+5.7%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Tire Repairers and Changers and AI

Will AI replace Tire Repairers and Changers?

Not on current evidence. None of the 24 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation reaches a task exposure of 60, the level at which JobRoute counts a task as handled by AI, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 15 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears.

What is the AI exposure of Tire Repairers and Changers?

15 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 24 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 24 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Tire Repairers and Changers tasks can AI already do?

None reaches 60 yet. The most exposed task is: Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears, at 20 out of 100.

What AI model tier does this role need?

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 9% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 91% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Tire Repairers and Changers, and what do they earn?

108,410 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $37,710 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +5.7% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Tire Repairers and Changers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/tire-repairers-and-changers

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