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Tire Repairers and Changers

Repair and replace tires.

Tasks Include:

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.
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.
Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.
Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.
Clean sides of whitewall tires.
Order replacements for tires or tubes.

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)

Virginia: -3.6%

National: +5.3%

Education

High School Diploma

Job Zone:

Two: Some Preparation Needed

Income Range:

Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)

National

$35,790.00

State

$35,100.00

Regional