Tire Repairers and Changers
Repair and replace tires.
- Tasks
- 24 tasks20 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-3093.00SOC 2018: 49-3093
What the work is made of
20 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.Core taskTask 8364Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 2. Remount wheels onto vehicles.Core taskTask 8365Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 3. Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.Core taskTask 20654Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 4. Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.Core taskTask 8363Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 5. Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.Core taskTask 20655Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 6. Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.Core taskTask 8369Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 7. Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.Core taskTask 8370Rated by 78 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 8. Reassemble tires onto wheels.Core taskTask 8368Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 9. Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.Core taskTask 8373Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 10. Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.Core taskTask 8372Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 11. Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.Core taskTask 8366Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 12. Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.Core taskTask 8374Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 13. Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries.Core taskTask 20656Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 14. Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.Core taskTask 8371Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 15. Clean and tidy up the shop.Core taskTask 20657Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 16. Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.Core taskTask 8385Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 17. Order replacements for tires or tubes.Core taskTask 8383Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 18. Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.Core taskTask 8376Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 19. Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks.Core taskTask 8378Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 20. Clean sides of whitewall tires.Core taskTask 8379Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 21. Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.Supplemental taskTask 8382Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 22. Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.Supplemental taskTask 8380Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 23. Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates.Supplemental taskTask 8377Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 24. Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls.Supplemental taskTask 8381Rated by 80 people who do the job, July 2014
Where this comes from
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 49-3093
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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