Tire Builders
What Tire Builders Do
Operate machines to build tires.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Production and Processingimportance 3.7/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.4/5
- Mechanicalimportance 3.2/5
- English Languageimportance 2.9/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 2.8/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.8/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.7/5
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 2.6/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Spend Time Standing5.0/5
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.9/5
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets4.8/5
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions4.7/5
- Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable4.6/5
- Exposed to Contaminants4.5/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders96% skill match
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers94% skill match
- Locomotive Engineers93% skill match
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers93% skill match
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic92% skill match
- Foundry Mold and Coremakers91% skill match
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders91% skill match
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers91% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Operation and Controlimportance 3.3/5
- Operations Monitoringimportance 3.1/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.8/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.8/5
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 2.6/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.4/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.3/5
- Service Orientationimportance 2.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cautiousness
- Stress Tolerance
- Perseverance
- Self-Control
- Integrity
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- InvestigativeLow
- SocialLow
- ArtisticLow
- EnterprisingLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where tire builders make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Fort Wayne, IN23.93× national avg
- 2Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA5.81× national avg
- 3Jackson, MS3.58× national avg
- 4Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1.92× national avg
- 5Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC1.56× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.