Tire Builders build operation and control, operations monitoring and time management skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (88%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 88% | $53,710 | −6% | None |
| 2 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 86% | $51,330 | −11% | None |
| 3 | Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 85% | $48,110 | −16% | None |
| 4 | Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 84% | $46,880 | −18% | None |
| 5 | Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 82% | $54,430 | −5% | None |
| 6 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 81% | $47,920 | −17% | None |
| 7 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 81% | $53,750 | −6% | None |
| 8 | Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 80% | $44,350 | −23% | None |
| 9 | Pourers and Casters, Metal | 80% | $51,810 | −10% | None |
| 10 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 80% | $54,890 | −4% | None |
Compared with Tire Builders, median $57,390. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as tire builders (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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88% skill match · $53,710 · −6% pay
Repairing · Equipment Maintenance · Installation
86% skill match · $51,330 · −11% pay
Operations Analysis · Coordination · Instructing
85% skill match · $48,110 · −16% pay
Complex Problem Solving · Coordination · Management of Financial Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (88% skill match, median $53,710), Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (86% skill match, median $51,330) and Foundry Mold and Coremakers (85% skill match, median $48,110), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 9 pay more than tire builders at the median. The biggest increases: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers (+69%, $96,710), Locomotive Engineers (+42%, $81,410) and Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators (+35%, $77,320).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.