Tire Repairers and Changers build time management, service orientation and operation and control 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 Tire Builders (85%).
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 | Tire Builders | 85% | $57,390 | +52% | None |
| 2 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 83% | $35,670 | −5% | None |
| 3 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 80% | $53,710 | +42% | None |
| 4 | Recycling and Reclamation Workers | 79% | $40,240Pay for the broader BLS group “Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 79% | $35,830 | −5% | None |
| 6 | Tree Trimmers and Pruners | 77% | $50,960 | +35% | None |
| 7 | Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 77% | $49,880 | +32% | None |
| 8 | Roof Bolters, Mining | 77% | $78,540 | +108% | None |
| 9 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 77% | $43,220 | +15% | None |
| 10 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 76% | $46,170 | +22% | None |
Compared with Tire Repairers and Changers, median $37,710. 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 repairers and changers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
85% skill match · $57,390 · +52% pay
Operation and Control · Operations Analysis · Operations Monitoring
83% skill match · $35,670 · −5% pay
Equipment Maintenance · Persuasion · Negotiation
80% skill match · $53,710 · +42% pay
Equipment Maintenance · Programming · Operations Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Tire Builders (85% skill match, median $57,390), Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants (83% skill match, median $35,670) and Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (80% skill match, median $53,710), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 22 pay more than tire repairers and changers at the median. The biggest increases: Roof Bolters, Mining (+108%, $78,540), Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators (+86%, $70,070) and Riggers (+66%, $62,640).
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.