Jobs Similar to Tire Repairers and Changers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to tire repairers and changers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, Recycling and Reclamation Workers and Automotive Body and Related Repairers.
Tire Repairers and Changers: $37,710 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
79% similar · $35,670 (−5%) · High school
- 2Recycling and Reclamation Workers
79% similar · $40,240 (broader group) · High school
- 3Automotive Body and Related Repairers
77% similar · $54,890 (+46%) · High school · Same group
- 4Tree Trimmers and Pruners
77% similar · $50,960 (+35%) · High school
- 5Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
77% similar · $49,880 (+32%) · High school
- 6Roof Bolters, Mining
77% similar · $78,540 (+108%) · High school
- 7Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
77% similar · $43,220 (+15%) · High school
- 8Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
76% similar · $46,170 (+22%) · High school
- 9Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
76% similar · $53,710 (+42%) · High school
- 10Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
76% similar · $49,690 (+32%) · High school
- 11Rock Splitters, Quarry
76% similar · $48,740 (+29%) · High school
- 12Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
76% similar · $46,960 (+25%) · High school
- 13Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
75% similar · $38,180 (+1%) · High school
- 14Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
75% similar · $46,460 (+23%) · High school
- 15Print Binding and Finishing Workers
75% similar · $42,290 (+12%) · High school
- 16Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
75% similar · $35,830 (−5%) · High school
- 17Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
75% similar · $54,430 (+44%) · High school
- 18Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
75% similar · $60,600 (+61%) · High school
- 19Riggers
75% similar · $62,640 (+66%) · High school
- 20Tire Builders
75% similar · $57,390 (+52%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than tire repairers and changers.
- Roof Bolters, Mining77% similar · $78,540 (+108%)
- Riggers75% similar · $62,640 (+66%)
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers75% similar · $60,600 (+61%)
- Tire Builders75% similar · $57,390 (+52%)
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers77% similar · $54,890 (+46%)
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders75% similar · $54,430 (+44%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for tire repairers and changers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Questions about jobs like tire repairers and changers
What jobs are most similar to tire repairers and changers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants (79% similar), Recycling and Reclamation Workers (79% similar), Automotive Body and Related Repairers (77% similar), Tree Trimmers and Pruners (77% similar) and Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (77% similar).
Which jobs like tire repairers and changers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Roof Bolters ($78,540, +108%; usually a high school diploma), Riggers ($62,640, +66%; usually a high school diploma) and Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers ($60,600, +61%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with tire repairers and changers ($37,710). Without more preparation than tire repairers and changers usually need: Roof Bolters, Riggers and Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.